Sourcing Specialist

Western Governors University • Raleigh, NC

6d • $68,300 - $102,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a Sourcing Specialist and play a key role in driving efficient, high-quality procurement operations. In this role, you will support sourcing strategies, evaluate suppliers, and help ensure the organization secures the best value for goods and services. You will build your expertise while contributing to increasingly complex purchasing initiatives that directly impact business performance.
At WGU, our mission drives everything we do, including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations and collaboration. We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission.

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

Nice To Haves

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

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

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level