Senior Sourcing Specialist

About the role

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

What You'll Do

• Lead strategic sourcing events across a variety of categories, including highly technical commodities and services
• Conduct competitive bidding processes and evaluate vendor proposals to identify best-fit solutions
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to secure optimal value and service outcomes
• Partner with finance, legal, and internal stakeholders to execute and implement contracts
• Develop and refine specifications, statements of work, and sourcing strategies for external audiences
• Monitor market trends and pricing conditions to ensure competitiveness and inform forecasting
• Manage purchase orders, requisitions, and procurement systems to support efficient operations

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6 years of procurement or other supply chain experience

Core Capabilities

• Strong knowledge of procurement principles, ethics, and sourcing best practices
• Experience with purchase orders, contracts, and competitive bidding processes
• Advanced skills in cost and pricing analysis
• Proven negotiation skills with the ability to influence business outcomes
• Ability to develop sourcing strategies, SLAs, and KPIs
• Strong organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to quickly learn new technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• CPSM or related procurement certification
• Experience with category management and leading complex, cross-functional sourcing initiatives

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this role may substitute for educational requirements. Generally, one year of relevant experience is considered equivalent to one year of education, at the discretion of the hiring manager.

Interview Process

• Introductory call
• Hiring manager interview onsite
• Director interview

Work Location

This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days per week in our Raleigh, NC office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.

Visa Sponsorship

While we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, WGU is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Pay

$100,000.00 - $150,000.00

Benefits

This full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

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