As team manager of the procurement diversity group of Honda of America, Michael Bracey focuses on engaging, educating, and energizing supplier diversity at all organizational levels. His seven years of experience abroad with Honda Motor Japan in global purchasing strategy and cost project management enables him to bring a comprehensive perspective to his current position. His team is constantly looking to engage and educate internally and to energize the organization through expression of a passion for finding and delivering diverse supplier opportunities. Bracey leads a team that interacts with sourcing teams on a regular basis to better understand their needs and identify ways to add value.
The team’s supplier diversity accomplishments include broadening the tier 2 program to more than 3,000 diverse suppliers in Honda of America's supply chain, developing internal champions for supplier diversity within sourcing teams and improving the diverse sourcing processes to deliver exceptional results. Bracey's goal is to develop a "One Supplier Diversity Voice" for Honda to stabilize and grow Honda's diverse supply base and increase utilization of diverse suppliers across the organization.