Strategic Buyer & Supplier Manager

Cleveland-Cliffs; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; 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 with an operational focus on customer service and day-to-day procure to pay. The role manages transactional activities for purchased commodities, develops RFx documents, analyzes bids, and places purchases while fostering supplier relationships and ensuring delivery and cost targets.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 1–2 years of related experience, with strong MS Office skills and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

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.

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.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Communication skills

Organization

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

CPM or CPSM certification preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs in Toledo, Ohio is seeking a Buyer with an operational focus on customer service and day-to-day procure to pay. The role manages transactional activities for purchased commodities, develops RFx documents, analyzes bids, and places purchases while fostering supplier relationships and ensuring delivery and cost targets.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 1–2 years of related experience, with strong MS Office skills and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.