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Supplier Diversity at Lilly. Why is Supplier Diversity important for Lilly?. Compliance – Lilly is a federal government contractor We have small business spend goals to meet Competitive Advantage/Business Imperative Diversity fosters creativity. Creativity drives innovation.
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Why is Supplier Diversity important for Lilly? • Compliance – Lilly is a federal government contractor • We have small business spend goals to meet • Competitive Advantage/Business Imperative • Diversity fosters creativity. Creativity drives innovation. • Innovation leads to business success • Individual patient outcomes • We need the BEST! • Key piece of the puzzle to Lilly’s corporate diversity strategy • Enables us to effectively market our products to a diverse market place
What is 2nd Tier? • Any supplier, regardless of type or size, that is contracted through a 1st tier supplier to Lilly.
Why partner with Lilly on 2nd Tier? • We cannot do it alone – We need the unique opportunities that YOUR company can provide to qualified small/diverse businesses • Left un-addressed, these challenges will diminish competitive access to opportunities for qualified small/diverse businesses • We view YOU as our partner willing to share the responsibility to ensure growth in the market place • Your partnership will strengthen our supply chain management process and increase both our competitive advantage
Objectives • Address frequently raised concerns on 2nd Tier • Identify the two methods of 2nd tier reporting • Diverse categories we track for 2nd Tier • 2nd Tier process
2nd Tier – Top 4 concerns from 1st Tier Supplier • Do not understand the importance of 2nd Tier to Lilly • Do not understand Lilly’s 2nd Tier process • Do not have the ability to track 2nd Tier spend • Do not know who the potential 2nd Tier diverse suppliers are in their space
2nd Tier Reporting – 2 Methods • Direct • List the spend $$ and names of small and diverse suppliers that you subcontract with on Lilly business • Indirect • Determine what percent the Lilly sales revenue is to your overall sales and then multiply that percentage by your diversity spend amount
2nd Tier Process…. • E-mail notification from Lilly to 1st Tier suppliers requesting 2nd Tier spend • Send last week of the quarter • Lilly provides 2nd Tier Templates • Submit 2nd Tier spend data by 24th of the following month • Lilly compiles the 2nd Tier data • Tracks 2nd Tier spend by supplier and report internally