Sourcing Consultant - NJ, PA, OH, DE, MD

Overview

Who We Are:

At E&I Cooperative Services, we are transforming how universities and schools buy the goods and services they need to operate and thrive. By leveraging the power of cooperative purchasing, we help our 6,000+ member educational institutions save time, contain costs, and redirect critical resources to their core mission of education and research. With over 90 years of experience and a trusted brand, we now operate like a high-growth startup—launching innovative technology, data, and service solutions to meet the evolving needs of the education sector.

As a Sourcing Consultant
, supporting Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC & Delaware Members
, you’ll serve as a strategic advisor and change agent for our members, helping them reimagine procurement through data-driven insights and best-in-class sourcing strategies. You’ll guide institutions toward operational efficiency, compliance, and cost control—positioning E&I as a true partner in their success. Your work will directly impact how our members achieve their goals and elevate the value of procurement across campuses nationwide.

Do you live in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC or Delaware? Are you energized by the opportunity to influence high-level decision-makers and drive meaningful change in higher education procurement? If so, we’d love for you to join our growing team and help shape the future of sourcing in education.

• Mission-Driven Impact: At E&I, your work directly supports the success of educational institutions nationwide, from universities to K-12 schools.
• Growth Culture: We are passionate about the power of culture to create conditions for excellence. We believe in the power of linking arms and lifting each other up in pursuit of common objectives. We invest heavily in the personal and professional development of every single member of our team.
• The Best of All Worlds: We’re ninety years old - but act like a startup. We’re a non-profit cooperative - with a high-growth enterprise mindset. We work hard – and play hard. We love success - but reward failure that comes from bold ideas and big swings. We combine tradition with innovation, passion with purpose, and ambition with heart.

Reporting to the Vice President of Member Engagement, the Sourcing Consultant serves as a strategic advisor and change agent for E&I members, leveraging deep procurement expertise and data-driven insights to challenge conventional sourcing practices and guide members toward transformative procurement strategies.

The Sourcing Consultant guides members with innovative strategies regarding their spend, tailors recommendations to their institutional priorities, and drives meaningful outcomes. By reframing the way members view procurement, this role positions E&I not just as a vendor, but as a strategic partner in achieving operational efficiency, compliance, and cost control.

The Sourcing Consultant leverages deep procurement and strategic sourcing expertise to assess the maturity and sophistication of members  procurement operations. Using the Challenger Model, they will guide members through insights that reshape their thinking and position E&I as the strategic partner in transforming their procurement strategies.

• Deliver insight-led consultations that educate members on procurement best practices, emerging trends, and the opportunity cost of maintaining outdated or decentralized sourcing strategies.
• Leverage deep knowledge of higher education procurement and member-specific spend data to present highly relevant solutions that align with institutional goals and priorities.
• Lead purposeful conversations that reframe challenges, overcome inertia, and drive decision-making—accelerating adoption of E&I contracts and services.
• Drive adoption of new E&I contracts and services by communicating the ROI of our offerings through a tailored, insight-led approach. Increase contract volume in both existing and new accounts, in alignment with annual business goals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with campus stakeholders, local business partners, and dealer reps…