Senior Manager Supplier Procurement Diversity and Inclusion (7030168)
Senior Manager Supplier Procurement Diversity and Inclusion (7030168)
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This role serves as Sodexos primary representative to diverse and small business communities in Canada. The individual will actively facilitate connections between potential suppliers and internal decision-makers support compliance by ensuring vendors meet established reporting requirements and promote Sodexos commitment to supplier diversity by representing the company at conferences trade shows and external engagements. This position leads the management of over 500 diverse and SME vendors and over $75 million in diverse vendor spend.
Your key responsibilities include diverse vendor reporting (a requirement in many client contracts) driving diverse supplier education within our Supply Management team and affiliation engagement with key diversity organizations. This position serves as the face of Sodexo with potential diverse and SME businesses to connect with the correct contact for opportunities holds our contracted vendors accountable for reporting and represents Sodexo to external organization at conferences and events.
Develops and Maintains Diverse Supplier Pipeline
- Oversees the vendor portal to identify potential new diverse vendors for the US/CAN
- Connects potential diverse/small vendors with the correct internal contact
- Ensures diverse vendors are included in all category RFPs
- Manages the general supplier diversity mailbox to assure a positive experience with Sodexo
- Attends matchmaker events with external organizations to identify potential new partner
- Manages the required PAR engagement and reporting for indigenous spend to support Sodexos Gold status
Manages Diverse and SME Supplier Reporting
- Maintain and update technology to provide quarterly reporting of 2nd Tier vendors spend
- Educate vendors on establishing supplier diversity program (as needed)
- Maintain vendor database to track spend and compliance to program
- Ensures accountability for diverse spend goals and vendors reporting
Maintain Certification Repository for Diverse Vendors
- Ensure our 500 diverse and small vendors certifications are updated and current in system from over 30 databases on a quarterly basis
- Tracking Small business spend for completion of Better Tomorrow reporting (audited annually)
- Responsible for providing reporting for over 50 clients including training unit managers and creating ta newsletter with updated certifications
Key contact for Supply Managers and Ambassadors to support growth of diverse spend
- Support Supply team to meet supplier diversity goals
- Lead Diversity Organization Engagement
- Attend conferences workshops and tradeshows serving as the subject matter expert which may include identifying and meeting with potential diverse vendors
- Present on regional and/or national panels as a subject matter expert in supplier diversity
- Represent Sodexo as a member of the procurement council or committee member for some organizations.
Qualifications :
- BS Degree or equivalent experience in Supply Management Supplier Diversity or related field
- Supplier diversity certification CAMSC is a very strong asset
- 3 5 years in a similar position supporting supply chain management
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Public speaking skills to speak to large groups as a subject matter expert
- Strong external networking experience
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Financial management with databases and spreadsheet with problem solving ability to improve processes databases
- External and internal networking
- Project management
- Ability to work collaboratively within and across functions
- Advanced user in MS Excel to include pivot tables and vlook-ups
- Prefer experience with Brio and SAP
- Experience with databases to create reports
- Business Acumen to work internally and externally as well as all levels of the organization
Bilingual French/English both oral and written is considered a very strong asset
Additional Information :
What Makes Sodexo/Entegra Different:
Working with us is more than a job; its a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You belong in a company that allows you to act with purpose and thrive in your own addition we offer:
- Flexible work environment
- Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
- Training and development programs
- Countless opportunities for growth
- Corporate responsibility & sustainability
- An award-winning employer for Sustainability Diversity & Inclusion Corporate Social Responsibility and much more. View Sodexos latest awards here
- And so much more!
Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin race religion ethnic group age disability gender sexual preference sexual or gender identity status as a veteran or any other federal provincial or local protected class.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members customers clients contractors business partners guests and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals long term care facilities and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
