2U
Sourcing Manager
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Arlington, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $103K - $116K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ October 31st, 2025
SaaS
Edtech.com's Summary
2U is hiring a Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing initiatives across multiple indirect spend categories with a focus on maximizing value, optimizing supplier performance, and mitigating risk. The role requires partnering with business departments and stakeholders to ensure procurement policy compliance, leveraging Coupa to streamline processes, and driving cost-saving opportunities aligned with organizational goals.
Highlights
- Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives including market analysis, RFx development, supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and onboarding.
- Collaborate with Legal to review and approve MSAs, Order forms, SOWs, and DPAs.
- Support Finance and Accounting by accurately forecasting vendor spend monthly.
- Identify cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and process improvement opportunities.
- Monitor market trends and supplier performance to assess risks and maintain business continuity.
- Experience negotiating contracts with large enterprise vendors in SaaS, cloud, or IT services.
- Proficiency using Coupa or similar procurement platforms for sourcing and spend management.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration required.
- 5-7 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management in mid-to-large enterprises.
- Base salary range of $102,700 to $115,500 plus potential bonus eligibility.
Sourcing Manager Full Description
At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.
What We’re Looking For:
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead and execute sourcing initiatives across multiple indirect spend categories, with a focus on maximizing value, optimizing supplier performance, and mitigating risk. This individual will play a key role in driving procurement excellence, creating cost saving opportunities and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
The incumbent will partner with all business departments and stakeholders to create alignment and compliance with corporate procurement policies. Utilizing Coupa to streamline sourcing processes and control costs that will eliminate or reduce non-budgeted spend.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives including market analysis, RFx development, supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and supplier onboarding.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal to ensure all MSAs, Order forms, SOWs, and DPAs are reviewed and approved.
- Be a dedicated resource for our Finance and Accounting team to ensure vendor forecast spend is accurately captured on a monthly basis.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and process improvement.
- Monitor market trends and supplier performance to assess risk and maintain business continuity.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration.
- 5–7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management within a mid-to-large enterprise environment.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and vendor management skills.
- Proven experience negotiating and managing contracts with large enterprise vendors, particularly in the SaaS, cloud, or IT services categories.
- Hands-on experience using Coupa (or similar procurement platforms) for sourcing and spend management.
Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:
- CPPM Certification is a plus.
Working Conditions:
- Will require to work earlier than usual times to accommodate the working schedules for business stakeholders in Cape Town.
Management Responsibilities
- None currently, but people management duties are possible as organizational needs evolve.
While this position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., we will prioritize those who live in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area and who are available to come into our Headquarters in Arlington, VA two days a week.
Benefits & Culture
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, U.S. benefits include:
Full-time, U.S. benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
- Free snacks and drinks in-office
- Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
- Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break
The anticipated base salary range for this role is ($102,700 - $115,500), with potential bonus eligibility. Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, budget for the position and cost of labor in the market in which the candidate will be hired.
2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com.
About 2U LLC
For more than a decade, 2U has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
About edX
edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U, LLC. Together with the majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at edX.org.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.
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