when Jamie Crump, the director of indirect strategic sourcing & supplier diversity at United Rentals, helped start the company’s supplier diversity program just over two years ago, the goal was as it is now: to proactively seek diverse suppliers. The company believes that actively embracing diversity and consistently demonstrating its commitment to the communities it serves establishes a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Attaining these goals with companies who are included in bids due in part to the program is the ultimate achievement.

United Rentals has teamed up with excellent suppliers in equipment rental, allowing it to leverage its size and access on behalf of smaller diverse companies. To Crump, the greatest supplier diversity challenge is to gain control over data. Comprehensive data reporting results in a program with integrity. The company will soon be able to offer efficiently produced, validated reports on suppliers for customers as needed.

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“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein

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