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Strategy roles at consulting firms, corporate planning teams, and PE-backed companies regularly sponsor H-1B visas, particularly for analysts and managers with graduate degrees in business, economics, or a quantitative field. Cap-subject filings require your employer to register in the March lottery, so timing your job search to Q4 and Q1 matters.
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The Opportunity
The Strategic Sourcing Purchasing Agent reports directly to the Director of Procurement Services and serves as a key member of the University's Procurement team. This position partners closely with departments across the University to provide procurement guidance, process purchase requisitions, source goods and services, support competitive solicitation processes including Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Negotiate (ITNs), and Requests for Quotations (RFQs), and ensure compliance with University policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
The Purchasing Agent works collaboratively with faculty, staff, administrators, and internal stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer service while supporting the University's operational, academic, and strategic objectives. The role contributes to strategic sourcing initiatives through spend analysis, supplier engagement, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and sourcing strategy development designed to optimize value, reduce risk, contain costs, and improve procurement outcomes. The position also serves as a procurement consultant to University departments by promoting best practices and identifying opportunities to leverage University-wide spending.
The successful candidate will be able to work independently on complex projects requiring sound judgment, strong analytical skills, and demonstrated procurement expertise while collaborating with Procurement leadership to identify opportunities for spend consolidation, supplier leverage, process improvement, and operational efficiencies. This position plays an active role in supporting solicitation activities, evaluating supplier proposals, measuring sourcing performance, and implementing strategic purchasing initiatives that advance the University's procurement objectives.
About us
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.
Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
- Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
- Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
- Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.
Qualifications
Required Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field required.
Experience
- Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant work experience in accounting or finance.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- In-depth knowledge of supply chain and procurement functions and procedures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to deliver high levels of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to work proactively and drive process improvements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience using procurement tracking systems and tools.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Strong budgeting and financial process awareness.
- Comfortable working collaboratively with both the Budget Office and Controller’s Office on payment and process-related issues.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and in stressful situations.
- High level of accountability and willingness to take ownership of tasks, decisions, and outcomes.
To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R312076. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)
Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.
Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information, please visit our website.
Embry-Riddle is not seeking assistance from staffing or recruitment agencies. All agencies are directed to contact eraujobs@erau.edu and should not reach out to hiring managers or staff.
Job Description
The Opportunity
The Strategic Sourcing Purchasing Agent reports directly to the Director of Procurement Services and serves as a key member of the University's Procurement team. This position partners closely with departments across the University to provide procurement guidance, process purchase requisitions, source goods and services, support competitive solicitation processes including Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Negotiate (ITNs), and Requests for Quotations (RFQs), and ensure compliance with University policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
The Purchasing Agent works collaboratively with faculty, staff, administrators, and internal stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer service while supporting the University's operational, academic, and strategic objectives. The role contributes to strategic sourcing initiatives through spend analysis, supplier engagement, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and sourcing strategy development designed to optimize value, reduce risk, contain costs, and improve procurement outcomes. The position also serves as a procurement consultant to University departments by promoting best practices and identifying opportunities to leverage University-wide spending.
The successful candidate will be able to work independently on complex projects requiring sound judgment, strong analytical skills, and demonstrated procurement expertise while collaborating with Procurement leadership to identify opportunities for spend consolidation, supplier leverage, process improvement, and operational efficiencies. This position plays an active role in supporting solicitation activities, evaluating supplier proposals, measuring sourcing performance, and implementing strategic purchasing initiatives that advance the University's procurement objectives.
About us
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.
Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
- Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
- Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
- Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.
Qualifications
Required Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field required.
Experience
- Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant work experience in accounting or finance.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- In-depth knowledge of supply chain and procurement functions and procedures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to deliver high levels of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to work proactively and drive process improvements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience using procurement tracking systems and tools.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Strong budgeting and financial process awareness.
- Comfortable working collaboratively with both the Budget Office and Controller’s Office on payment and process-related issues.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and in stressful situations.
- High level of accountability and willingness to take ownership of tasks, decisions, and outcomes.
To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R312076. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)
Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.
Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information, please visit our website.
Embry-Riddle is not seeking assistance from staffing or recruitment agencies. All agencies are directed to contact eraujobs@erau.edu and should not reach out to hiring managers or staff.
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Frame your specialty occupation case early
USCIS scrutinizes strategy titles because the work can seem generalist. Document that your role requires a directly related degree, not just any bachelor's, by mapping your day-to-day work to specific analytical or financial functions in your offer letter.
Use OFLC Wage Search before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your specific occupation code and metro area. Running OFLC Wage Search yourself before offer negotiation lets you know the floor and avoid a last-minute compensation problem.
Target employers with cap-exempt affiliations
Strategy roles at nonprofits, universities, and government-affiliated research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning no lottery and no March deadline. If you've missed a lottery cycle, these employers let you file any time of year.
Search Migrate Mate for verified H-1B sponsors
Filter your strategy job search on Migrate Mate by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. This surfaces companies that have already cleared the DOL certification process for comparable roles, cutting out outreach to employers unfamiliar with sponsorship.
Resolve your OPT gap before the petition window
If you're on STEM OPT and your registration is selected in April, your H-1B status begins October 1. Confirm your OPT end date covers that gap, and notify your employer's counsel immediately if it doesn't, since cap-gap rules have strict prerequisites.
Check your O*NET classification with your attorney
Strategy roles map to several O*NET codes, including Management Analysts and Financial Managers, and the code your employer selects affects which wage level applies. A misclassified occupation code can trigger an RFE or a wage shortfall before the petition is even filed.
H-1B Visa Strategy: Frequently Asked Questions
Do strategy roles qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes?
Yes, but only when the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like finance, economics, or business analytics. Titles like 'strategy associate' or 'corporate development analyst' typically qualify. Broader titles such as 'strategy generalist' can draw USCIS scrutiny if the job description doesn't establish a direct degree requirement for the specific analytical work involved.
Which employers in strategy are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas?
Management consulting firms, investment banks with strategy divisions, and large corporations with dedicated corporate strategy or business development teams file H-1B petitions regularly for these roles. You can identify employers with active sponsorship history by searching Migrate Mate, which filters listings by verified H-1B LCA filing data so you're not guessing about a company's willingness to sponsor.
How does the H-1B lottery affect strategy job seekers specifically?
Cap-subject strategy roles require your employer to submit a registration in March, with selections made by late March or early April for an October 1 start. This means timing your offer and onboarding around a fixed annual window. If you're not selected, your employer can try again the following year, or you can explore cap-exempt employers in the nonprofit or academic sector.
Can my employer file for premium processing on an H-1B strategy petition?
Yes. Premium processing through USCIS guarantees a decision within 15 business days of receipt. For strategy roles where an RFE is possible due to specialty occupation questions, premium processing gives your employer's counsel time to respond and still meet a start date. Many consulting firms and finance employers elect premium processing as standard practice for competitive hiring timelines.
What happens to my H-1B status if I switch strategy roles or employers?
H-1B portability under AC21 allows you to change employers once you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days and your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition before your current status expires. For strategy roles, the new petition must still establish specialty occupation for the incoming position, so a job title change that broadens responsibilities can require additional documentation.