Supplier Diversity Manager
AMN Healthcare Inc.

Job Description

Welcome to AMN Healthcare: Where Your Career Becomes the Next Big Success Story!

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most successful healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and amazing people like you. At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs; we pave the way for incredible careers.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because You Deserve the Best:

• Forbes Recognition: We don't just make lists; we make headlines. AMN Healthcare proudly claims a spot on Forbes' prestigious lists not once, but twice! We're among the "Best Large Employers for Women," a testament to our commitment to excellence.
• SIA Approval: Acknowledged by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) as one of the "Rapidly Advancing Staffing Firms," we have no plans to decelerate in the future.
• Incredible Futures: Join a team that doesn't just talk about building the future; we're shaping it. Discover how AMN Healthcare is crafting incredible futures, one amazing career at a time.

The Supplier Diversity Manager will report to the VP, Partner Management and be located in Dallas or San Diego. AMN is deeply committed to sustainability, social impact, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). We are looking for an exceptional candidate to lead our Supplier Diversity strategy and efforts, to help us amplify our DEI impact. The Supplier Diversity Manger will strategically use supplier diversity best practices to drive spend with Small and Diverse Businesses, meet business needs, and achieve organizational goals. This spend creates wealth in historically underserved communities and helps improve key Social Determinants of Health (e.g., economic insecurity and structural racism). We believe that Equitable Business opportunities contribute to a more equitable world. We actively facilitate business partnerships with diverse contractors and suppliers and identify business opportunities to support Small, Minority, Women, Veteran, and LGBTQ+ owned businesses.

Job Responsibilities:

As the Supplier Diversity Manager, you will:

• Develop and implement a supplier diversity strategy that positions AMN as a leader in our industry.
• Routinely benchmark our strategy and performance to competitors.
• Coordinate within the Strategic Accounts and Partner Management team to position AMN's supplier diversity as a competitive advantage.
• Collaborate with AMN's DEI Strategic Council to ensure work is consistent with the DEI, Sustainability and Social Impact strategy.
• Partner with Workplace Diversity Senior Manager and Associate General Counsel to align AMN's shared DEI strategies and goals.
• Build relationships with clients, suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to advance our supplier diversity strategy.
• Facilitate inclusive and intentional business partnerships with small and diverse suppliers (certified minority-, women-, veteran-, disabled- and LGBTQ+-owned companies).
• Facilitate inclusive and intentional business partnerships with defined suppliers (certified minority-, women-, veteran-, disabled- and LGBTQ+-owned companies).
• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute multi-faceted supplier diversity strategy. Set goals and establish and monitor metrics and KPIs to evaluate program effectiveness and spark continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive Supplier Identification and Development: Proactively identify, assess, and onboard diverse suppliers and expand AMN's network of diverse-owned and small vendors/suppliers. Implement and execute development programs, including mentorship and training, to enhance supplier capabilities and performance.
• In-depth Internal Collaboration: Support sales department in drafting supplier diversity related Requests for Proposal submissions. Ensure alignment with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals and initiatives.
• Robust Compliance and Impactful Reporting: Enforce adherence to federal, state, client, and industry-specific supplier diversity requirements. Advance a comprehensive reporting framework that includes quantitative and qualitative metrics. Generate quarterly and annual reports for clients and deliver quarterly business reviews (QBR). Ensure accurate data tracking throughout the year.
• Outreach and Advocacy: Build relationships with diverse suppliers and engage with industry groups focused on promoting diversity.
• Market Analysis and Best Practices Implementation: Conduct market research and benchmarking to stay ahead of industry trends. Adopt best practices in supplier diversity to continually enhance program effectiveness and impact, including guiding the development of technology solutions to both track the number and type of positions filled by our diverse supplier network and consolidate and streamline data collection and reporting.
• Developing Supplier Diversity Strategy to present to executive leadership.
• Work with Internal Customers & Partners
  • Internal DEI, Sustainability & Social Impact Leaders
  • Executive Management
  • Business Leaders
  • Accounts Payable
  • Finance
  • Legal & Compliance
  • Procurement
• Work with External Customers
  • AMN Healthcare's clients
  • AMN's suppliers and subcontractors
  • Supplier Diversity organizations

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, and strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong influencing skills to lead to standard methodologies, standardization, and support of the program.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience in developing and reporting on sophisticated metrics and Key Performance Indicators.
• Outstanding communication and collaborator leadership skills.
• Knowledge of Environmental, Social, and Governance principles.
• Systems
  • Microsoft Office (especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • MS Teams
  • SharePoint
  • PowerBI

Experience:

Minimum Experience:

• Experience in the healthcare industry
• Tracking and reporting metrics
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong influencing skills to lead to best practices, standardization and support of program.
• Demonstrated experience presenting results to all levels of complex matrixed organizations.
• Experience in the application of supplier diversity principles
• Ability to collaborate among business partners.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with sourcing and developing small, women and minority owned businesses, especially in the healthcare or staffing space.
• Proven track record in managing diverse suppliers and analyzing induced spend.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience in developing and reporting on complex metrics and KPIs.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of ESG principles

Education & Years of Experience:

• Minimum Education/Certifications: Bachelor's degree in business, Economics, Accounting or Supply Chain Management preferred. Plus 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Preferred Education/Certifications: Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD). Bachelor's Degree plus 5-7 years of work experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 9-11 years of work experience.

Work Environment:

• Work "Hybrid" within the encouraged work hours and schedule including required meetings and timely attendance.
• Work performed primarily in an office environment, consisting of light to moderate physical activity, including use of computer, telephone and/or other office equipment.
• All team members must adhere to AMN Healthcare's mission statement, core values, and company policies, and customer service standards.
• This position description is a communication tool, does not guarantee employment, and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be required to perform other duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

• Respect
• Passion
• Continuous Improvement
• Trust
• Customer Focus
• Innovation

At AMN Healthcare, our diversity, equity, and inclusion philosophy is grounded in the belief that we should respect all voices, seek different perspectives, and succeed when we act together as a positive force for all of humanity. AMN Healthcare strives to foster a workplace of belonging where all team members can be their authentic selves, and where we can apply our collective skills to innovate solutions that empower the future of care. AMN Healthcare is an equal-opportunity employer.

Respect • Passion • Continuous Improvement • Trust • Customer Focus • Innovation

AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer

We encourage minority and female applicants to apply

AMN Healthcare is committed to fostering and maintaining a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. Our commitment to the inclusion of many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives enables our innovation and leadership in the healthcare services industry.

We value professionalism in everything we do - this includes the professional presence we project as we interact with internal and external customers.

Pay Rate
$82,000 - $97,500 Salary
Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.

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