Manager, Supplier Diversity

Manager, Supplier Diversity Build an Aviation Career You're Proud Of

At Standard Aero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well.

As a Supplier Diversity Manager / Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO) on our procurement team, you will report to the Senior Director, Supply Chain. The SBLO provides oversight of Standard Aero's company-wide Small & Diversity Business Program including outreach efforts, metrics, and reports, and supporting RFP responses and contract audits.

Locations:
Standard Aero site. Preferred:
San Antonio, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Dallas, TX, Augusta GA, Scottsdale, AZ

• Develop a comprehensive strategy for Supplier Diversity, including the provision of adequate and timely consideration of potential small / diverse potentialities in all "make-or-buy" decisions, and manage all aspects of the program.
• Support the development of an environmental sustainability commitment statement, charter, and strategic plan to incorporate environmental sustainability into the organization's current framework.
• Perform an inventory of the company's supplier base ensuring each suppliers' Small / Diverse Business status is properly classified in the procurement database.
• Perform strategic reviews of RFP and contract scope to develop options and opportunities for small / diverse business participation.
• Drafting the company's Small & Diverse Business Subcontracting Plans in support of contractual obligations.
• Establish Small / Diverse Business goal setting in response to RFPs.
• Report Small / Diverse Business participation data to management on subcontracting performance and measuring company performance by government contracts and agencies.
• Prepare and submit Individual Subcontracting Reports and Summary Subcontracting Reports and enter data into the federal government's electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) and individual States' reporting structures.
• Ensuring compliance with Small / Diverse Business Subcontracting goals established under Federal, State, and local contracts.
• Participate in outreach to small business concerns, including by participating in small and diverse business fairs, training, and education programs.
• Assist in identifying potential small / diverse business partners for review and exploration with the company's research and development, operations, and professional services teams.
• Assist potential small /diverse business partners by arranging solicitations, sufficient time for the preparation of bids, quantities, specifications, and delivery schedules to facilitate their participation and give all such potential small /diverse business partners an opportunity to compete over a period.
• Provide required notices to all current and potential small /diverse business partners and ensure timely payments in full to small /diverse business partners.
• Cultivate positive relationships with federal, State, and local agencies who promote small / diverse business participation in contracts and coordinate the company's activities during compliance reviews by federal, State, and local agencies.
• Recommend and drive implementation of changes to company policies to ensure ongoing compliance with contractual obligations, including appropriate recordkeeping procedures.
• Develop and execute training plans for internal business partners to gain and maintain program adoption.
• Assist internal business groups with creating solutions to meet supplier diversity compliance targets and sourcing opportunities with diverse businesses.
• Assign NAICS codes to all subcontracts.
• Some travel for networking and related conferences will be required.

• Must be authorized to work in the US, US Citizenship required
• Bachelor's degree (Business Administration or related field preferred).
• Knowledge in U.S. Government, State and local procurement laws, regulations, and contract provisions regarding the utilization of small and diverse businesses
• Excellent Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Access skills.
• Knowledge in Government subcontracting laws, regulations, and contract clauses

• 4+ years related experience preferred, but not required.
• Previous SBLO experience or procurement audit compliance is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to establish working relationships internally, and externally with suppliers and government agencies.
• Excellent negotiation skills

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities

With over a century of proven excellence, Standard Aero has become an industry leader in MRO…