Learntastic

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Remote
Full Time
Mid Level
LearnTastic is a fast-growing online education platform providing accredited continuing-education and compliance courses for professionals across industries—from healthcare and construction to HR and education. With more than 1,000 courses and over a million learners served, LearnTastic is redefining accessible, self-paced learning. Our mission is to make professional development simple, engaging, and impactful—anytime, anywhere.

We're looking for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our team.
Key Responsibilities
  • Develops and executes strategic sourcing initiatives and category plans aligned with company objectives.
  • Leads sourcing activities for raw materials and external suppliers in support of the New
  • Product Development (NPD) process, partnering with Engineering and Sales.
  • Manages assigned sourcing projects to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of materials and supplier deliverables.
  • Negotiates with suppliers on pricing, quality, delivery, specifications, lead times, and minimum order quantities to improve overall value.
  • Builds, maintains, and strengthens long-term relationships with key suppliers.
  • Negotiates and manages supplier contracts to protect company requirements and maximize commercial benefit.
  • Identifies, evaluates, and implements new suppliers to generate cost savings and improve supply resilience.
  • Maintains working knowledge of raw material procurement requirements across all manufacturing plants.
  • Leads or supports supplier evaluations, audits, and performance reviews to ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
  • Assists the VP of Supply Chain with ad-hoc and formalized sourcing, cost-reduction, and supply chain improvement projects.
  • Collaborates with Purchasing Managers to analyze raw materials and finished goods in support of inventory optimization, improved turns, and cash flow management.
  • Maintains knowledge of all applicable contracts, major site service agreements, systems contracts, and major leases.
  • Interprets and applies applicable quality standards and customer-specific requirements related to supply chain processes.
  • Maintains awareness of regional supplier markets, cost drivers, and market influences.
  • Understands product plans, product life cycles, and their impact on sourcing strategies.
  • Evaluates sourcing projects using appropriate purchasing and financial concepts.
  • Analyzes market conditions, capacity, and delivery trends to assess current and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
  • Performs all duties in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures.

Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management skills.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Sales.
  • Knowledge of raw materials sourcing and supplier qualification processes.
  • Experience supporting new product development initiatives.
  • Familiarity with supplier audits, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
  • Experience with ERP/MRP systems and data analysis tools.
  • Professional certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, or CPM (preferred).

Work Environment + Language Requirements
  • Global remote position
  • Requires at least 3 hours of overlap with U.S. Central Time each day
  • Minimal or no travel
  • Fluency in the English language; written and verbal proficiency (B2 level minimum on CEFR scale)
  • Reports to a U.S.-based Procurement Leadership
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