Overview

The Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Senior Manager develops, leads, and executes strategies and best practices that align with the company’s business objectives and drives creativity, diversity of thought, and employee engagement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and solutions that foster an all-inclusive culture within talent management efforts, marketplace engagement, and in the communities where business is done
• Lead the strategy development for D&I including governance, policies, process, action plans, and metrics
• Collaborate effectively regarding programs and initiatives to improve recruitment, training and development, and retention of a high-performing diverse and inclusive workforce
• Partner with other Human Resources teams such as Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and Talent Management
• Ensure integration and embed diversity and inclusion into talent management processes and employee engagement activities
• Consult and advise company leaders on best practices to ensure the organization is aligned with SGWS FAMILY values (Fun, aspire to Excellence, Mission-driven, Innovative / Inclusive / Integrity, Leadership, Yielding Results)

Additional Primary Responsibilities

• Provide input into learning and development platforms based on company objectives and coupled with best practices to create awareness and commitment to leading and building diverse teams
• Develop metrics to drive desired outcomes that are specific to the business objectives and culturally appropriate
• Prepare reports including metrics, ROI, and accomplishments, as well as future activities and strategies for the executive and regional D&I leadership councils
• Ensure all Diversity and Inclusion initiatives are coordinated with business initiatives at senior level
• Provide leadership support to Cheers to Diversity (Employee Resource Groups) in the areas of talent curating, program governance,KPIs, budget, annual planning, and new chapter activations.
• Provide D&I counsel to problem solve, collaborate, and share strategic solutions and best practices with suppliers, vendors, partner organizations and customers.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5-7 years of experience or equivalent education and related experience
• Strategic and conceptual thinking skills
• Strong cultural competence and experience in developing D&I programs
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with aggressive timelines
• Strong communicator who can simplify strategy into specific actions
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to educate diverse audiences
• Broad change management experience 
• Ability to link diversity and inclusion initiatives to business strategy
• Strong ties in the community/networking
• Demonstrate commitment, initiative, independent action and versatility while embracing challenging assignments
• Ability to monitor and manage a budget
• Ability to establish and monitor the appropriate metrics to measure the results of diversity and inclusion initiatives

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor)
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.