Strategic Procurement Buyer

IronUnits LLC; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in Toledo, Ohio is seeking a Buyer to focus on operations and customer service within day-to-day procure-to-pay processes. You will manage transactional activities, bid analysis, supplier relations, and purchasing documents for assigned commodities.

The successful candidate will have 1–2 years in procurement, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to drive cost savings while coordinating with cross-functional teams. Relocation is not mentioned.

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

Supplier management

Communication

Organization

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in Toledo, Ohio is seeking a Buyer to focus on operations and customer service within day-to-day procure-to-pay processes. You will manage transactional activities, bid analysis, supplier relations, and purchasing documents for assigned commodities.

The successful candidate will have 1–2 years in procurement, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to drive cost savings while coordinating with cross-functional teams. Relocation is not mentioned.