Lee Lewis
Director, Strategic Business Development at Highmark Health
- Role
- Director, Strategic Business Development at Highmark Health
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lee Lewis
Author, speaker and award winning professional with experience in Strategic Business Development:Internationally accomplished supplier development strategist with industry leading expenditure percentage performance involving a variety of businesses including small and disadvantaged. Expertise in developing, implementing and growing a robust program designed to contribute to overall company objectives. Strengths in communication, relationship development and goal acquisition. Recognized for performance excellence and contributions to mutual success of corporation and suppliers. Seasoned enterprise-level social change, education and inclusion strategist dedicated to the continual progression of supplier development policies. Strong leader, able to work independently and collaboratively.Team Leadership | Supplier Development | Workforce Development | Trend Analysis | Written and Verbal Communication | Negotiations | Vendor Relationship Development | Presentation Development and Delivery | Budget Development and Management | Sales | Program Management | Microsoft Office |Strategy and Tactics
Experience
Director, Strategic Business Development
Apr 2021 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Enterprise-wide responsibility for creating and driving supplier diversity program strategy. Strategic business partner, interfacing at executive and various additional levels of the company, providing leadership and guidance on program support and goal acquisition. Serves as the face of the program in the external business community. Accountable for: 1) supplier diversity spend analysis to provide guidance on strategy, 2) project management of various diversity programs including public events, 3) managing communications with executive steering committees, Diversity & Inclusion Board Members, and external stakeholder groups, 4) compliance management related to government program requirements, and 5) collaboration with stakeholders and prospective and incumbent suppliers. Maintains a high profile within the enterprise and business community. Leads an executive steering committee comprised of VPs and above across the enterprise. Highly engaged in the external community, providing a Highmark voice and presence at a local, state, and national level. Drives innovation that causes the enterprise to be seen as \"thought leaders\" and an industry standard bearer.
Education
Liberty University
Master's degree, Divinity/Ministry
Liberty University
Masters of Arts in Religion, Biblical Studies
Liberty University
Doctor of Ministry, Bible/Biblical Studies
Texas Southern University
BBA, Business
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