Welcome to the Council for Supplier Diversity

These days, corporations must leverage their spending power without compromising quality and service. This means that procurement business processes have to achieve a sustained worldwide competitive advantage. Thus, supplier diversity is becoming a key element in the "Smart Growth" plans of forward thinking companies. Why? High quality diverse businesses can provide innovative cost effective solutions and processes while adding strength to a company’s overall position with respect to changing demographics of its customer base. Suppliers with different backgrounds, with a variety of viewpoints and styles of interacting, combined with their experiences help large organizations understand and meet the needs of their customers. The utilization of diverse suppliers creates economic vitality in the communities in which we work and live. According to a recent report from the Hackett Group, procurement organizations that focus heavily on supplier diversity don't sacrifice procurement savings to do so.

Inclusion of competitive diverse minority suppliers into the corporate supply chain will have a significant strategic value. High performing companies that are members of the Council for Supplier Diversity have reported reductions in supply chain costs and more innovation in product and service offerings by utilizing diverse suppliers.

Bottom line? Supplier diversity can be a key strategy for major competitive advantage. Please browse our website to learn how we can assist you.

Corporate Buyers

The Council for Supplier Diversity is your one source for information, assistance and contacts to enhance your supplier diversity program. Whether the goals of your program are better supply chain solutions, increase access to the growing minority market or meet customer/government compliance requirements, we can provide valuable assistance to help you. Check out our programs and services page for more information.

Minority Business Enterprises

The Council for Supplier Diversity is an organization which enhances business opportunities for minority owned companies. We provide support, through developing mutually beneficial relationships with corporate members and by supporting minority business development. As a certified MBE with the Council for Supplier Diversity you gain valuable exposure to our corporate members' procurement programs and opportunities. Check out our programs and services page for more information.

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