QUANITTIA GIBSON
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Skilled and organized Supplier Diversity Professional with a strong background in Supplier Diversity Procurement and supplier performance. Self-started and works well independently and as a team member to handle assignments and always ready to go beyond basics assignments. Quick learner with good computer abilities. Dedicated Partner, Supplier Diversity, and advocate to promote diverse businesses. Expert in collaborating with others to find amicable solutions to multi-faceted issues.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MANGER, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
ASM Global
02.2023 - Current
- Support the Supply Chain Diversity Initiative at ASM Global to enhance the use of diverse and small businesses across all business units
- Planned and managed supply chain diversity efforts, including engagement at multiple venues and strategic outreach planning
- Promote procurement opportunities for small and diverse businesses, facilitating direct and indirect opportunities, joint ventures, and partnerships
- Implement best practices in supply chain diversity, focusing on outreach, recognition, certification, and accountability
- Analyze and report on supply chain diversity data to ensure accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements
- Identify trends and provide recommendations for updates to the diversity program
- Serve as the primary point of contact for supplier inquiries regarding certification and registration processes
- Monitor and verify accurate reporting of diverse spending by suppliers
- Foster and cultivate relationships with diverse firms for mutual benefits
- Work collaboratively with supply chain leads and stakeholders to pre-qualify suppliers, review supplier performance, resolve issues, and enhance supplier capabilities
- Facilitate the success and development of the supplier development program, including the graduation of 45 suppliers across two sessions
- Engage in business development activities to expand and enhance supplier diversity initiatives and partnerships.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
PARTNER, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
MGM Resorts International
03.2021 - 12.2022
- Execute the company's Supplier Diversity and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Programs
- Carry out programs' strategic business goals, monitor the progress of goals through plans, projects, and stakeholder collaboration, streamline & analyze data, metrics, and key performance indicators to support enterprise and Regulatory compliance
- Streamline, analyze, and update company-wide diverse supplier/contractor data from various accounting systems to capture and report social and environmental impacts in accordance with key performance indicators and goals
- Recommends and drives systems enhancements in collaboration with Analytics and Finance departments
- Collaborate with internal sourcing, sustainability representatives, and community partner organizations to identify, qualify, and engage suppliers and sustainable options to support inclusion and capture of impacts towards targets
- Authors program marketing materials and manage daily communications through social or technical platforms to drive program awareness and brand loyalty
- Collaborates with Social and Corporate Communications CEOs to align with brand standards
- Designs negotiate and execute social impact outreach events with key internal stakeholders and community organizations to drive program growth
- Streamlines advise and approve constituents through the regulated gaming registration and licensing process for all MGM jurisdictions
- Partner with regional purchasing departments and respective state gaming commissions to ensure ongoing supplier compliance
- Creates and facilitates quarterly and annual social and environmental training
- Supports organizing and execution of supplier mentorship & development programs to achieve impact goals
- Authors and implements standard operating procedures and processes to drive business continuity and compliance.
DIVERSITY COORDINATOR
MGM Resorts International
11.2014 - 03.2021
- Effectively manage over seven thousand suppliers' profiles in various databases: review, profiles, and data entry of diverse applications and updates
- Validate vendor's certification status updates in various systems for reporting and have achieved a 99% accuracy rate during the audit of files
- Promptly and thoroughly respond to all correspondence through designated Supplier Diversity email/mailboxes
- Contributed to diverse certification of over 4 million in diversity spend
- Report Tier II reporting, and review for accuracy before reporting
- Provide ongoing training and support to suppliers and company representatives
- Effectively manage the business relationship with suppliers and partners
- Strategize with senior executives to meet diversity procurement objectives
- Assisted diverse suppliers with becoming diverse certified via a third-party agency
- Successfully manage all Diversity events and mixers for the program
- Coordinate diversity vendor presentations, diversity expos, matchmakers, and supplier training forums
- Panelist speaker to promote and educate for Supplier Diversity engagement
- Planned, coordinated, and executed (as the team lead), an employee holiday event in 2016
- Responsible for employee wellness spa day
- Creating room theme and décor
- Responsible for planning and executing four (4) Supplier Diversity Events Per Year
- Supplier Summit, Showcase, Meet, and Greets, and Supplier Diversity Week.
- Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
Education
EXECUTIVE DIPLOMA - HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS, EVENTS -
The International School of Hospitality
12.2018
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND B.S - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT -
University of Phoenix
06.2015
Skills
- Public speaking
- Task Prioritization
- Business Development
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
Certification
Enterprise National Council- West (WBENC)
Event Services
Introdeuce, ILEA, Timothy S. Lam Foundation Gala, Touch a Truck (The Stellar Experience), IPIC Conference -2019 -2022, Kayla Hoffman-2018, personal, corporate, Nonprofit, assisted with a conference, expo/tradeshow, gala, transfers, registration, and networking events, TISOH 2019 EXTERNSHIP
Awards Recognition
- 2024 – honoree Women in Business (LBVNM)
- 2022 - Nominated SD Leader of the Year WRMSDC
- 2021- Nominated WRMSDC/WBEC West SD
- 2019- Nominated and a finalist WODA Award
- 2016- Nominated and awarded
Roles And Responsibilities
- Promptly and thoroughly respond to all correspondence through designated Supplier Diversity email/mailboxes.
- Contributed to diverse certification of over 4 million in diversity spend.
- Report Tier II reporting, and review for accuracy before reporting.
- Provide ongoing training and support to suppliers and company representatives.
- Effectively manage the business relationship with suppliers and partners.
- Strategize with senior executives to meet diversity procurement objectives.
- Assisted diverse suppliers with becoming diverse certified via a third-party agency.
- Successfully manage all Diversity events and mixers for the program.
- Coordinate diversity vendor presentations, diversity expos, matchmakers, and supplier training forums.
- Panelist speaker to promote and educate for Supplier Diversity engagement.
- Planned, coordinated, and executed (as the team lead), an employee holiday event in 2016.
- Responsible for employee wellness spa day. Creating room theme and décor.
- Responsible for planning and executing four (4) Supplier Diversity Events Per Year. Supplier Summit, Showcase, Meet, and Greets, and Supplier Diversity Week.
Timeline
MANGER, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
ASM Global
02.2023 - Current
PARTNER, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
MGM Resorts International
03.2021 - 12.2022
DIVERSITY COORDINATOR
MGM Resorts International
11.2014 - 03.2021
EXECUTIVE DIPLOMA - HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS, EVENTS -
The International School of Hospitality
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND B.S - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT -
University of Phoenix
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