Many organizations find that meeting supplier diversity spend goals can be challenging. Yet having a diverse supplier base has become a cornerstone of our clients’ ability to execute effective service. Developing a diversity strategy requires:

• Proactively finding qualified and capable diversity suppliers
• A standard and thorough vetting process
• Managing a large number of suppliers
• Compliance and risk mitigation
• Tracking and reporting on diversity spend
• Monitoring supplier performance against established measures
• Coaching suppliers for performance improvement for quality service
• Sustaining supplier diversity momentum throughout the organization

Guidant Group provides a comprehensive diversity solution aimed at community outreach, performance management and mentorship. The program is designed to:

• Provide for ongoing enrollment of minority-owned and women-owned businesses
• Provide the structure for pre-qualification to ensure the ownership is consistent with predefined standards
• Measure performance based on results
• Create the opportunity for strategic initiatives in the areas business growth and development