Senior Manager, People & Communications, Supply Chain and Purchasing, Europe

216 KONE Industrial; Hyvinkää; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE Corporation is seeking an experienced Business Partner, People & Communications for Europe’s Supply Chain and Purchasing. The role focuses on driving the People & Communications agenda, coaching managers, and developing talent across multiple European sites, with emphasis on Hyvinkää/Espoo Finland locations and other European SC hubs.

You will partner with Europe Area P&C and SC/Purchasing leaders to align people initiatives with business goals, foster inclusive growth, and enhance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR/P&C experience.
• Proven track record in multi-cultural business environments.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen with ability to coach leaders and teams.
• Experience working across functional lines in global matrix organizations.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Implementing the P&C agenda for Supply Chain and Purchasing teams in Europe, leading the factory P&C network to enable an engaging environment.
• Collaborating with peers to identify best practices and share from Europe’s perspective.
• Delivering agreed outcomes with P&C teams and CoEs; supporting SC and Purchasing leadership teams.
• Advising, coaching and developing managers and supervisors to improve performance and engagement.
• Running annual people processes and aligning L&D, incentives, roles and pulses across sites and factories.
• Contributing to the SC and Purchasing P&C network and driving change across Europe.

Skills

HR partner experience

Leadership coaching

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-cultural communication

Business acumen

English fluency

HR policies

Education

M.S degree in a relevant field

Job description

The People & Communications team enables business performance and competitiveness through engaged and capable people, strong reputation management, impactful internal and external communications and great employee experiences. We bring KONE’s strategy to life, supporting competence, capability and culture development as well as strengthening the KONE purpose and company story for all our stakeholders. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of topics, while also working closely with our businesses, to help drive the People and Communications agenda. We are looking for an experienced Business Partner, People & Communications, Supply Chain and Purchasing to own and drive the People & Communications agenda for both Supply Chain and Purchasing in Europe Area. In this role you will support the achievement of KONE business objectives and contribute to the ongoing development of business by aligning the agenda to meet current and future needs, in close cooperation with Supply Chain (SC) and Purchasing People & Communication (P&C) team as well as Europe Area P&C team and Europe SC/ Purchasing leadership team (LT). You will be driving the actions to attract, engage and develop employees and develop KONE as a great place to work together with team, peers and stakeholders. This includes all SC functions being part of the Europe SC LT, with respective teams across all Europe Front Lines (FL). This role is a great opportunity for you to play a key part in driving KONE’s business success by shaping and supporting the people agenda to meet both current and future needs. The position is preferably based in Hyvinkää/Espoo Finland, but we will consider other main KONE Supply Chain locations in Europe.

Main responsibilities:

• Implementing the P&C agenda for Supply Chain and Purchasing teams based in Europe, leading factory P&C network for Hyvinkää, Pero, Usti and Slimpa factories to enable an engaging and motivating environment for KONE employees.
• Pro-actively working with peers in other areas to identify best practices while sharing same from Europe point of view.
• Active collaboration with relevant P&C teams to deliver agreed outcomes, pro-active collaboration with CoE’s and contribution to overall SC and Purchasing P&C team(s).
• Strategic partner to Europe SC and Purchasing LTs: Particular focus on advising, coaching and developing managers and supervisors and their teams to enable a high quality, inclusive working environment with a drive to pro-actively improve performance and engagement.
• Run annual people processes- Drive for equal alignment with other Europe sites (FLs) and KONE factories, including but not limited to L&D initiatives, incentives, roles, Pulse actions, implementation of KONE level P&C initiatives, people processes (e.g. LTR and potential rotation opportunities) with the support of local SC business partners and Europe CoEs.
• Active contribution, sharing and influencing in SC and Purchasing P&C network.

Key requirements:

• Diverse HR/P&C background from Senior HR roles and 10 years of progressive HR/P&C experience
• Proven track record of successful roles in multi-cultural business environment
• Excellent influencing and communication skills
• Demonstrated strong business acumen
• Ability to coach and develop talents, teams, and leaders (both business and supervisory)
• Background in working across functional/business lines in global matrix organization
• M.S degree in a relevant field
• Fluency in English

What we offer:

• Great career growth opportunities
• Chance to be part of developing our ways of working in Purchasing and Supply Chain teams
• An environment where our manager and employees truly value your contributions as HR and have a positive outlook on the support they get.

We have a real purpose on improving the sustainable people flow in and between buildings.

We offer you an opportunity to work in a global People & Communications organization with a real impact on business success at KONE.

We have an inclusive and relaxed atmosphere where respect of the individual has high importance. We emphasize working together in the teams and we also understand that proper work-life balance is important to deliver results in the long run.

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.

In 2025, KONE had annual sales of EUR 11.2 billion, and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees in close to 70 countries. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.

At KONE, our purpose is to shape the future of cities. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we move two billion people every day, making their journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®.