Assistant Manager - Procurement Installation

Overview

Assistant Manager - Procurement Installation at KONE's Chennai HO team, responsible for strategic sourcing of direct materials, spares, customer project materials, installation subcontracting and indirect spend.

What you'll do

• Work with the unit's business functions to understand needs.
• Identify local sourcing opportunities for direct materials and spare parts.
• Negotiate frame contracts and price lists with suppliers for direct materials and spares used within the unit.
• Act as contract owner for direct material and spares suppliers.
• Support the implementation of global/area category plans within the unit.
• Act as a sourcing specialist for the needs of other units in specific cases, representing their needs towards suppliers.
• Define source plans for customer projects and work closely with the project team to understand real customer needs.
• Run RFQs for customer project specific materials and negotiate contracts with suppliers for customer projects.
• Advise customer facing roles on preferred suppliers and decide on suppliers for customer projects.
• Identify local sourcing opportunities for installation subcontracting and subcontracted installation services.
• Negotiate frame contracts and price lists with suppliers for locally sourced installation subcontracting.
• Act as contract owner for local installation subcontractor suppliers.
• Support the implementation of global/area category plans within the unit.
• Collect business requirements from the unit to support sourcing projects for indirect spend.
• Support the implementation of area/global level category plans and sourcing projects through additional local contract negotiations as needed.
• Support the update of local instructions and policies, provide guidance and support business in following and using preferred suppliers and ensuring compliance.

What you'll need

• Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing (Material).
• B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical.

Nice to have

• Experience preferably from Construction or Building Material industries.

Details

• Location: Chennai.