KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry: our job is to make the world’s cities better places to live. At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization, which add value to the life cycle of any building.

KONE Purchasing Organization (KPO) supports all KONE business functions and business lines in ensuring a competitive, innovative, and suitable supply of products and services for their needs.

The Global Indirect Purchasing Team defines and implements procurement roadmaps, manages global suppliers, and handles tactical procurement activities in cooperation with relevant business functions.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Purchasing Manager,
Subcontracted engineering to join our team!

As Purchasing Manager you will work closely with KONE’s R&D and Supply Chain unit. Your purchasing scope covers subcontracted engineering (engineering workforce) but in addition you will be responsible for purchasing relevant engineering software and tooling (ICT). The scope may be tailored a bit dependent on your profile and experience.

You will be part of KONE’s ICT and Engineering purchasing team and report to the Head of IT & R&D Procurement.

Key Responsibilities:

Work closely with Global category manager, key stakeholders and management teams of other functions to align procurement strategies with broader organizational goals and execute on those
Run RfX to identify and select the suppliers and partners for selected domains
Lead the negotiation and manage contracts with suppliers to ensure cost-efficiency and high-quality services
Foster strong relationships with suppliers and lead governance meetings for selected key accounts, involving C-level stakeholders.
Stay up to date with industry trends and market dynamics to make informed decisions.
Implement sustainable procurement practices to align with our corporate responsibility initiatives.
Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and company policies

To succeed in this role

You have vast experience in managing purchasing projects with proof of leading negotiations successfully in good collaboration with various business stakeholders across organization (both engineering work and ICT)
You are a collaborator by nature with excellent stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, multicultural and global environment
You possess a strong commercial and business-oriented mindset
You have understanding of key technologies and IT services

The desired candidate will have

Minimum 5 years of experience in running purchasing projects with demonstrated successful outcomes
Experience in working with senior mgmt. and executives
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong project mgmt. / coordination skills with capability to run many things in parallel
Excellent skills in using MS Office tools, being digitally native/oriented is an asset
Data driven mindset with ability to crunch and visualize data and to simplify complexities
Can do attitude and proactive ways of working
Passion for success and continuous learning
Fluent English in spoken and written

What we will offer

The position is located in Espoo, Finland. We offer flexible working time and remote working opportunities – however, as most of your stakeholders and team members are located in KONE headquarters in Keilaniemi, Espoo, it is most efficient to collaborate at the office most of the working days.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual and where we share actively ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and a daily practice. We are proud to offer a range of opportunities that will support you in achieving your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life. We believe in improving performance through inspiring, engaging and developing our people.

Want to join our flow?
If you're interested in this challenging and rewarding opportunity to shape the management of Professional Services for our global organization, please submit your resume, cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and a clear indication of your salary expectation at the latest by the 21st of November.

For additional information, please contact Kati Turunen, Head of IT & R&D Procurement at kati.turunen@kone.com or by phone at +358 50 46 45 645

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At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Purchasing Manager, Subcontracted engineering