for supplier Diversity Leaders
Drive Impact Through Procurement-Ready Diverse Suppliers
Many supplier diversity programs face challenges building strong supplier pipelines and converting engagement into procurement results.
Next Street helps organizations develop procurement-ready diverse suppliers that strengthen performance, increase contract opportunities, and support business goals.
The Challenge
Why Supplier Diversity Programs Struggle to Deliver Impact
Many programs struggle to attract, develop, and utilize suppliers at scale.
This can lead to:
Limited supplier participation
Low contract conversion
Supplier readiness gaps
Unclear ROI and impact
The takeaway: The challenge isn't just participation, it's also creating pathways to performance and procurement outcomes.
Our Approach
Turn Supplier Diversity into Measurable Business Impact
Next Street helps supplier diversity leaders strengthen supplier participation, utilization, and performance.
We do this by:
Assessing supplier readiness and ecosystem gaps
Aligning supplier diversity with procurement goals
Engaging suppliers through scalable platforms and programs
Developing procurement-ready suppliers
The takeaway: Stronger supplier pipelines, increased utilization, and measurable business and economic impact.
The Solution
Turn Supplier Diversity Goals into Procurement Outcomes
Next Street helps organizations identify readiness gaps, engage diverse suppliers at scale, and develop procurement-ready businesses that drive measurable business and economic impact.
Supplier Ecosystem Assessment & Strategy
A data-driven assessment that helps organizations identify supplier diversity gaps, strengthen diverse supplier pipelines, and build strategies that improve procurement outcomes.
Supplier Readiness Tool
A standardized assessment that helps organizations evaluate supplier readiness, identify qualified diverse suppliers, and accelerate supplier qualification and onboarding.
Supplier Resource Platform
A centralized platform that helps organizations engage diverse suppliers, connect them to resources and opportunities, and deliver consistent supplier development programs.
Supplier Success Accelerator
A structured approach that helps organizations develop diverse supplier capabilities, strengthen procurement readiness, and increase contract opportunities.
Proof
Proven Results Across Supplier Diversity Ecosystems
Next Street helps organizations build procurement-ready diverse supplier pipelines that improve supplier performance, strengthen alignment with procurement goals, and drive measurable business and economic impact.
Case Study
DoorDash Accelerator for Local Goods
Strengthening supplier readiness and expanding pathways for diverse entrepreneurs within emerging consumer brands.
Case Study
Get in the Game
Building LA’s supplier ecosystem for various communities through coalition, procurement strategy & digital infrastructure.
Insights
Assessing Chicago’s Small Business Ecosystem
Report examining the economic disparities among women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color on Chicago’s South and West Sides.
Turn Supplier Diversity into Business Results
Strengthen supplier performance, increase impact, and drive procurement outcomes.
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