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Supplier Engagement

Our approach to supplier relationships.

Our Supplier Engagement Commitment

Nimesh Jhaveri, R.Ph., EVP and Chief Impact Officer

At McKesson, we are committed to sourcing quality products and services for our customers and employees. Our business is able to do well by doing good — meaning that we seek collaborative, win-win solutions with our supplier partners. 

We work with a wide variety of suppliers to advance new ideas with speed. We support the economic growth and development of the communities in which they operate and serve. These suppliers help McKesson fulfill its purpose — Advancing Health Outcomes for All®.

We actively seek to grow our existing supplier partnerships, as well as creating new relationships as needed by our business, by providing all qualified suppliers the opportunity to compete for contracts with McKesson. In addition, in furtherance of federal contracting requirements, we undertake good faith efforts to engage with and provide equitable business opportunities for consideration for the following types of suppliers:

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Small Business

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Small Disadvantaged Business

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Woman-Owned Small Business

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Veteran-Owned Small Business

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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

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HUBZone Small Business

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Prospective vendors
 

Vendor Registration

We encourage prospective vendors to register on our online Supplier portal — STARS. Successful registration is not a guarantee of business or a promise of future consideration. The database is used as a tool to search for potential vendors when our procurement teams are seeking suppliers for products or services.

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Enhancing Our Ability to Support Our Aspirations

Our focus through this program is on the growth of supplier partners that are small, owned by veterans or women, or located in historically underutilized business zones, as designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and HUBZone Small Businesses require pre-certification by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Information about certification requirements can be found at SBA Certify - Small Business Administration.

McKesson is a leading diversified healthcare services company. We look for vendors that can support both the Indirect and Direct aspects of the business. It is incumbent on potential vendors to understand how they fit with McKesson and how they can help McKesson create value in the marketplace. We expect vendors to:

  • Demonstrate financial stability, supply chain capacity and capability to work with a company the size of McKesson.
  • Have the ability to provide services to McKesson where needed.
  • Possess a skilled management team with experience in the industry.

McKesson operates a diversified portfolio of businesses.

  1. Focus on your company’s core competency and identify an area of potential fit at McKesson.
  2. Assess geographic capacity of your company.
  3. Identify how your company can add value or differentiate from what is already in place.

Our procurement professionals will leverage the Supplier Portal when trying to identify new vendors. Make sure your profile is focused and current.

  • Meet us at local events.
  • Send us an email if there is something beyond your profile you would like for us to know.
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1 Successful registration into the supplier portal (STARS) is not a guarantee of business or a promise of future consideration.