Partnership for Excellence in Supplier Development Sample Clauses

Partnership for Excellence in Supplier Development. (PESD) The overall project objective is to: • Strengthen Corporate supplier diversity practices; • Increase procurement transactions between Black-owned businesses and Corporate South Africa; • Improve the performance of Black-owned SME suppliers, enhancing their capacity to compete in an increasingly competitive global environment; and • Improved working conditions of SME suppliers. SASDC will partner with five (5) private sector corporations operating in South Africa and Corporate Members of the SASDC. By nature of the SASDC Corporate Membership, these companies will have demonstrated leadership and commitment to employing inclusive business practices. For the pilot cluster, we will be prioritising companies in or directly related to mining and extractive industries. Each corporate will select 15 Black-owned SME suppliers to participate in the PESD programme: Three (3) suppliers for the high intensity Comprehensive Supplier Development Track (CSDT) and 12 for the low- to medium- intensity expanded Essential Supplier Development Track (ESDT). The selected SME participants will be certified suppliers, which mean they will have undergone, or will undergo the SASDC’s rigorous vetting process. By nature of the SASDC certification, SME suppliers will be 51% or more Black-owned, - controlled and -managed. They will also be current suppliers of the respective corporate, selected as an outcome of the Spend Gap Analysis activity in Phase 2 of the programme. Lastly, the PESD Programme will utilise the technology solutions and training expertise of various implementation partners on an as-needed basis. The implementation partners will be appointed as an outcome of the SME Supplier Gap Analysis conducted in Phase 5, or month 10, of the Programme. The majority of the appointed implementation partners will also be certified SASDC suppliers. The cost of this initiative will be R56 million and funded through the corporate ESD funding towards B-BBEE Enterprise Development and Supplier Development elements of the scorecard (1% and 2% of NPAT). Factors critical to enable success • Collaboration amongst key stakeholders to maximise impact. • Eliminate duplication of resources to ensure maximum benefit of effort and cost. • Share best practice. • Integrate national and international best practice methodology. • Go beyond compliance-based fund allocation for supplier development. • Xxxxxx competition and competitive procurement practices. • Maximise visible and measurable impa...
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