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About the Role

Seminole Hard Rock Support Services is seeking a dedicated professional to focus on business inclusion and community engagement. This role will support enterprise-wide procurement objectives by helping diverse and local suppliers access opportunities, navigate requirements, and participate effectively in sourcing activities. The position serves as a centralized resource for outreach, vendor readiness, spend tracking, reporting, and recommendations to advance business inclusion.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain relationships with diverse, Tribal, local, and community-based business organizations.
Assist vendors with corporate registration, onboarding, and access to sourcing opportunities.
Guide businesses through applicable certification processes.
Partner with internal stakeholders to support supplier inclusion goals and sourcing strategies.
Participate in spend categorization and track supplier spend by business classification, category, property, and initiative.
Identify opportunities to increase qualified participation from diverse, Tribal, and local suppliers.
Provide reporting, recommendations, and updates on outreach activity, supplier readiness, participation, and spend performance.
Coordinate informational sessions, supplier outreach events, and business readiness forums.
Build partnerships with chambers of commerce, Tribal business organizations, minority business councils, women’s business organizations, veteran business groups, and local advocacy organizations.
Maintain regular communication with business and community stakeholders.
Gather feedback from suppliers and stakeholders to improve access, readiness, communication, and participation.
Provide step-by-step support for corporate vendor registration and supplier onboarding.
Develop clear guides, checklists, and readiness materials for suppliers.
Host workshops or information sessions on qualifying as diverse business enterprises.
Offer targeted assistance to suppliers needing support with corporate requirements or business opportunities.
Utilize systems to monitor supplier spend by business classification, category, property, and initiative.
Create recurring reports on spend distribution, participation trends, vendor readiness, outreach activity, and opportunity pipelines.
Provide updates to leadership and stakeholders to support transparency and decision-making.
Analyze data to identify participation gaps and development opportunities.
Recommend strategies to increase qualified diverse, Tribal, and local supplier participation.
Create structured pathways for suppliers to understand requirements, access opportunities, and become more competitive.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years combined experience in procurement, supplier diversity, vendor management, community engagement, or business development.
Working knowledge of purchasing policies, sourcing practices, supplier onboarding, and vendor compliance requirements.
Understanding of hospitality, gaming, entertainment, corporate support services, or other highly regulated business environments.
Knowledge of certification processes for Minority, Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran, Tribal, and Local Business Enterprises.
Strong relationship-building, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to track, analyze, summarize, and report supplier participation and spend data for leadership review.
Must possess strong communication and listening skills, excellent speaking, reading and writing.
Comprehend and use technical or professional language to communicate complex ideas.
Ability to effectively pitch and present information in one-on-one and group situations.
Fluency in English required.
Ability to move throughout the building (standing, walking, kneeling, and bending) for extended periods of time.
Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
Ability to make repeating movements of the arms, hands, and wrists.
Ability to express or exchange ideas verbally and perceive sound by ear.
Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and ability to work with hand above shoulders.
Ability to occasionally move objects (lift, push, pull, balance, carry) up to 10 pounds.
Ability to turn or twist body parts in a circular motion.

Skills

Procurement
Supplier Diversity
Vendor Management
Community Engagement
Business Development
Purchasing Policies
Sourcing Practices
Supplier Onboarding
Vendor Compliance
Hospitality Industry Knowledge
Gaming Industry Knowledge
Entertainment Industry Knowledge
Corporate Support Services Knowledge
Highly Regulated Business Environments Knowledge
Certification Processes Knowledge
Relationship Building
Organization
Communication
Presentation Skills
Data Analysis
Reporting
Verbal Communication
Listening Skills
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
Technical Language Comprehension
Professional Language Comprehension
Pitching Skills
Manual Dexterity
Hand-Eye Coordination

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
Health and well-being support
Future planning support
Work-life balance support

About the Company

Seminole Hard Rock Support Services is committed to strengthening supplier diversity, expanding qualified business participation, and improving visibility into spend with Minority, Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran, Tribal, and Local Business Enterprises.