Category Buyer Mobile Equipment and Machinery

Location: Cleveland, OH

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel is seeking a Mobile Machinery Category Buyer to manage procurement strategies, lifecycle planning, and operational support for our mobile equipment fleet (service and rentals). This role includes developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing vendor selection, leading negotiations, and building strong, long-term supplier partnerships.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Serve as the main contact for mobile machinery strategy and lifecycle management.
• Oversee maintenance programs, vendor services, and preventive maintenance.
• Monitor mobile machinery needs, life cycles, and contract timelines across sites.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to define specifications and optimize fleet mix.
• Track utilization, plan replacements, and support long-term fleet strategy.
• Monitor performance, reliability, and cost to identify improvements.
• Evaluate supplier performance and support contracts and pricing.
• Ensure billing accuracy and maintain fleet records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with operation, repair, purchasing of management of either fleet management, mobile machinery or heavy industrial operations.
• Understanding of equipment maintenance and lifecycle planning.
• Demonstrated strong communication and negotiation skills (verbal and written), and attention to detail. 
• Capability of learning procurement systems and purchasing practices
• Strong organizational and communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to travel domestically (up to 25%).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or at least 5 years of equivalent experience.
• Background in either heavy industry, steel, or fleet operations.
• Familiarity with maintenance, reliability, and vendor coordination.

The salary range for this role is $65,000 to $85,000. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to 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. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to careers@clevelandcliffs.com or call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

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.