Senior Buyer

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation

Medical benefits

401(k) Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Gym reimbursement

On-site Health Clinic

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is seeking a Senior Buyer in Mason City, Iowa. This onsite role reports to the Supply Chain Manager and leads high-value procurement activities, develops sourcing strategies, and mentors the buying team.

You will drive cost-reduction, manage supplier relationships, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes, inventory, and risk management across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Five+ years in procurement, supply chain, or related function.
• Experience leading complex sourcing, negotiations, and supplier-performance initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic sourcing, cost analysis, and supplier management.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop category and supplier strategies aligned with cost, quality, service, and risk objectives.
• Lead RFQs, supplier selections, negotiations, transitions, and contracting.
• Manage high-value, multi-category spend portfolios.
• Drive cost-reduction programs and maintain a savings pipeline.
• Build benchmarks and should-cost analyses to guide decisions.
• Lead supplier reviews and risk discussions with cross-functional teams.
• Coach junior buyers and promote procurement best practices.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Negotiations

Cross-functional leadership

Cost analysis

Supplier management

Spend analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Supply Chain

APICS/CPM/CPSM certification (beneficial)

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Analytical tools

Job description

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Do you have extensive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supplier management? Do you enjoy tackling complex sourcing challenges, building strategic supplier relationships, and identifying opportunities that create value beyond purchase price? Are you ready to share your expertise, influence business decisions, and help strengthen the capabilities of a broader buying team?

If you answered yes to these questions, we should talk!

Curries (an ASSA ABLOY company) is growing! We are adding a Senior Buyer to our team located in Mason City, Iowa. This is an onsite role that will report to the Supply Chain Manager.

You will lead complex, high-value, and business-critical procurement activities while developing sourcing and supplier strategies that support cost, quality, service, inventory, and risk objectives. You will serve as a procurement subject matter expert, helping establish best practices, improve processes, guide cross-functional decisions, and coach other members of the buying team. This is an opportunity to influence procurement strategy, strengthen supplier performance, and create measurable value across the organization.

You would also:

• Develop category and supplier strategies aligned with cost, quality, service, inventory, risk, and broader business objectives.
• Lead complex RFQs, supplier selections, negotiations, transitions, and contracting activities.
• Manage high-value, business-critical, or multi-category spend portfolios.
• Drive cost-reduction programs and maintain a qualified pipeline of savings opportunities.
• Build advanced benchmarks, should-cost analyses, market-index approaches, and supplier cost models.
• Identify value opportunities involving material alternatives, specification improvements, supplier rationalization, logistics, working capital, and process redesign.
• Lead supplier business reviews, performance scorecards, corrective actions, risk discussions, and joint improvement priorities.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and resolve complex commercial, capacity, quality, delivery, or supply-continuity concerns.
• Establish contingency and risk-mitigation plans for critical suppliers and materials.
• Design replenishment and inventory strategies that balance service, lead time, risk, and working-capital considerations.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve systemic inventory, forecasting, transaction, and material-availability issues.
• Improve procurement processes, controls, dashboards, reporting, standard work, and audit readiness.
• Champion the practical use of ERP capabilities, analytics, automation, AI, and emerging technologies to reduce non-value-added work.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using root cause analysis and measurable outcome tracking.
• Coach Buyer I and Buyer II team members through onboarding, knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and competency development.
• Promote a safe and respectful work environment by following safety requirements, company standards, and the ASSA ABLOY Code of Conduct.

The Skills and Experience you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a related field preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, or a related function preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex sourcing, negotiations, supplier-performance, cost-reduction, risk-mitigation, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic sourcing, cost analysis, supplier management, materials planning, inventory, and supply risk.
• Advanced experience working with ERP or MRP systems, analytical tools, and manufacturing supply chains preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, including spend analysis, market benchmarking, should-cost thinking, and business-case development.
• Ability to lead complex negotiations and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to manage ambiguity, risk, competing priorities, and high-impact decisions.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, concise recommendations.
• Experience improving processes, establishing standards, and leading change.
• Demonstrated ability to coach others and transfer procurement knowledge effectively.
• APICS, CPM, CPSM, or related professional certification is beneficial.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and travel occasionally.

What we offer!

We believe in creating opportunities and providing benefits that empower you to grow, thrive, and build a rewarding lifelong career with us. Here is just a sample of what you can look forward to as a member of our team:

• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Program with company contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement, Learning and Career Development opportunities
• Flexible Spending
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym reimbursement
• On-site Health Clinic
• Recognition, well-being, and employee experience programs designed to support and celebrate you throughout your career

We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us.

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AADG, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran

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.