Buying - Direct

•    Join an iconic Australian Brand
•    Melbourne based role
•    Forbes top 100 list of most innovative companies

About Us

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access 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. In Australia, ASSA ABLOY has a manufacturing site which takes design concepts through to finished products for both the local and export market. Our iconic brands, such as Lockwood, Abloy, Whitco and Yale, are driven by innovation and have been recognised with ASSA ABLOY’s inclusion in Forbes’ Top 100 most innovative companies list, on four separate occasions.

The ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Pacific and North East Asia division leads the development within door openings and products for access solutions in homes, businesses and institutions. Our offering includes doors, door and window hardware, locks, access control and service. The division has commercial and operational activities across Australia, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand.
 

About The Role

We currently have an opportunity for a Buyer to join our Procurement team based at our Oakleigh site. Reporting to the Buyer Team Leader, this role is responsible for all transactional activities and operational efficiencies for a given direct spend portfolio as well as strategic sourcing for lower-spend suppliers. 

Key responsibilities will be, but not limited to:

•    Supply Management: ensure supply of product is optimised to meet inventory and service level targets
•    Supplier Management: develop, sustain and promote a collaborative and balanced relationship with suppliers
•    Customer Management: provide prompt, professional and reliable services
•    Cost Control: identify, capitalise and/or contribute to cost reduction opportunities whilst preserving value of product/service
•    Work together with other ASSA ABLOY Group companies to achieve synergies through common agreement
 

About You 

You will have previous experience working in international purchasing and be a highly motivated individual with the capability to juggle multiple projects whilst working cross functionally.

You will have: 

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical and negotiation/influencing skills and be result driven through logical and methodical means
• Effective communication skills both written and oral
• The willingness to learn and adopt new skills as well as be a critical thinker and have a strong eye for detail 
• Experience with Microsoft tool, Dynamic AX is highly desirable

Why work with us? 

•   Opportunity to work for a large successful global organisation
•   Ongoing learning and development to meet your professional development needs
•   True career opportunities in the wider business with many and varied career pathways

•   Onsite café with subsidised coffee, onsite parking, close to public transport and a great team environment
•   A supportive and accessible leadership team and a solid values platform that underpins who we are and how we operate

We encourage people from all gender identities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, with disabilities and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply. No unsolicited agencies please.
 
Applications will only be accepted from applicants who have valid working rights to work full time in Australia. 

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 61,000 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.