Supplier Diversity & Development

Mission: To identify, pre qualify and promote the utilization of diverse suppliers (i.e., minority, women, veterans, disable veterans, HUB Zone) capable of meeting Entergy’s various procurement needs.

Key Objectives:

• Establish positive relationships for Entergy in the diverse business community
• Increase Entergy’s visibility in our diverse community, locally, regionally and nationally
• Endorse & implement Entergy’s commitment to provide increased procurement opportunities with diverse suppliers
• Increase diverse diverse suppliers awareness of Entergy’s business operations, policies and business concepts
• Conduct internal awareness programs within Entergy’s Supply Chain organization

Strategy:

Entergy’s Supplier Diversity and Development is proud of its involvement in the progress of helping build diverse suppliers. Building diverse suppliers is not always a reflection of the dollars earned, but the strategic alignment that the suppliers have with ventures of demand for products and services.

Supplier Diversity and Development continues to work with diversesuppliers to help them understand Entergy’s business practices, policies and requirements.  In doing so, Supplier Diversity and Development provides a necessary resource to assist diverse suppliers align and capitalize on business opportunities and achieve their goals.

Benefits of Supplier Diversity and Development:

• Diverse pool of qualified diverse suppliers
• Quality products and services resulting from increased competition
• Higher level of personalized service and flexibility (i.e., small and M/WBE suppliers are more willing and able to adjust to Entergy’s business needs)