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Question: WhatdoesittaketobeanAll-Starsupplierdiversityteam?
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AT&T Inc. (cont.)
and measurable contributions to the economic growth of diverse companies
andcommunities. Bystimulatingjobgrowth,improvingopportunities
for technical training and being a catalyst to stimulate new diversity businesses
, AT&T’ssupplier diversity program helps to improve the livelihoods
for diverse individuals across the country.
NMSDCAffiliateCouncilCorporateMembership:Dallas/FortWorth
MinoritySupplierDevelopmentCouncil
Barclays PLC
1 Supplier Diversity Team:
Harvey Butler, vice president, head, global supplier diversity and
inclusion (secondfrom the right)
Amy Patel, vice president, manager,global supplier diversity and
inclusion (secondfrom the left)
CPO (orequivalent) or executive champion:
Al Williams, managingdirector,chiefprocurementofficer(farright)
Michael McKenna, managingdirector,categorymanagement
(farleft)
Answer: Commitment from the Top. Our CPO, Al Williams, chairs the
Supplier Diversity Advisory Council – a cross-functional team of procurement
leaders including heads of category management, sourcing and supplier
management. He drives accountability against goals and objectives in
monthly sessions and makes appropriate resource allocation to help drive
supplier diversity outcomes. Strategic design. category management, led
by Michael McKenna, ensures go-to-market category plans are informed by
the supplier diversity and inclusion strategy.Winning execution. A relatively
younginitiative(nearly6yearsold),theBarclaysinitiativeleveragesProcurement
teamsandinternalandexternalpartnerstocollectivelyexecuteonthree
keyprograms-MarketAccess,SupplierDevelopment&BankingAccess.
NMSDCAffiliateCouncilCorporateMembership:NewYork&NewJersey
Barilla America Inc.
Supplier Diversity Team:
2 Angenetta Frison, supplierdiversityandsustainabilitymanager
Marcela Mrugala, purchasing director (not pictured)
DeAnna Henry, indirect purchasing manager (not pictured)
Kristen Anderson, chiefdiversityofficer,BarillaGroup(notpictured)
Jean-Pierre Comte, president,BarillaAmericaInc.(notpictured)
Laura Birk, vicepresident,humanresources,BarillaAmericaInc.(not
pictured)
Talita Erickson, general counsel (Americas), CEO, Casa Barilla
Restaurants Barilla Group (not pictured)
Answer: Creating an All-Star supplier diversity team takes commitment
— top down! True passion and commitment for D&I will provide
momentum to sustain the team. Team members must communicate well
andnotbeafraidtoleverageeachotherstalents.Beingsupportive,actively
engaged and aligned with the corporate goals makes it easy to be a diversity
and inclusion ambassador and a proud member of an All-Star team.
NMSDCAffiliateCouncilCorporateMembership:ChicagoMinority
SupplierDevelopmentCouncil
Boston Scientific Corp.
3 Saken Khokhar, supplier diversity manager
Executive Champion:
4 Teresa O’Day, lead, Center of Excellence, sourcing
CPO (orequivalent):
5 Tim Dolan, director,indirect sourcing
Answer:BostonScientificisapassionateandcommittedchampion
ofsupplierdiversitybestpractices.Wefocusoncultivatingavibrantand
diversecommunityofsupplierpartnersandcontinuouslyinnovatetoachieve
excellence. Wesucceedbyelevatingourdiverseandsmallsupplierpopulation
throughsharedopportunitiesandinvestments;mentoringanddevelopment;
andadvocatingforsupplierdiversitywithinternalandexternalaudiences.
Our innovation is fueled by collaborating with our supplier community
and helps us deliver the best outcomes for our patients, employees, customers
and business.
NMSDCAffiliateCouncilCorporateMembership:GreaterNewEngland
BP America Inc.
6 Debra Jennings-Johnson, senior director
7 Yvette Moten, director
8 Kimberly Duck, director
9 Christina Santiago, coordinator
10 Ray Dempsey, vice president, chief diversity officer
Answer:
• Weaskoursupplierstobeinnovative,sowetoomustchangetheparadigmand
experiment with ways that we can be more effective conduits through novel and
inventiveapproachesusingthreedirectpillars–Educate–Develop–andConnect.
• Systematically increase utilization of minority/women-ownedbusinesses by
understandingtheirbusinessandhelpingthemunderstandBP’sbusinessneeds.
• Educate through our “Partnership Exchange” where leaders in the company
talk to diverse businesses about where the business is going and how
we might get there together.
•Develop,throughourDiverseGrowthInitiative,suppliersthatarepairedwith
procurementandoperationsexecutives.DGIisallaboutcapacitybuilding.
• The Offshore Technology Conference connected diverse suppliers with
upstream division to explore offshore opportunity strategies.
• Information Technology Summit connected top procurement leaders in
information technology for one-on-one interviews with select IT firms.
NMSDCAffiliateCouncilCorporateMembership:HoustonMinority
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