Procurement, Supplier Diversity Specialist - Windsor, United Kingdom - InterContinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group

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Windsor, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About IHG

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest and most recognisable hospitality groups in the world with a diverse family of brands including InterContinental, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza amongst many others.

Approximately 350,000 people work across IHG's hotels and our corporate offices in 100+ countries. We are a FTSE 100 company headquartered in Windsor UK and are proudly listed on the London Stock Exchange.

We promise to provide True Hospitality for everyone; making you feel welcome and cared for, recognised and respected, wherever you are in the world.

Strong future plans and recent successes, especially across the luxury space is what has made us stand out from the crowd.

Join us and not only can you benefit from the world of variety and opportunity, you can also look forward to being part of a company that will appreciate you for simply being you.

At IHG we celebrate our differences and we believe everyone has something unique to bring to each team.

Procurement at IHG

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Global Procurement function for a passionate and hands-on Supplier Diversity Specialist to support the Global Procurement function deliver on our Supplier Diversity Programme expansion.

Responsible business is ingrained in the fabric of IHG and central to our purpose of delivering True Hospitality for Good to our wonderful guests, colleagues, and hotel owners across the globe.

We believe that how we grow as a company and work to be a greater force for good are inextricably linked, so we're empowering our people, and working with our industry, to help shape the future of responsible travel.

We have launched _Journey to Tomorrow_, our 10-year responsible business strategy of clear commitments to drive change for our people, communities, and planet over the next decade.

One aspect of our strategy is to drive an inclusive culture amongst our supply base, so we are expanding our Supplier Diversity Programme into the UK market and need a passionate individual to drive this agenda forwards.

About the role

This is an exciting role for a passionate individual early on in their career to join our Responsible Procurement & Capabilities team within Global Procurement and will focus primarily on the UK supplier diversity programme, whilst working closely with team members in other regions.

Global Procurement plays a key role at IHG by leading procurement activities across corporate and hotel related categories, partnering with stakeholders across the business to enable decision making and working in partnership with our supply base.

Key responsibilities:

Support PaCE colleagues in defining and executing initiatives that deliver on commitments made as part of IHG's Responsible Business strategy.
Assist the implementation of our EPIC Supplier Diversity Program across Procurement, the wider business & managed hotels (as appropriate), including colleague communication, training and ongoing support.
Provide day to day coaching and support for supplier diversity matters with internal and external stakeholders.
Assist with developing guidelines to operational teams in business and hotels to help them source responsibly in support of supplier diversity targets.
Provide key input into the ongoing evolution and implementation of the supplier diversity maturity and targets.
Support understanding legislative and ethical expectations associated to supply of products and services.
Work closely with CR, Risk, Ethics and DE&I teams to support raising awareness of IHG's responsible business commitments internally.
Provide support in the collation of data and information and subsequent internal and external reporting of Responsible Procurement activity.

What we're looking for

Critical Expertise & Experience:

Minimum of 2 years corporate experience

- experience in sustainability and/or risk management
- experience of working in a franchise environment and engaging with multiple stakeholder groups, 3) some knowledge of activities or programs to support inclusive supply chain strategy.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

Some ability to partner across the organization to support driving change in the Responsible Procurement agenda
Some understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion, and social impact initiatives
Ability to influence peers and navigate across a matrix organisation
Good sense of prioritisation, organisational skills and time management
Good Microsoft office skills
Good communication skills

Our commitment to you

At IHG we give our colleagues greater flexibility and balance - working in a hybrid way, blending remote and office working.

We like to believe we offer a unique culture where you have room to be yourself.

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life - including impressive hotel room di