Sourcing Specialist

About the role

KONE, founded in 1910, is one of the largest, award-winning elevator companies in the world and our offering for employees is as competitive as our offering for customers. We provide highly competitive salaries, company vehicles for specific roles, and world-class benefits for our salaried employees. We also pride ourselves on our culture and principles, including innovation, sustainability, collaboration, and ethical business practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct local and support regional/global supply market analysis/scouting
• Identify local sourcing opportunities and risks
• Execute sourcing category plans within the unit (including follow up of saving actions)
• Create and manage RFx for materials/services according to sourcing category/unit plans or other locally identified opportunities
• Lead selected local supplier negotiations
• Execute global/regional supplier agreements
• Act as the contract owner for nominated contracts according to the supplier segmentation principle
• Manage supplier quality for selected unit strategic local suppliers and resolve potential issues
• Keep agreements/price lists updated and feed data into operational purchasing systems (e.g., SAP) following KW master data processes
• Manage repetitive and escalated supplier issues and escalate to SUM/category manager as needed
• Represent Sourcing in cross-functional meetings within the unit
• Act as cross-functional link/facilitator to Sourcing within the unit
• Support operations and materials management (SLs) with price negotiation and tendering for specific customer jobs
• Support other functions/roles in measuring and management of supplier/unit KPIs
• Support the definition and ensure compliance with KONE policies, processes, procedures, and tools, especially in the field of Sourcing
• Follow-up suppliers KPIs/SLAs and performance and support measurements when needed
• Follow-up supplier related risks, define mitigation actions, and monitor implementation
• Arrange and conduct regular steering or review meetings with suppliers following standardized agenda
• Work with suppliers to identify Potential Cost saving Opportunities
• Steer/influence supplier segmentation within category and ensure that the suppliers' segmentation is maintained correctly in SAP
• Ensure that KONE supplier segmentation-specific processes are implemented for suppliers (e.g., audits, scorecard, risk management, etc.)

Requirements

• Technical and/or commercial Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Sourcing, supply chain management, or relevant area
• Fluency in English
• Related spend expertise is an asset