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Location

This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the Livonia Service Center located in Livonia, MI.  The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify). 

General Summary of Responsibilities

The Senior Manager Supplier Diversity and Sustainability is responsible for developing, implementing a strategy that ensures the organization's category strategies and practices are diverse, equitable and inclusive. This role will focus on identifying new and established diverse suppliers who have demonstrated the performance capability of the category can meet the needs of the category. This role will focus on establishing, fostering and managing strong supplier relationships with minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBTQ +-owned and small businesses while measuring performance to key performance indicators for respective categories. They will work in partnership with Supply Chain Category Management & Supplier Quality Team, the Strategy & Sustainability and External Affairs teams and other stakeholders to develop and execute diverse supplier strategies and sourcing activities. Responsible for Supply Chain's Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) program development and oversight and will be responsible for Consumers Energy's diversity reporting for the federal contracting program where applicable.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the Supplier Relationship Engagement strategy, managing the vetting and onboarding of new suppliers.

• Lead reporting, analytics, and compliance of diverse spend (Tier 1 and Tier 2).

• Prepare reports and insights for internal and external stakeholders, including executives and board members, ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate reporting requirements.

• Advance the maturity of the Tier II reporting program and collaborate with design and communications teams to convey supplier diversity efforts.

• Create, prepare, and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual supplier diversity spend reports, tracking and reporting Tier 2 spend from Tier 1 prime suppliers.

• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices and participate in networking and benchmarking opportunities among supplier diversity professionals and organizations; represent Consumers Energy at industry roundtable discussions.

• Integrate knowledge gained into work practices.

• Benchmark and implement practices to drive inclusion and equity within the category strategy. Define KPIs and analyze performance to measure the effectiveness of inclusive sourcing.

• Collaborate with senior leadership and external stakeholders to develop diverse suppliers.

• Create outreach strategies for event attendance and sponsorship to maximize visibility and outcomes for the Supplier Diversity Program.

• Serve as the representative of Consumers Energy at events, a highly visible role.

• Maintain knowledge of major procurement activities and develop strategies for identifying potential suppliers. Provide category-centric information to the department.

• Ensure company policies and strategies regarding diverse supplier inclusion are aligned with execution strategies to achieve targets.

• Manage the Supplier Diversity program enterprise-wide.

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert on supplier diversity efforts.

• Develop short- and long-term strategies supporting the company's commitment to Supplier Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability.

• Maintain strong relationships with advocacy groups, supplier councils, and community engagement organizations.

• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to develop and implement strategies that achieve measurable results.

• Effective stakeholder management and influencing abilities at all organizational levels.

• Capability to represent Consumers Energy and the supplier diversity program externally.

• Advanced written communication skills for various formats such as reports, presentations, websites, and social media.

• Change Management/Influencer.

• Cross-functional collaboration.

• Interpretation of data points and trends.

• Lean methodologies.

• Solid understanding of supplier diversity best practices, policies, and compliance frameworks.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Planning, Business or other liberal arts degree with seven (7) or more years of experience advocating for, communicating and leading change within an organization; storytelling for impact; monitoring, analyzing and communicating data trends related to program performance; building and leading cross-functional teams within an organization; supply chain, procurement and experience in supplier diversity; knowledge of sustainability and ESG-related practices in supply chain; advocating for underrepresented groups and/or community engagement.

• OR Associate’s degree in Supply Chain, Planning, Business or other liberal arts degree with nine (9) or more years of experience advocating for, communicating and leading change within an organization; storytelling for impact; monitoring, analyzing and communicating data trends related to program performance; building and leading cross-functional teams within an organization; supply chain, procurement and experience in supplier diversity; knowledge of sustainability and ESG-related practices in supply chain; advocating for underrepresented groups and/or community engagement.

• OR High school diploma with eleven (11) or more years of experience advocating for, communicating and leading change within an organization; storytelling for impact; monitoring, analyzing and communicating data trends related to program performance; building and leading cross-functional teams within an organization; supply chain, procurement and experience in supplier diversity; knowledge of sustainability and ESG-related practices in supply chain; advocating for underrepresented groups and/or community engagement.

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Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• 401k with company match

• Paid parental leave

• Up to 13 paid Holidays

• Paid time off

• Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.