Sourcing Specialist

About the role

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also 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.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate supplier capabilities, including risk and quality assessments
• Manage the bidding process, including inviting and receiving supplier bids
• Analyze pricing, products, discounts, and delivery terms to support sourcing decisions
• Communicate with suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers to gather market insights and product information
• Resolve purchase order, billing, and payment issues in partnership with internal stakeholders
• Maintain accurate records of contracts, orders, and supplier performance
• Partner with finance, legal, and cross-functional teams to support contract negotiation and implementation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 years of procurement, supply chain, or business experience
• Basic knowledge of purchasing principles, ethics, and standards
• Understanding of purchase orders versus contracts and when to apply each
• Familiarity with competitive bidding processes and procurement workflows
• Foundational knowledge of contract terms, pricing structures, and cost analysis
• Strong organizational and negotiation skills with the ability to support supplier discussions
• Effective decision-making skills and ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

Qualifications

• Experience supporting contract negotiations or supplier management
• Exposure to forecasting or trend analysis in a procurement environment
• Familiarity with market analysis and pricing benchmarking

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

At WGU, you'll receive:

• 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
• 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
• Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

Pay

$68,300.00 - $102,500.00

Schedule

This is a full-time, in-office position at WGU’s office in Raleigh, NC.

Additional Information

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

Contact

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