Supplier Diversity

Advantages of Diversity

Because these companies are usually national and global corporations, a compromise of corporate mission often occurs when there are existing agreements with National Suppliers. This challenge is easily overcome when one carefully considers the many advantages that a strong regional supplier like OneSource has over these national suppliers:

• Our electronically linked Sales Centers and market expertise within our region give us a laser-like focus on customer service that is much more precise than that of our national competition.
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• Our localized inventory of over $12 million of quality, name brand products is more readily available than that of our national competition.
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• Our customized solutions are more "user friendly" than the value-added services offered by our national competition.
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• A direct business relationship with OneSource results in an easier process to track actual diversity (MBE) spend.

Benefits of Diversity

These advantages provide solid business reasoning for the creation of a new type of agreement - The Regional Corporate Diversity Contract. This type of agreement does not have to be a replacement to the existing, often mandatory, national account. It is merely intended to be a voluntary alternative, recognized by corporate, that enables the local plant to attain a higher level of service from the primary national supplier because of the competitive environment that it creates. The Regional Corporate Diversity Contract helps to keep the national supplier honest, while at the same time, helping to support the corporate mission relating to supplier diversity.

Combined with tremendous capabilities in E-Commerce and experience in providing a wide range of targeted value-add services, the Regional Corporate Diversity Contract can actually lower the overall cost of doing business.

If your company has a supplier diversity program and you would like to learn more about how our Diversity & National Accounts may help you stay consistent with your corporate objectives, please contact our director, Brent Bell, at (760) 966-4657 or by e-mail.

Current Diversity Certifications

CPUC

• Supplier Clearinghouse (Utility Supplier Diversity Program) of CPUC - Cert # 9EN00075

NMSDC

• San Diego Regional Minority Supplier Development Council - Cert # SD00112
• Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council - Cert # AZ00025SD
• Southern California Minority Business Development Council - Cert #1057
• Northern California Supplier Development Council - Cert # 05-0469

METRO

• Certified Small Business Enterprise # 18202
• WMD Southern California
• Los Angeles Community College
• City of San Diego
• Los Angeles Unified School District
• San Diego County Water Authority
• Port of Los Angeles
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

Our Awards

OneSource Distributors serves a wide range of industries including Aerospace & Defense, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Municipalities, Refineries, and Utilities.

As a full-line supplier of electrical materials used for facilities maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), as well as new construction, industrial automation and original equipment manufacturing (OEM), our list of customers is a who's who in the corporate world. (for a list of references, please contact our Marketing Department).

Our performance with these customers has not only led to many long-term relationships, but has also enabled us to earn many exclusive awards and top ranking within our industry. A brief list of some of our recent awards is included in the list below.