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ManpowerGroup Supplier Diversity Program Lead in Austin, Texas
Our client is seeking a Supplier Diversity Program Lead to join their team. This is a remote contract.
The company's Procurement Department seeks a Supplier Diversity Program Lead who will work closely with the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Team, Procurement, and many senior leaders across Indeed to support Indeed’s Supplier Diversity Program goals.
Day to Day
The Supplier Diversity Program lead will be the primary contact within the Procurement team to promote equal opportunities, foster innovation and drive sustainable business growth through supplier diversity. Ultimately enhancing annual and developing multi-year program plans to meet and or exceed supplier diversity company goals.
Responsibilities
The role of the Supplier Diversity Program Lead will be to serve as the primary resource that will
Obtain and report industry trends in Supplier Diversity.
Grow Indeed’s Supplier Diversity Program by ensuring diverse supplier spend is captured and reported accurately across Indeed.
Continue to build knowledge of diversity capabilities in our existing supply base while leveraging diverse suppliers throughout the Procurement Contracting or supplier selection processes.
Aligning supplier diversity strategies with Indeed’s company goals to establish specific targets to increase diverse supplier spend.
Leverage subject matter expertise to expand on the current strategy and promote Supplier Diversity best practices.
Create the Supplier Diversity Policy.
Develop, and maintain strong relationships with external diversity organizations such as the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
Coordinate and attend regularly scheduled meetings to measure, track, and provide updates to Senior Leadership.
Establish a detailed communication plan outlining how the Supplier Diversity Program will be socialized across the Senior Leadership teams.
Assist with internal training as it relates to Supplier Diversity (i.e. Supplier Diversity technology)
Maintain supplier diversity spend within the Supplier Diversity technological tool.
Computer literacy and proficient in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Skills and Competencies
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent amount of experience
7+ years of successful track record within procurement and leading a supplier diversity program
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Ability to effectively work with both internal and external executive leadership
Data-driven and analytical decision-making with program management oversight
Expertise with supplier diversity technological tools (i.e., Supplier.io, Ecovadis, etc.)
Knowledge of procurement practices, policies, and procedures
Contract negotiation
Knowledge of procurement spend categories and cost centers
Deep understanding of strategic sourcing processes
Manage and renew contracts
Knowledge of how to execute an RFI, RFQ, and RFP
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About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.