Buyer

AK Steel Corporation; Toledo, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs in Toledo, Ohio, is seeking a Buyer to manage procurement and P2P activities for assigned commodities. The role emphasizes transactional purchasing, RFx development, bid analysis, and supplier relationships.

You will track supplier performance, support cross-functional projects, and contribute to value improvements while aligning with corporate policies and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field.
• 1–2 years in procurement, supplier mgmt, or manufacturing.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of procurement, supply chain, procure-to-pay processes, and supplier mgmt.
• Excellent communication, organization, analytics, and problem-solving.
• Ability to manage priorities and support cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Procure assigned commodities per corporate policies and objectives.
• Handle P2P activities for purchases and deliveries of commodities.
• Track supplier performance and implement improvement plans.
• Pursue supplier rationalization for cost and administrative benefits.
• Act as SME for commodity groups and lead programs and reporting.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Supplier management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP/Procurement systems

Job description

Location: Toledo, Ohio

Cleveland-Cliffs is seeking a Buyer. The position will have an operational focus with emphasis on customer service and day-to-day procure to pay processes. The Buyer will manage transactional activities related to the purchase and delivery of a wide array of assigned commodities. The Buyer is responsible for developing and issuing RF(x) documents, performing bid analysis, purchase award and placement, and follow-up expediting. Additional responsibilities will include the identification of new suppliers, managing supplier relationships and creating purchasing documents as required.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Manage procurement of assigned commodities in agreement with corporate policies and objectives
• Manage transactional activities related to the purchase and delivery of assigned commodities at their lowest total cost and required delivery
• Track and analyze performance metrics for suppliers within assigned commodity groups to develop and implement improvement plans
• Actively pursue supply-base rationalization for economic and administrative benefits

• Act as a subject matter expert for respective commodity groups

• Organize and lead programs; present progress reports and improvement plans
• Promote the commodity-based procurement philosophy to educate stakeholders and drive business improvements
• Ensure organizational financial goals are met, including budget, service levels, and savings
• Interface with stakeholder functional groups to ensure needs are assessed, understood, and incorporated into the program’s direction
• Pursue continuous improvement/TCO projects both internally and externally together with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Suppliers

• Develop innovative sourcing alternatives to inject competition and mitigate risk in commodity groups
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, or related field.
• 1–2 years of professional experience in Procurement, supplier management, quality systems, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of procurement, supply chain, procure-to-pay processes, and supplier management.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and support cross-functional projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, quality auditing, procurement systems, data analysis, and reporting tools.
• CPM or CPSM certification preferred.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug‑free workplace and conduct pre‑employment screening as a condition of employment.