Main responsibilities: 

• Understand business requirements; manage stakeholders and their expectations 
• Understand and drive understanding of supplier technology roadmaps, global supply market and benchmarking against other industries/solutions 
• Identify global sourcing opportunities and risks 
• Translate business requirements and market understanding into cross-functional category plans (in cooperation with other category managers (e.g. R&D, etc.) 
• Develop, communicate and ensure execution of sourcing category plans 
• Act as cross-functional link/facilitator to Sourcing and as cross-category link/facilitator within sourcing 
• Lead global supplier negotiations 
• Develop global implementation plans and drive implementation 
• Act as Contract owner for nominated contracts according to supplier Segmentation principle 
• Manage local supplier issues;  
• Maintain and follow-up supplier risk assessment  and manage supplier risk incl. 2nd source strategies  
• Manage the development of category savings and KPIs and support measurement where needed 
• Ensure execution of KONE Sourcing strategy and targets in category 
• Steer supplier segmentation within Category 
• Ensure Supplier development and roadmap planning in Category 
• Manage the sourcing budget within the category 

Skills and Qualifications: 

• 10+ years in Sourcing skills and experience 
• Knowledge and previous experience in elevator/escalator business is preferred 
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. level degree, preferably in Engineering or Supply Chain Management 
• Good negotiation, influencing and interpersonal skills with cross-cultural knowledge 
• Customer service attitude and ability to solve problems 
• Ability and willingness to travel 
• Willingness and capability to take responsibility 
• Excellent level of English is mandatory