Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft
Carahsoft’s Commitment to Supplier Diversity By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Martin Gavin, Senior Program Manager at Carahsoft, to discuss the details of their diversity supplier program. When and why did Carahsoft decide to create a diversity supplier program? Carahsoft recognizes the importance of partner diversity to […]
Supplier Spotlight: Avantor, delivered by VWR
An Overview of Avantor’s Commitment to Supplier Diversity By Nicole Katz, Sr. Manager, Marketing Content & Communications, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Wade Colclough, Director of Supplier Diversity and Laboratory Distributor Services at Avantor to discuss the company’s commitment to supplier diversity and their plans for continuously growing their program in the future. […]
7 Reasons Supplier Diversity Programs Fail – And How You Can Succeed
Overcoming the Challenge of Creating a Successful & Sustainable Supplier Diversity Program By Teresa Vest, Associate Director of Procurement, University of Missouri System In the ever-changing world of public procurement, creating a successful and sustainable supplier diversity program can be challenging. Does it feel like your program is failing or has plateaued? Or are you […]
Supplier Spotlight: Enterprise Holdings
An Interview with Lee Lewis, Global Supplier Diversity Manager By Nicole Katz, Sr. Manager, Marketing Content & Communications, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Lee Lewis, Global Supplier Diversity Manager at Enterprise Holdings to discuss the company’s commitment to supplier diversity, trends in this area, and how other organizations can successfully implement their own […]
Why We Need to Develop Schemas in Supplier Diversity: Part 3
Using Schemas for Bringing in New Diverse Suppliers By Veronica Cook-Euell, M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Kent State University This is the third of a three-part installment in our blog series on the importance of developing your diverse suppliers. Example 2: Let’s Do Business Together Consider the most frequent request made to a […]
Why We Need to Develop Schemas in Supplier Diversity: Part 2
Using Schemas When a Problem Occurs By Veronica Cook-Euell, M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Kent State University This is the second of a three-part installment in our blog series on the importance of developing your diverse suppliers. Example 1: A Problem Occurs Let’s look at a common challenge we face as supplier diversity […]
Why We Need to Develop Schemas in Supplier Diversity: Part 1
What is a Schema & What Does it Have to do with Managing a Supplier Diversity Program? By Veronica Cook-Euell, M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Kent State University As with most strategies, you will often find a set of objectives that have been put in place to carry out several processes such as […]
Developing Your Diverse Suppliers
It’s More Than a Nice To-Do By Veronica Cook-Euell, M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Kent State University Developing your diverse suppliers is more than a nice to-do — it’s a business imperative. We all know that social responsibility can be expressed in terms of eco-friendliness — doing the right things, and doing things […]
