Supplier Diversity For Dummies

<b>Extend the principles of diversity and inclusion to your company’s suppliers</b> <p>Many people are familiar with the importance of ensuring and advancing inclusion, equity, and diversity amongst their employees and managers. But do your efforts include supplier diversity&mdash;an equally as important and essential part of any holistic diversity effort? <p>In <i>Supplier Diversity For Dummies,</i> nationally recognized small business strategist and economic inclusion and supplier diversity expert Kathey Porter delivers an empowering and informative guide to implementing this integral part of any robust inclusion initiative: supplier diversity. You’ll understand the relevance of supplier diversity and why it’s important to encourage equal opportunity for diverse suppliers and businesses owned and managed by underrepresented groups. <p>In this book, you’ll also find: <ul> <li>The answers to your most pressing questions about how to build a coherent and sustainable supplier diversity program</li> <li>Ways to contribute more fully to your company’s diversity and inclusion functions</li> <li>Strategies to position supplier diversity as a central function in your organization</li> </ul> <p>Perfect for company buyers, purchasing and procurement professionals, material management executives, strategic souring professionals and supplier diversity practitioners, <i>Supplier Diversity For Dummies</i> is a must-read resource for supply chain professionals, diversity and inclusion leaders and anyone looking to increase their proficiency in supplier diversity, improve supply chain inclusivity and increase their social impact.