Indirect B2B Supplier Directory’s MISSION is to assist supply sourcing organizations to identify supplier domain knowledge and expertise within all corporate indirect spend categories.

1. Contact Bill Kohnen
Telephone 1-408-638-9112
Email info@indirectsupplychain.com
Website www.ismsiliconvalley.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2015
INDIRECT B2B SUPPLIER DIRECTORY
A cloud based web-mobile Tool for Indirect B2B Supplier Identification & Sourcing
San Jose, CA, USA, August 3, 2015 - The Institute for Supply Management of Silicon Valley (ISM-SV) has launched the Indirect B2B
Supplier Directory, a supplier identification and sourcing tool for the global procurement and supply chain community. FOR
INDIRECT PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLIER SOURCING ENTITIES: The Indirect B2B Supplier Directory is provided on a complementary
basis via log-in/registration at www.indirectsupplychain.com.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory’s MISSION is to assist supply sourcing organizations to identify supplier domain knowledge and
expertise within all corporate indirect spend categories.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory is a cloud based web-mobile application that integrates relevant social business information about
indirect suppliers. Today's dynamic indirect procurement and supply chain professional expects a social business profile when
sourcing suppliers, but social business detail is typically absent from legacy tools or systems.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory highlights indirect suppliers that have a dedication to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and
Sustainability areas. Diversity suppliers are shown as: Aboriginal-Owned Business, Disabled-Owned Business, Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise, Historically Underutilized Business, HUB-Zoned Certified Business, LGBT-Owned Business, Minority Owned or
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), SBA 8(a) Certified, Small Business, and Small Disadvantaged Business.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory’s key feature is its SEARCH function for locating suppliers within major corporate indirect spend
categories. Major Indirect spend categories include: Accounting, Advertising, Audit, Capital Expenditure, Compliance, Construction,
Consulting, Customer Relationship Management, Distribution, Energy, Engineering, Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, Indirect or
Maintenance Repair Operation, Information Technology, Insurance, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketing, Meetings & Events,
Operations, Public Relations, Product and Services Development, Professional Services, Quality Management, Real Estate,
Regulatory, Risk Management, Sales, Sustainability, Transportation, Travel, and Utilities. Beneath each major indirect spend
category, suppliers are listed under 500+ sub-categories of indirect spend.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory’s KEYWORD SEARCH functionality identifies suppliers within: (1) Major spend categories and/or
sub-categories of supplier expertise, (2) Diversity type classifications, and (3) Country and state operational locations. Links are
provided to each supplier’s website and social business sites along with supplier contact information.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory features suppliers that call out referenced Information Technology infosecurity processes for
managing CYBERSECURITY SECURITY PROCEDURES or PROTOCOLS. Supplier data risk management is a key part of any indirect

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supply chain assessment, including service providers. Indirect B2B Supplier Directory provides a link view into a supplier's
commitment to eliminate or mitigate indirect services disruptions via their infosecurity and cybersecurity practices or protocols.
INDIRECT SUPPLIERS can become listed in ISM-SV’s Indirect B2B Supplier Directory with a "one-time" donation of $99. USD at
www.indirectsupplychain.com. As an option: Indirect suppliers may become a FEATURED SPONSOR of ISM Silicon Valley which
includes ongoing global promotion of Sponsor’s press releases, RSS news feeds, Twitter feeds, etc. FEATURED SPONSORSHIP
includes full supplier promotion and an Indirect B2B Supplier Directory listing for a bundled "one-time" donation of $500. USD at
www.indirectsupplychain.com.
Corporate SPEND ANALYSIS and Supplier REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) services are also offered as a professional value-add
offering by ISM of Silicon Valley. Spend Analysis is arguably the most important tool available for procurement organizations to: (1)
Identify areas of cost savings, (2) Benchmark supplier performance and (3) Develop and improve procurement results and
performance. ISM-SV members and sponsors offer deep knowledge and practical skill for spend analysis and can quickly help
organizations with options ranging from quick manual reviews to comprehensive reporting using “best-in-class” cloud based SaaS
solutions. Whatever approach to spend analysis taken, you are sure to identify real opportunity for cost and procurement process
improvement.
The advantages of using best in class REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) knowledge and processes are well known to include: (1)
Faster capture of cost savings, (2) Better supplier performance and (3) Reduced cost and improved efficiency related to supplier
sourcing. Available via the ISM–SV network are world class RFP templates for standard and technology focused categories as well as
the knowledge to quickly develop RFP strategies for emerging indirect goods and services. By leveraging the RFP knowledge
available, organizations will reduce the time it takes to start capturing lower costs and incorporate new innovation into their
business processes and products.
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is a not-for-profit educational association that serves its 45,000 members and
professionals and organizations with an interest in supply management in more than 90 countries. ISM offers the Certified
Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) and Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD) qualifications. In partnership
with Arizona State University, ISM sponsors the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS) Research.
Indirect B2B Supplier Directory & Indirect Supply Chain B2B (ISC-B2B) www.indirectsupplychain.com are brands of the Institute for
Supply Management - Silicon Valley, Inc., a 501c non-profit www.ismsiliconvalley.org
Contact: Indirect B2B Supplier Directory, info@indirectsupplychain.com, 1-408-638-9112, P.O. Box 32156, San Jose, CA 95152
To request more information about the Indirect B2B Supplier Directory, contact Bill Kohnen at 1-408-638-9112 or email
info@indirectsupplychain.com
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