Head of Project, Installation & Operations

THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS TITLE OF THIS POSITION IS HEAD OF DELIVERY OPERATIONS
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Why this role?
KONE is seeking a skilled and experienced Head of Delivery Operations who leads the safe, high-quality, and customer-centric execution of projects KONE Vietnam. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence in installation, project management, and business performance, while fostering a strong culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with a proven track record in managing, optimizing resources, and delivering exceptional customer outcomes.
What will you be doing?
Safety and Quality
- Proactively drive outstanding performance in Safety and Quality across the Department
- Drive a culture of Safety and Quality throughout the organization
- Ensure safety and quality audits are effectively carried out
- Performs site and process audits within the team to ensure compliance with installation methods, safety policies, and local processes
Customers
- Establish and promote service-minded culture and outside-in thinking in the Department
- Capture and integrate the Voice of Customer throughout Delivery Operations
- Ensure customer-centricity in all projects by understanding and serving customer needs, with proactive communication (i.e., transparency, flexibility, and dependability)
- Manages customer relationships, including disputes and escalations, and tracks NPI and transactional survey
Leadership and people development
- Lead, evaluate, and develop the operations team and professionals to achieve safety, quality, budget, and customer satisfaction goals.
- Identify and address competence development needs for project management and installation
- Ensures that both KONE and subcontracted installers are trained, certified, competent and capable of carrying out their work
Installation
- Drive efficient, safe, and high-quality installation operations in line with KONE methods
- Plan installation capacity and ensure alignment with project needs.
- Optimize resource utilization, including both people and tools.
Project management
- Ensure KONE adds value to customer projects through seamless and reliable delivery.
- Drive profitable, reliable, and efficient project management practices in line with KONE methods.
- Ensure accurate schedule, revenue, and cost planning in accordance with frontline policy.
- Proactively identify and execute value-added services and change order opportunities.
- Manage and develop required project management competences
Delivery Operations management
- Organize and lead regular portfolio and operational reviews (traction control) to manage project and installation performance.
- Maintain and communicate order book status, resource needs, and installation capacity as part of the Sales and Operations Planning process.
Business performance
- Be accountable for the financial and customer performance of projects within the portfolio.
- Actively monitor and report project and installation performance, ensuring timely action on deviations.
- Ensure effective deployment and benefit realization of KONE Way and local initiatives.
- Provide input and feedback on changes needed to improve KONE Way practices.