Hiring: Supplier Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities Program Manager Company: Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services Location: Marietta, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 13:32:45 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft PowerPoint About the job Required Skills: •Leads day-to-day operations of the Supplier Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities Program, ensuring alignment with procurement policies, disparity-study recommendations, and organizational equity goals. •Implements small business, veteran-owned business, and other diverse-supplier policies across all procurement categories. •Conducts proactive outreach to small and diverse suppliers through events, workshops, one-on-one meetings, and partnerships with chambers, certifying bodies, and business associations. •Guides vendors on certification pathways and maintains relationships with certifying agencies. •Communicates supplier diversity initiatives and outcomes through well-crafted public presentations tailored to diverse stakeholder groups. •Trains procurement staff on inclusive sourcing, due diligence expectations, and how to integrate small/diverse suppliers into solicitation strategies. •Tracks, analyzes, and reports utilization of small and diverse businesses; maintains dashboards and prepare reports for leadership, Boards, and public transparency. •Ensures accuracy of vendor classification, spend data, and reporting metrics across procurement systems. Qualifications: •Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. •Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. •Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!