The Road to Supplier Diversity Success with San Jose Water

Monday May 8, 2023

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Full Conference Schedule

Through most of 2020, San Jose Water’s supplier diversity program continued to experience multiple challenges, leading to a corporate supplier diversity spend percentage of 13% of total spend.  Fast forward to 2022 and San Jose Water’s diverse spend percentage achieved an all-time high of 35.7%.  How did they do it?  Attend “The Road to Supplier Diversity Success with San Jose Water” to find out.

Tim McLaughlin, Director of Supplier Diversity at San Jose Water, will focus on the importance of supplier diversity and its impact on the company's overall success.  Specific challenges and opportunities will be highlighted along with the implementation of specific best practices that allowed the transformation of San Jose Water’s supplier diversity program.

Attendees will be provided key takeaways from San Jose Water's supplier diversity transformation and actionable insights for other organizations looking to improve their supplier diversity programs.