Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? We employ over 60,000 professionals in over 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared vision to “Deliver the best people flow experience”. As a global leader, we provide elevators, escalators, automatic building doors as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their lifecycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people’s journeys protected, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings.

Why this role?
KONE India is embarking upon an exciting growth phase and this represents an opportunity for you to join our Chennai HO KONE India, as Assistant Manager – Indirect Procurement.

What will you be doing?
• Responsible for the Sourcing and Procurement of Indirect Category Products/Services as per business need.
• Reporting directly to India Procurement manager and dotted line to Area Category Manager
• Create and manage RFx for materials/services according to category or unit plans.




• Create should cost models where needed and Benchmarking of prices / norms
• Lead supplier negotiations, formulating Terms & conditions of ordering.
• Pre-tender price/norm finalization/submission and creation of Source List / Costing Manual for all the products/services
• Pre-budget pricing/Lead Time/ Norm signoff with price validity for all the products during budget for next year for NBS, Service Business, Professional Services, IT, Marketing,etc
• Liaising with the Stake Holders for the procurement alignment for the On-Time procurement of Products/ Services at optimal prices lesser than the budget
• Ensuring timely procurement and delivery of Procuts/Services as per the agreed timelines
• Execute global, regional and local supplier agreements.
• Supplier Contract and Performance Monitoring and Management for the category
• Planning, steering, and developing supplier relationships on continual basis.
• Act as central contact point and contract owner for the cate

📌 Assistant Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Kone
📍 Chennai