Responsibilities and key activities:
-Executes operational SQM work at KONE suppliers providing leadership to suppliers and supporting KONE stakeholders such as KONE tribe teams, Sourcing, Supply Lines, Technology, Modernization, Spares, Major Projects, Overseas export/import, and Installation, SCPM, SQI and SD.
-Conducts supplier audits, per the annual audit plan
-Prepares, negotiates and keeps updated the Quality Annex, as part of the Supply and Purchasing Frame Agreement, in close cooperation with KONE Contract Owner
-Acts as an active member in PD/CR projects, by ensuring supplier "Launch" readiness, including tasks such as risk management (FMEA), Critical-to-Quality (CtQ) cascading down to suppliers’ processes and change management (KPPAP) (for new PD this is the role of SOPE)
-Measures and reports supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs*)
-Participates in supplier Scorecard process* and supports KONE contract owner in discussing results with supplier
-Identifies and drives corrective, preventive and recovery actions at/with suppliers*
-Participates in supplier certification process*
-Contributes to supplier development activities*
-Participates in supplier negotiations as required to ensure supplier quality commitment
-Ensures suppliers’ compliance with Sourcing and KONE policies, processes and procedures
-Ensures suppliers’ compliance with quality, safety and environmental standards

Requirements for the role:

-At the minimum B.SC level technical / quality / industrial Eng degree
-Preferably 3-7 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing processes and methods, supplier quality management, quality engineering, supply chain management, sourcing or other relevant area
-Fluent level of English spoken and written, additional languages are a plus
-Have experience to lead oversea projects and/or collaborate with stakeholders in different regions