Initiating opportunity: RTX PARTNERS proactively delivers insights to TELUS
TELUS introduced its supplier diversity program in 2012 to encourage economic development by giving diverse suppliers greater access to purchasing opportunities. Diverse suppliers, classified as businesses majority owned and operated by visible minority, aboriginal or female, oftentimes face challenges in securing supply management contracts when competing against larger, more established organizations. By taking proactive steps to create equal opportunities for diverse suppliers, TELUS is promoting greater opportunities for local suppliers and small businesses.
“At TELUS, we understand that a diverse environment facilitates a broader exchange of ideas and perspectives, which is why we have made a commitment to give historically under-represented groups the opportunity to compete for our business,” said David Sharma, TELUS Chief Procurement Officer. “By launching our supplier diversity program, we aim to deliver an improved customer experience based on a larger portfolio of suppliers that more closely reflect the communities where we live, work and serve.”
RTX Technology PARTNERS, a CAMSC certified minority-owned supplier, engaged TELUS in 2012 after the implementation of its program. As a consulting firm delivering strategy and technology solutions to clients, RTX PARTNERS took the initiative to reach out and share their subject matter expertise and insight while learning about TELUS’ IT performance and technology platforms. It was not long before TELUS executives recognized RTX PARTNERS’ breadth of technical knowledge and strategic solutions capabilities.
TELUS expressed the desire to further enhance the performance of its IT infrastructure, as it is the company’s goal to have best-in-class processes. After seeking recommendations to increase IT resiliency, RTX PARTNERS provided a prompt, credible, independent, and impartial third party perspective to help TELUS define priorities and next steps in order to meet and exceed their business objectives.
About RTX PARTNERS:
RTX TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC (RTX PARTNERS) launched in 2007, and has grown rapidly to become a global consulting firm delivering strategy and technology solutions to clients across a wide range of industries. RTX PARTNERS leads complex projects, defines business strategies, architect technology visions, optimizes business processes and ensures effective implementation. Through a collaborative approach to solutions, RTX PARTNERS provides realistic plans that create sustainable results. Leveraging deep industry experience and functional expertise, RTX PARTNERS focuses on unearthing new insights, mobilizing organizations, driving tangible results, and making companies more capable. We share a collective commitment to drive transformation that impacts global communities and organizations. However, RTX PARTNERS believes that the core of our success has been our razor sharp focus on delivering value to our clients.
RTX PARTNERS is a minority-owned business that has secured business value in being a certified supplier with the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC). “CAMSC provides a vehicle for education about the Canadian corporate marketplace and a channel to network with large corporations. As a regular CAMSC participant, we have the opportunity to further expand our client base.” M. Hans Delly, Global Managing Director, RTX Technology PARTNERS.
For more information, visit www.rtxpartners.com .
About TELUS:
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.9 billion of annual revenue and more than 13.1 million customer connections, including 7.7 million wireless subscribers, 3.4 million wireline network access lines, 1.4 million Internet subscribers and 678,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $300 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.8 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS’ local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit www.telus.com .