Supplier Diversity For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119843016 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 304 str.

Kathey K. Porter

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Supplier Diversity 5Chapter 1: Understanding the Growing Demand for Supplier Diversity 7Chapter 2: Understanding the Foundation of Supplier Diversity 21Chapter 3: Supplier Diversity Management: A New Way of Thinking 31Chapter 4: Distinguishing between Supplier Diversity and DEI 43Chapter 5: Digging into Supplier Diversity within the Organization 53Part 2: Developing Internal (Organizational) Supplier Diversity Efforts 69Chapter 6: Gauging Your Organization's Diversity Climate 71Chapter 7: Making the Case for Supplier Diversity 89Chapter 8: Building Support for Supplier Diversity Programs 97Chapter 9: Identifying Common Barriers to Supplier Diversity 107Chapter 10: Creating an Effective Supplier Diversity Plan 117Part 3: Supplier Development and Supplier Diversity 129Chapter 11: Creating an Environment that Puts Diverse Businesses First 131Chapter 12: Building Capacity 143Part 4: Examining External (Community) Supplier Diversity Efforts 153Chapter 13: Highlighting the Stages of Supplier Diversity Programs 155Chapter 14: Cultivating Community Partners to Drive Supplier Diversity 165Part 5: Using Technology and Compliance to Enhance Supplier Diversity 175Chapter 15: Telling the World About Your Supplier Diversity Efforts 177Chapter 16: Establishing Supplier Diversity Metrics, Benchmarks, and KPIs 185Chapter 17: Understanding Tier 2/Subcontracting Spend 197Chapter 18: Getting a Grip on Goal Setting in Supplier Diversity 207Chapter 19: Tracking, Measuring, and Reporting Metrics in Supplier Diversity: It's All in the Numbers 215Part 6: Building a Career in Supplier Diversity 227Chapter 20: Becoming a Supplier Diversity Professional 229Chapter 21: Supplier Diversity Certifications and Continuing Education 239Part 7: The Part of Tens 249Chapter 22: Nearly Ten Ways to Become an Effective Supplier Diversity Leader 251Chapter 23: Ten (Plus One) Ways to Create a World-Class Supplier Diversity Program 257Chapter 24: Ten Myths about Supplier Diversity 265Index 271

O autorze

Kathey Porter is an award-winning small business strategist and supplier diversity expert. She is the founder of Porter Brown Associates, a professional services consultancy that works with corporations and public entities on building supplier diversity programs. In 2020, Kathey launched the Supplier Diversity Training Institute.