Tweet Throughout my consulting career, I have been involved in countless Supplier Diversity initiatives, working with companies to develop programs from scratch, as well as enhance existing programs. In every project, the primary objective was to increase spend with diverse suppliers. However, the first problem I’ve often discovered is that the existing procurement processes and infrastructure aren’t adequate to support a high-performing supplier diversity program. Time and time again, the corporate procurement group doesn’t control enough of the company’s total spend to reach their desired level of volume with diverse suppliers. Essentially, so many purchases occur outside of procurement that the company isn’t able to fully leverage enterprise-wide spend for maximum savings and increased diversity spend. For example, I worked [...]
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Read More »Cintas Corporation is probably best known as America’s largest uniform supplier. However, the company also provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services to approximately 800,000 businesses. As the Senior Director of Supplier Diversity and Sustainability since 2007, Pamela Coleman develops the strategy for both programs. She provided connXus.com with an inside look at how supplier diversity works at Cintas.
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The ConnXion Point is the blog for connXus.com, an online service connecting small, minority- and woman-owned businesses with companies seeking to hire diverse suppliers.
I'm Rod Robinson, founder and chief connector of connXus.com. I've spent 15 years in the procurement business as a minority business owner, company procurement officer and industry consultant.
The ConnXion Point will focus on issues, events and news about procurement and supplier diversity. So, whether you're purchasing or selling, we'll have information you can use. We also hope to facilitate a healthy, respectful exchange of viewpoints on issues surrounding supplier diversity and procurement.
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