Strategic Supplier Diversity Manager

Mckinstry; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

McKinstry is seeking a Supplier Diversity Program Manager in Seattle, WA to lead enterprise supplier diversity initiatives and drive inclusive sourcing across projects.

You will build tools, training, and guidance to expand opportunities for historically underserved businesses, collaborate with DEI and procurement teams, and report on MWDBE participation. This role requires strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant leadership experience including managing and leading people, designing and leading projects and programs, and managing events.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices and principles, including experience in small and disadvantaged business contracting and program management.
• Industry experience in construction, engineering, energy performance contracting, or high-performance design-build.
• Research and analytical skills, including experience in conducting stakeholder interviews.
• Ability to function well in ambiguous and/or time-sensitive situations.
• Excellent sense of self-direction and self-motivation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and navigate across a national, non-hierarchical organization.
• Skill with off-the-shelf analytical tools and software (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerBI, Teams, Sharepoint, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain best-in-class supplier diversity program that aligns with McKinstry’s aspirational desire to increase spend to historically underserved and underrepresented businesses; manage all aspects of the program.
• Develop tools, training, resources, guidance, and innovative best practices that support and enable project teams to meet and exceed supplier diversity requirements on projects.
• Build relationships in McKinstry’s primary markets and enhance brand reputation among diverse subcontractors and suppliers.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on McKinstry’s supplier diversity data and spend; track and report company-wide MWDBE participation by customer project, market, year and business unit.
• Collaborate with DEI and procurement teams to develop goals and key performance indicators with key internal stakeholders and provide regular updates and reporting on performance.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to provide support on RFP responses or project plan development; participate in client engagement as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Procurement

Stakeholder interviews

Communication

Collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Self-motivation

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerBI

Teams

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Job description

McKinstry is seeking a Supplier Diversity Program Manager in Seattle, WA to lead enterprise supplier diversity initiatives and drive inclusive sourcing across projects.

You will build tools, training, and guidance to expand opportunities for historically underserved businesses, collaborate with DEI and procurement teams, and report on MWDBE participation. This role requires strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and strong communication.