Business Diversity and Sustainability Analyst

US Tech Solutions
North Chicago, IL
Full-time

Top - skills, experience or education required

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including SharePoint
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills
  • Competence in collecting and analyzing data
  • Ability to work within cross-functional teams
  • Supplier Diversity and Sustainability experience preferred

Job Description :

  • We are seeking a Supplier Diversity Analyst to join our Procurement team.
  • As a Supplier Diversity Analyst, you will be expected to facilitate setting and achieving supplier diversity spend goals and KPIs .
  • You will support outreach and sourcing of small and disadvantaged suppliers, maintain relevant databases aiding category teams to include small and disadvantaged business in competitive sourcing events, evaluate new and existing suppliers to ensure they meet sustainability standards and leverage analytic tools to drive data driven insights.

Responsibilities :

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to define Supplier Diversity Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and spend goals and develop measurement plans to track progress.
  • Provide weekly reports of supplier diversity metrics and work with internal stakeholders to mitigate / resolve outstanding requests.
  • Research external data sources and compile data reports to understand industry trends, regulations, and best practices to improve supplier diversity program and to expand the network of small, woman- and minority-owned businesses.
  • Participate in matchmaking events, trade fairs and conferences to understand the products and services of diverse businesses, and support events designed to increase our network of diverse suppliers.
  • Evaluate new and existing suppliers to ensure they maintain fair labor practices, foster worker safety, protect the environment and actively assess and manage risk.
  • Facilitate category teams on supplier diversity efforts during category strategy development, competitive sourcing events , and supplier outreach as required.
  • Ensure relevant and accurate visualization of supplier diversity data by working closely with colleagues in the Procurement team.
  • Assist teams with including relevant supplier diversity data in responses to RFIs / RFPs.
  • Collaborate with category teams to achieve established diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with diverse supplier organizations, industry associations, advocacy groups, and NGOs to expand the supplier base and promote supplier diversity initiatives.
  • Support organizational objective to achieve admission to the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR).
  • Support annual Federal Small Business Subcontracting Program planning and reporting

Qualifications :

  • Bachelor’s degree with minimum plus years relevant experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work in cross-functional teams
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to analyze & visualize data and compile actionable reports
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships
  • Understanding of Supplier Diversity KPIs
  • Strong prioritization, planning, reporting and organizational skills

About US Tech Solutions :

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions.

To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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