It is the policy of Harley-Davidson
Motor Company, Inc. through the Supplier Diversity initiative
(SDI) program, to insure that Minority and Woman Business
Enterprises (MWBE) are provided the maximum practicable
opportunity to participate in contract opportunities
for products and services required by the company. The
primary objective is to increase the participation by
MWBE's while continuing to purchase on the basis of
quality, competitive cost and delivery.
This policy applies to every area and department and
serves to focus and guide all procurement decisions
and activities.
Elements of Harley-Davidson has adopted the following
elements to implement, focus, Implementation and guide
the SDI activities throughout the company.
Element 1 Commitment of
Company Resources
Financial and human resources will be provided for the
ongoing implementation and success of the SDI program.
Element 2 Responsibilities
Supplier Diversity is the responsibility of all levels
of management. The program is to be fully integrated
into the company's acquisition of products and services.
The corporate SDI manager will assist in finding suppliers
and helping set standards of consistency for all areas
and departments.
Element 3 Outreach
An ongoing outreach program to MWBE's will be developed
and Executed by the corporate SDI manager. This program
will assist in Providing a supplier base to sustain
competitive diverse purchasing.
Outreach will be accomplished as follows:
- Training purchasing representatives to locate
and identify MWBE's.
- Communicating the general requirements for doing
business with Harley-Davidson
- Establishing and maintaining contacts with ethnic
media and with media that targets minorities, women
and disabled veterans.
- Establishing and maintaining contacts with women,
minority and disabled veteran organizations.
- Establishing and maintaining contacts with other
business organizations to develop cost effective
methods of increasing contract opportunities with
MWBE's.
- Utilizing existing business development organizations
(i.e. Minority Business Development Councils, Women's
Business Enterprise National Council) to notify
the women, minority business community of opportunities
and to encourage and promote direct contact with
appropriate personnel.
- Establishing effective means for increasing contacts
between MWBE's and Harley-Davidson purchasing representatives
through various forums.
- Delegating to area and department SDI representatives
the Responsibility to develop and maintain effective
linkages between MWBE's and appropriate personnel.
Element 4 Supplier Diversity
Program Goals
Goals will be established to stimulate area and department
management and personnel to solicit proposals from MWBE's.
Element 5 Recordkeeping
and Reporting
Quantitative and qualitative information about MWVE
utilization by Harley-Davidson will continue to be maintained.
Element 6 Subcontracting
Develop and implement programs and procedures to encourage
prime Contractors to use their best efforts to carry
out our SDI corporate policy in awarding subcontracts
to MWVE's for all contracts that are likely to provide
such enterprises subcontracting opportunities.
Element 7 Internal Review
Committee
An internal SDI Review Committee will be developed to
monitor program activities. The SDI manager will report
to senior management. |