Location: Elevance Health supports a hybrid workplace model (virtual and in-office) with PulsePoint sites used for collaboration, community, and connection. This includes remote work and 1-2 days in office per week at our Indianapolis office.
The Supplier Diversity Consultant is a core member of the Supplier Diversity team, which is a component of Elevance Health's Global Supply Chain (GSC) team. Responsible for supporting the Supplier Diversity Program objectives, which include advocating for our diverse suppliers, aligning our supply chain with our values, and ensuring diversity is ingrained in the procurement process. The role serves the critical function of managing the data and metrics that drive our diversity strategy, creating reports that demonstrate our diverse spend trends and needs to others, and ensuring process and policies are followed.
How You Will Make an Impact
Primary duties may include but are not limited to:
Manages Supplier Diversity data in coordination with procurement data analysts.
Assists in the development of strategy for increasing diverse spend, based on data.
Manages the reporting of the company's diverse spend data per clients' contractual obligations.
Identifies diverse-owned business enterprises for inclusion in supplier base when required for client RFPs and other specific requests.
Prepares internal supplier diversity data reports.
Owns tier 2 (our suppliers' diverse spend) program including strategy, data collection and supplier relationship management.
Develops, executes, and maintains mechanisms to track and enforce internal procedures related to Supplier Diversity protocols.
Coordinates outreach activities and training opportunities.
Participates in partnerships with advocacy groups to ensure optimization of membership benefits and diverse vendor support.
Represents Elevance Health at community, networking, and related events.
Resolves supplier diversity issues and responds to questions and requests for information.
Supports other tasks and projects as necessary to support the growth of the Supplier Diversity program.
Minimum Requirements
Requires a BA/BS in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience within a large public or private company, including experience in public or corporate procurement, supplier contracting or finance; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences
Being creative, curious, data driven, and an innovative problem solver with a passion for promoting diversity in the Elevance Health supply base and supporting Elevance Health's enterprise mission and values is strongly preferred.
Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.
Who We Are
Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.
How We Work
At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.
Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.
The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.
Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.
