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Inclusion and diversity are central pillars in WM's culture. It is important that we embed our inclusion and diversity strategies into every part of our company to leverage our innovative workforce, compete in the marketplace and serve the community.
Our Supplier Diversity program aligns with this vision and provides all qualified suppliers with equal access to purchasing opportunities. It promotes suppliers who reflect the company’s diverse customer base and business community. The program also allows us to cultivate new markets, new customers and new talent in diverse communities while promoting economic development.
Our program focuses on maintaining a balance between high levels of service, quality and competitive pricing, while assisting businesses that have been historically overlooked in the procurement process. For the opportunity to do business with WM we invite all suppliers to register for the Coupa Supplier Portal.
If you are a current supplier and are required to deliver goods and services via a purchase order, take a look at terms and conditions that may apply.
WM’s Supplier Diversity Program mission is to be an Advocate & Ally for often overlooked and underutilized small diverse businesses.
We do this by taking a grassroots effort through Research & Analytics to help us identify businesses that can support our operations at a market area level.
Additionally, we believe that through Education, Training & Development, we not only help these businesses become great partners for WM but also for other large corporations.
Finally, Empowering our organization to drive DEI initiatives at the ground level, will enable our Supply Chain to increasingly utilize a supplier base which truly reflects the diversity of our customer base.
Our program focuses on maintaining a balance between high levels of service, quality and competitive pricing, while assisting businesses that have been historically overlooked in the procurement process. For the opportunity to do business with WM we invite all suppliers to register for the Coupa Supplier Portal.
At WM, we highly encourage all of our suppliers to participate in our Tier II Reporting Program.
Visit our Tier II supplier portal to either log into your existing account or register for a new account.
WM participates at various in-person and virtual trade shows throughout the year to meet potential diversity suppliers and share the vision of WM’s supplier diversity program.
Diversity Partner & Certification Organizations
WM partners with organizations that provide third-party public and private sector certifications. WM accepts certifications from the organizations below, or their affiliates, throughout the United States.
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Supplier diversity is a business strategy that seeks to provide equal access to sourcing and purchasing opportunities for suppliers from a diverse mix of ownership. Supplier diversity provides all qualified suppliers equal access to purchasing opportunities.
WM’s Supplier Diversity program aims to include more traditionally excluded groups, such as women, minorities, veterans, small businesses and the LGBTQ+ community into its supply chain. By doing this, WM is promoting suppliers who reflect the company’s diverse customer base and business community. The program also allows us to cultivate new markets, new customers and new talent in diverse communities while promoting economic development.
Supplier diversity benefits WM tremendously, but the suppliers and the larger community are the true beneficiaries as we create more inclusive and competitive markets.
Developing partnerships with diverse business enterprises helps build the world-class supplier base we need. Through the diversity of our personnel, suppliers and customer communities, we are able to maximize growth, competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
WM’s Supplier Diversity Program focuses on maintaining a balance between high levels of service, quality and competitive pricing, while assisting businesses that have been historically overlooked in the procurement process.
