Strategic Procurement Buyer — Drive Cost & Delivery

Toledo DR Plant; Ironville (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Variable compensation opportunity

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs seeks a Buyer to support day-to-day procure-to-pay processes and manage transactional procurement for assigned commodities. The role emphasizes customer service and strong supplier relationships, including RFx development, bid analysis, awards, and expediting.

The ideal candidate holds a related bachelor's degree and 1–2 years of procurement experience, with solid MS Office skills and knowledge of procurement processes. Relocation is not provided.

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

Supplier relationship management

MS Office proficiency

Analytical & problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs seeks a Buyer to support day-to-day procure-to-pay processes and manage transactional procurement for assigned commodities. The role emphasizes customer service and strong supplier relationships, including RFx development, bid analysis, awards, and expediting.

The ideal candidate holds a related bachelor's degree and 1–2 years of procurement experience, with solid MS Office skills and knowledge of procurement processes. Relocation is not provided.