Vacancies at KONE Corporation

Your tasks?

• Defines source plans for customer projects and works closely with the project team to understand real customer needs.
• Runs RFQs for customer project-specific materials and negotiates contracts with suppliers for customer projects.
• Identifies local Sourcing opportunities for direct materials and spare parts.
• Negotiates frame contracts and price lists with suppliers to be used within the unit for direct materials/spares.
• Overall support to the KONE supply chain management through thorough market analysis
• Identification of local sourcing opportunities and mitigation of risk.
• Identify and manage local material and service providers according to sourcing categories and plans.
• To lead negotiations with local suppliers with a good understanding local supplier base.
• Ownership of nominated contracts and audits on supplier quality.
• Maintain contract validity and manage re-negotiation as needed and in alignment with category.
• and sourcing strategy and ensure contract and pricing information in systems is up to date.
• Arrange and conduct regular steering or review meetings with suppliers and drive resolution of supplier’s challenges.
• Continually manage supplier-saving actions to reduce costs.
• Ensure that KONE supplier segmentation-specific processes are implemented for suppliers.
• Conduct quality audits, scorecards, and risk management solutions for suppliers.

Are you the one?

• Qualification in Supply Chain or Procurement;
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in sourcing, supply chain management, or relevant technical sector.
• Experience in a multinational and matrix organization.
• High level of ethics, compliance, and process.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-starter with excellent customer relationship skills.

What do we offer?

• Great dynamic team promoting a collaborative environment.
• Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.
• Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills.
• An engaging job with a position description and clear targets.
• Regular feedback through performance discussions.
• Opportunities for individual development.
• Mentoring and coaching programs.
• Flexibility, trust, and respect.
• Value-based culture, behaviors, and ethics.
• Sustainability and innovation.
• Working for a successful organization.

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QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognized intuition i.e., TUK. JKUAT.
• Recently completed with a valid introduction letter from the learning institution.
• Computer Literate – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office.
• Understanding and principles of customer relations and interaction.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a drive and performance orientation.
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere.
• Good reporting and communication skills.
• Duration 3 months - Be available full-time for the duration.
• Valid personal insurance cover.
• Kenya Revenue Authority PIN Certificate
• Valid personal medical cover by NHIF or any reputable medical insurance firm.

 SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Leadership and relationship-building qualities, a bias for action, and detail-oriented behaviors are required.
• A self-motivated individual with the ability to work under stress and meet deadlines.
• Good communication, cooperation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong technical, analytical, and mechanical skills and abilities.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit; use hands and fingers; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is required to stand, walk, and climb or balance.
• The employee must lift and/or move up to 15 kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Climbing of stairs, ladders scaffolds at job sites and customer facilities
• 100% Medical Fit.