Purchasing Coordinator

Job description

About us

Ranked as one of the most innovative companies in the world, KONE is a global leader in elevator and escalator business. Every day, millions of people globally are using our elevators and escalators in an increasingly urbanizing environment. We want to offer the best People Flow™ experience to those using our equipment in residential and office buildings, hotels, public transportation sites, hospitals, shopping malls and many special buildings. KONE Americas is one of KONE's five area organizations representing one-fifth of global sales. The local leadership team is responsible for implementing KONE strategy in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

We are looking for

Coordinates activities related to purchase order creation and confirmation with suppliers of goods and services in support of the USK and Canadian FL’s.   This includes preparation of Purchase Order documents, Supplier confirmations and order tracking.

Essential Functions:

1. Generate new part numbers in the SAP system for Spares Purchasing Team.

2. Create new part numbers in the PartsView online catalog part identification system.

3. Retrieve on-line PartsView Branch orders for parts and transfer them into SAP.

4. Create and transmit purchase orders for CPP Team.

5. Manage confirmation and accuracy of PO’s directly with suppliers.

6. Maintain physical record of supplier PO confirmations

7. Process detail report from SAP for POs created by SPARES (daily)

8. Monitor and resolve issues with Branch and Customer orders stuck in the SAP system

9. Administer all actions to parts no longer available or replaced by another part, correcting five areas of SAP and PartsView for U.S. and Canada.

10. Enter data for maintenance of Parts View, including OEM cross reference numbers, branch address corrections/additions, part descriptions, and Proprietary notations as required.

11. Ability to take on new projects as may be assigned within KONE Spares.

We offer

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Desired profile

Skills, Education and Experience

Experience:
2 years in business environment using business software; SAP preferred

Education:
High School diploma; Associates degree is preferred

Specific Skills, Knowledge & Behavior:
-Proficient skills with PC operation and software which includes Windows, Microsoft Office, SAP and custom PC applications
-Excellent organizational and time management skills.
-Ability to work with and maintain confidential material.
-Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively work with all levels of KONE employees.
-Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new applications.
-Ability to operate in a fast paced, dynamic environment and have the ability to continually re-prioritize.
-Ability to manage multiple projects a must.