Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? In 2025, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.2 billion. We employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 countries worldwide joined together by a shared vision. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, it is our mission to improve the flow of urban life.

Why this role?
KONE is embarking upon an exciting growth phase and this represents an chance for you to join our Chennai HO team, as Assistant Manager - Procurement Installation.
What will you be doing?

DIRECT MATERIAL & SPARES
• Works with the unit’s business functions to understand needs
• 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
• Acts as contract owner for direct material/spares suppliers
• Supports the implementation of global/area category plans within his/her unit




• Can act as a sourcing specialist also for the needs of other units in specific cases representing the needs of these other units towards suppliers.

CUSTOMER PROJECTS
• 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
• Advises customer facing roles on preferred suppliers and decides on suppliers for customer projects

INSTALLATIONS
• Works with the unit’s business functions to understand needs
• Identifies local Sourcing opportunities for Installation subcontracting/subcontracted installation services
• Negotiates frame contracts and price lists with suppliers to be used by business for locally sourced installation subcontracting
• Acts as contract owner for local installation subcontractor suppliers
• Supports the implementation of global/Area category plans within his/her unit

INDIRECT
• Collects business requirements from the

📌 Assistant Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Kone
📍 Chennai