Pam Cline Glover, Supplier Diversity Manager at Southwest Airlines Co., Shares About Reporting “Spend”
Being new to the Supplier Diversity role at Southwest Airlines Co., I was overwhelmed! Pulled in different directions from managing my construction commodity, government reporting, internal training, and providing external customer support to name a few, any new requests had to take a back seat. Until one day I received a call from David Robinson (with Brinker International and WBCS Chairperson) asking me to submit my Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) spend. Before I could get "no" out my mouth, he said "just pick one WBE supplier and start with that; I'll walk you through it. It's really easy." I asked David to give me a week to look into it.
I reached out to a specific buyer and asked them to provide me quarterly spend for this supplier. Once returned, I followed the instructions provided by the Women’s Business Council – Southwest (WBCS). Truthfully, it took me less than five (5) minutes! After following up with David, I was determined to report each quarter and I was successful. The hardest part was remembering my login information, but Lauren Williams ([email protected]) was there to assist. More importantly, my company was recognized at the annual WBCS Power to Potential event.