Purchasing Officer

About Us

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door-opening solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety, and convenience. With offices in over 70 countries, we are represented in all major regions within both mature and emerging markets. Our iconic brands, such as Lockwood, Abloy, Whitco, and Yale, are driven by innovation and have been recognized with ASSA ABLOY’s inclusion in Forbes’ Top 100 most innovative companies list, on four separate occasions.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Planning and Purchasing Officer to join our team. Reporting to the Site Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for day-to-day Planning and Purchasing activities and will work with operations management to ensure that all activities adhere to ASSA ABLOY Door Group policies and procedures. Further, you will be responsible for Assa Abloy - Door Group to achieve manufacturing volume, quality standards, and service delivery in line with customer and business requirements. Achievement of required manufacturing lead times, through timely purchasing of materials, and planning of orders for optimum production efficiency.

• Production Planning: Collaborate with production teams to develop accurate material requirements plans (MRP) based on production schedules, projected demand and lead times
• Purchasing Management: Source and negotiate with suppliers of raw materials, hardware components and manufacturing consumables to ensure cost-effective, timely, and high-quality supply of materials
• Inventory Control: Monitor stock levels, manage reorder points, and implement inventory optimization strategies to minimise production downtime and excess stock
• Analyse production capacity, labour resources, and material availability constraints while minimizing customer impacts and inefficient planning changes
• Work with the Site Manager and Production Team Leaders to ensure required delivery dates are being achieved
• Ensure timely, efficient, and accurate quality execution of all regular purchasing duties and administrative work
• Prepare and process purchase orders, and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Monitor and coordinate deliveries of items between suppliers to ensure that all items are delivered to site on time
• Maintain complete updated purchasing records/data and pricing in the system
• Handling and monitoring of claims to factory and vendors for defectives, shortages and missing parts
• Support relevant departments with quotations for the purpose of tenders
• Source, select and negotiate for the best purchase package in terms of quality, price, terms, delivery and service with suppliers
• Maintaining updated purchasing records, data, and pricing in the system.
• Handling and monitoring of claims to the factory and vendors for defectives, shortages, and missing parts.

About you

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Planner and or Purchasing Officer.
• Experience in the manufacturing industry is preferred - sheet metal fabrication
• Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build effective supplier relationships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Good knowledge of procurement software and tools.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively to identify opportunities for improvement.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.