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Sr. Manager, Supplier Diversity in Raleigh, NC at Advance Auto Parts

Date Posted: 31/5/2023

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Date Posted:

31/5/2023

About Us

At Advance Auto Parts we have a passion for YES. Each day we are motivated by a passion to help our Customers. We have a commitment to advance the lives of our fellow Team Members, Customers, and the Communities where we live and work.

When you join our team, you become one of 67,000 knowledgeable and experienced Team Members who are committed to providing outstanding customer service to our customers, communities and each other every day.

With over 5,000 stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, we are a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider. With opportunities ranging from our front lines in our Stores to our Distribution Centers to our Corporate Support Center and our rapidly growing Professional Business, we have the career for you.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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Summary

The Senior Manager of Supplier Diversity is responsible for the fostering, adoption, measurement, and overall creation of the supplier diversity program. This includes but it not limited to creating a business plan and value proposition for the supplier diversity department, setting up sound and best practices for metrics on the program, creating relationships with leadership across the business, defining program success, working with internal and external TM\'s on opportunities to engage and bid diverse vendors in a sound and timely fashion.

This is a Hybrid position based in Raleigh, NC.

Scope:

• Ability to work cross functionally within the Advance brands
• Quick learner in a fast paced and complex corporate environment
• Direct, develop, implement, and maintain a world class supplier diversity program
• Knowledge and expertise with the diverse vendor certifications like women owned business, veteran owned business, and small business.
• Sound knowledge and business practices that include engaging with memberships like WEBANK
• Vet and review all potentially additional vendors that would join the program with a comprehensive scalable methodology
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills to review pricing, vendor information, the tier of their diverse status, and how to report on all of this
• Experience with creating and deploying a vendor diversity program successfully
• Independently review and understand federal regulations and laws to assess the impact on supplier diversity program at an enterprise level
• Work with 3rd party vendors and pull their reporting into the Advance global program
• Evaluate and implement new processes, informing cross-functional departments regarding updated requirements and process flows
• Expertise in creating and managing a diverse vendor database with integrity for reporting
• Attend and be a leader at supplier diversity forums, trade shows, and diverse business association meetings
• Manages and creates presentation for Senior Leadership
• Creates clear goals and metrics for the supplier diversity program
• Experience working cross functionally to update and be the owner on process documents like but not limited to a corporate policy, SOP, guidance documents, and training manuals.
• Experienced in the indirect procurement lifecycle and understands when to weave this program into that workflow
• Prepares reports on the status of the program spend by category, savings, trends, market trends, economic impact of the program, and innovation that has led to cost decreases
• Negotiate and have an understanding of 3rd party vendor contracts which includes master service agreements, terms and conditions, non-disclosure agreements, statements of work and termination agreements.
• Leader in a very hands-on team that takes on additional special projects or asks as needed

Desired Background/Skills:

• Demonstrated negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and expertise with tier I, II, and III diverse reporting
• Proven track record with crafting and publishing reports and metrics to the street, with the support of a communications team
• Relationship management skills internally and externally
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present and converse with senior leadership
• Exhibits strong analytical and critical thinking abilities
• Keen understanding of procurement best practices
• Strength in presenting and sharing a comprehensive vision
• Ability to juggle multiple high-profile challenges/ projects at once time
• Microsoft office expertise and strength in areas like PowerPoint, word, and excel
• A leader that isn\'t intimidated by a title and can converse with all levels of an organization

• Needs to have a high-level understanding of contracts, RFP\'s, negotiation best practices and vendor governance best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Customer centric approach

Qualifications:

• Minimum of ten years in a procurement and/or supplier diversity category
• Three plus years of managing team members local or globally
• Bachelor\'s degree in a related field, business management, supply chain, or sourcing preferred

Advance Auto Parts