Associate Director of Procurement Diversity - Hybrid/Remote ID-3158
The Association Director of the Office of Procurement Diversity at the University of Illinois will play a significant leadership role within the Office of Business and Financial Services to achieve the University's mission and vision for supplier diversity in all procurement activities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-Time
- Partner in Developing and/or executing a strategic plan, implement, and manage all outreach aspects of the University of Illinois Procurement Diversity program, including but not limited to outreach, , vendor engagement, vendor communication, and conference development.
- Serve as a liaison between the University of Illinois, the diverse procurement community, diverse procurement advocacy groups, and external regulatory agencies.
- Serve in a senior leadership role within the Office of Procurement Services focusing on Systemwide Diversity engagement.
- Serve on the Assistant Vice President for Procurement Services senior staff team and provide advice to senior staff on procurement diversity issues and outreach opportunities.
- Other duties appropriate for an Associate Director of Procurement Diversity.
- Track second tier diversity spend and ensure goals are being met through the B2GNow System
- Ensure diverse businesses obtain and maintain BEP, VBE and small business certifications
- Assess any statutory, CPO, administrative rule changes and incorporate into university policy
- Manage all supplier diversity outreach events by the University of Illinois System (inc. Professional Services Symposiums, Construction Summits, UI Health Events etc)
- Co-sponsor outreach events with university departments, CPO, IPHEC and other outside entities
- Attend and represent the university of Illinois system at outreach events hosted by external parties
- Manage and host regular "Meet and Greets" and 'Lunch and Learns" to introduce diverse businesses to staff
- Serves on panel, workshops and trainings
- Oversees relationships with diverse businesses
- Initiates initial meetings and collects capability statements
- Tracks certifications and assists businesses in obtaining and maintaining BEP certifications
- Provides opportunities for introductions and networking with university departments
- Assist Diverse Supplier Development Program head as needed and appropriate
- Track second tier diversity spend and ensure goals are being met through the B2GNow System
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Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time
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Live Chat Support, $42/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $50/hr, College Student, Night Shift
Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required
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Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, No Degree
Remote Live Chat, $45/hr, College Student, No Experience
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Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, No Degree
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Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote
Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $45/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required
Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience
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Remote Moderator, $42/hr, College Student, Weekend Job
Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job
Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience
Phone Job, $45/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree
Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, College Student, No Experience
Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening
Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Night Job, College Student
Remote Moderator, $50/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Experience
Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time, No Degree
Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, Weekend Job, College Student
Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student
Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote, No Degree
Data Entry, $50/hr, Remote, Evening Job, College Student
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly
Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Degree, Evening Job
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job
Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote
Remote Live Chat, $42/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job
Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, Part-Time, College Student
Remote Data Entry, $42/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience
Remote Moderator, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend Job, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, $50/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, College Student, Remote
Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, No Experience Required
Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Night Job
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student
Customer Support, $42/hr, Weekend Job, Remote, No Degree
Phone Support, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job
Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree, Remote Job
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or public administration.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in business, engineering or public administration.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Five years of business, management, purchasing or contracting experience in procurement focused on procurement diversity.
- Experience with operational and financial issues relative to serving large institutions with a variety of sourcing mechanisms compared to their size and resource base.
- Experience in building relationships consistent with increasing supplier diversity and maintaining fiscal responsibility.
- Ability to develop and communicate a strategic vision of expected (or needed) supplier relationships for a large buying organization.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Demonstrated competency to be an effective presenter and public speaker to both internal and external constituencies.
- Superior project management skills and follow-through.
- Ability to analyze detailed data to identify opportunities for expanding procurement diversity.
- Effective integrator, collaborator, and promoter of and ability to influence internal clients towards diverse procurement usage within the University.
- Effective trainer and contributor to development of training and training materials to internal staff and external clients.
- Experience in developing and leading professional staff as an effective unit focused on reaching short and long-term goals and objectives.
- Experience in developing strong and positive vendor relationships through outreach programs, collaborations, partnerships, and innovative initiatives.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
This is a Full Time academic professional position. The expected start date is 2/10/2025. System Office jobs such as this one are not eligible for the Referral Program. Salary range is $125,000-$135,000, salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the full range for a position.
Sponsorship for Work authorization is not available for this position.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process.
