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Reporting on supplier diversity.

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Choice Hotels supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Choice Hotels franchises hotels rather than operating them, so corporate procurement is narrower than the brand's size suggests. The vendor application runs …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a BorgWarner supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

BorgWarner runs a Potential Supplier Registration on its own suppliers site, not an open marketplace. Diverse certification gets your record flagged to …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a SAIC supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

SAIC runs its own supplier portal at suppliers.saic.com and takes open registrations. But getting registered and getting a purchase order are two …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a HPE supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

HPE runs a Supplier Inclusion Program and registers vendors through SAP Ariba. Registration is open, but HPE is explicit that submitting your …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a eBay supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

eBay doesn't run a public 'apply to be a supplier' portal the way some Fortune 500s do. Here's how its procurement actually …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Ascension supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Ascension buys through The Resource Group on a PeopleSoft supplier portal, and its RFx Inclusion rule means diverse bidders get a seat …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Albertsons supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Albertsons runs an annual Supplier Diversity Program that drew nearly 500 applicants in one recent cycle and selected 60+ brands to pitch …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Airbnb supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Airbnb runs an open Supplier Diversity registration form at suppliers.withairbnb.com. Here is what their procurement team actually buys, which certifications carry weight, …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a VMware supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

VMware registers vendors through the Coupa Supplier Portal, and access starts with an invitation from someone inside VMware procurement, not a public …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Tractor Supply supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Tractor Supply takes product submissions through RangeMe and runs an annual Open Buying Days pitch event on the ECRM platform. Getting a …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Synchrony supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Synchrony runs its supplier registration through the Coupa Supplier Portal, and only complete profiles get reviewed for sourcing projects. Here is how …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Subaru supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Subaru runs vendor registration through a ProcureWare portal, and its assembly suppliers go through Subaru of Indiana Automotive's own system. Here's where …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Snowflake supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Snowflake runs vendor onboarding through a Workday Supplier Portal, and its Procurement team tracks diverse-supplier spend. Here is how registration actually works, …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Novartis supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Novartis runs supplier registration through SAP Ariba, and most onboarding starts with an invitation rather than a public application. Here is how …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Nordstrom supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Nordstrom registers active vendors through an InterTrade EDI portal, not an open application form. Here is how merchants actually decide what they …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Molina Healthcare supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Molina Healthcare runs a Medicaid- and Medicare-focused managed care business, and its supplier diversity program recognizes MBE, WBE, and DOBE certifications. The …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Moderna supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Moderna runs procurement through SAP Ariba and onboards vendors with a supplier questionnaire, not an open vendor form. Here is how registration …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Lyft supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Lyft takes open applications through its Supply Chain Equity Portal, not invitation-only cold calls. Here's how registration actually works, what supplier diversity …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Keurig Dr Pepper supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Keurig Dr Pepper runs procurement through SAP Ariba and buys far more than coffee and syrup. Here is how registration actually works, …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Huntington Ingalls supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

HII is a defense shipbuilder, not a corporate buyer with one slick portal. Registration runs through division-level small business offices, starting with …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Hershey supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Hershey runs an open supplier portal called SupplierOne and a named Supplier Development Program with partnerships at NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, and NaVOBA. …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Gilead supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Gilead runs two front doors: an open Supplier Inclusion Portal where any small or diverse business can register, and an invite-only SAP …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a DoorDash supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

DoorDash has no public supplier-diversity program page or open vendor portal. Onboarding runs through its procurement org, now merged with Deliveroo and …

Jun 11, 2026 · Will Moss

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Guide · 8 min

How to become a Darden Restaurants supplier (and what its supplier program actually wants)

Darden runs vendor registration through a Vendor Management Portal at Darden.apexportal.net and manages non-food purchasing in Coupa. Both are invitation-based, so the …

Jun 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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