Kone

PurchasingSpecialist

mexico city, mexico city, mexico; San Francisco, California, United States; New York, New York, United States; London, United Kingdom; Denver, Colorado, United States; Berlin, Germany; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Paris, France FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Purchasing Specialist at Kone. Skills: purchasing, process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. supporting purchasing operations related to building maintenance, janitorial services, and security operations. ensuring facility services and supplies are coordinated efficiently”

What You'll Achieve.

operational excellence; efficiency; cost savings

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 2–4 years of purchasing experience, highly organized with time management skills, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, comfortable handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion, proficient in Microsoft Office, Windows, and other PC applications, quick to learn new systems and tools, interpersonal skills, confident collaborating with employees across all levels of the organization, able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly, flexibility, adaptability, and continuous reprioritization, detail-oriented, capable of balancing multiple responsibilities while maintaining accuracy and efficiency

Nice to Have

experience in building maintenance, janitorial services, and security operations

What You'll Do.

supporting purchasing operations related to building maintenance

and security operations

ensuring facility services and supplies are coordinated efficiently

maintaining compliance with purchasing processes and company standards

creating and managing purchase orders

processing requisitions

coordinating with suppliers

supporting service scheduling with Facilities teams

monitoring supplier acknowledgements

resolving invoice discrepancies

assisting with day-to-day supplier issues

maintaining accurate supplier information in SAP

supporting vendor compliance requirements

assisting with purchasing activities for facility-related projects and services

contributing to supplier performance monitoring

continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency and cost savings

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating with employees across all levels of the organization; working closely with Procurement and Category Managers; collaborating with cross-functional teams

Process & Methodology

ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Full Job Description

_Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others. _ Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team as our **Purchasing Specialist based in Mexico City**? * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, along with 2–4 years of purchasing experience? * Are you highly organized with strong time management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously? * Are you comfortable handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion? * Are you proficient in Microsoft Office, Windows, and other PC applications, and quick to learn new systems and tools? * Do you have strong interpersonal skills and feel confident collaborating with employees across all levels of the organization? * Are you able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly? * Do you enjoy working in a role that requires flexibility, adaptability, and continuous reprioritization? * Are you detail-oriented and capable of balancing multiple responsibilities while maintaining accuracy and efficiency? * Do you want to be part of a collaborative team where your organizational and problem-solving skills can make an impact? If you answered a resounding YES, then we have an amazing opportunity for you! As our Purchasing Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting purchasing operations related to building maintenance, janitorial services, an

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