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The
Office Depot Vendor Diversity team has officially been in
place since December of 1999. In this short period of time
they have made great strides to reinforce Office Depot's commitment
to improving economic development. They actively seek out
promising MWDVE (Minority, Women or Disabled Veteran Enterprises)
businesses to insure equal opportunity in the Office Depot
supplier selection process. The team has also formed mentoring
relationships with current and potential MWDVE suppliers to
assist in raising their capabilities from primarily local
or regional players to being potential competitors for national
and international business. Office Depot is dedicated to not
only seeking out and retaining these businesses as suppliers,
but more importantly, to the establishment of mentoring and
training relationships which insure that MWDVEs are equipped
to grow and prosper in today's marketplace. Through this effort
Office Depot has made a significant contribution to the prosperity
of the communities in which we live and serve. For example:
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In 1999 the Office Depot commitment to MWDVE business resulted
in over $290 million dollars in sales from MWDVE product
and services alone.
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In 2000 Office Depot had sales of over $365 million in MWDVE
product and services.
Vendor Diversity Corporate Commitment:
We
are committed to strengthening our focus on supplier diversity
to ensure that our supplier base adequately reflects today's
global marketplace. We are partnering with the National Minority
Supplier Development Council, the Women's Business Enterprise
National Council and others who share our common goals. Improving
the economic development of the communities we serve and live
in is part of the Diversity program goal. Strengthening our
focus on supplier diversity development will help us serve
our customers more effectively. Providing solutions to corporate
minority purchasing concerns, providing the highest quality
office products and services at the lowest cost is also a
vital part of our Supply Chain Diversity Process.
Office
Depot Vendor Diversity Team:
- Robert
McCormes-Ballou, Director of Vendor Diversity
- Angela
Kee, Vendor Diversity Representative
- Shari
Jameison, Vendor Diversity Coordinator
For
more information: If you are a manufacturer or distributor
of product which fits our focus, and want to have a business
relationship with Office Depot, click
here to obtain more information.
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