Become a Diverse Supplier

Requirements for Diverse Supplier Classification

For profit enterprise
At least 51 percent owned and operated by one of the diverse categories (please see below for category listing)
Proof of effective management of the business (operating position, by-laws, hire-fire and decision making roe)
Control of the business as evidenced by signature role on loans, leases and contracts
United States based company
U.S. Citizenship

Categories

Non-Minority Woman
Asian and Pacific Islander-American
African American
Hispanic
Native American
People with a Disability
Disabled Veteran
Veteran

Diverse Supplier Next Steps

Diverse Suppliers who wish to initiate a business relationship with Walmart please follow the next steps listed below.

If you have determined that you are not a diverse supplier but would like to initiate a business relationship with Walmart, please go to www.Walmartstores.com and click on the "Suppliers" tab (to the far right) for further instructions.

Get to Know Walmart

In order to best serve Walmart and make a noticeable presentation and impression, it is beneficial that you get to know our business and understand not only our needs, but also how your firm can help fulfill them.

The Following Will Enable You to Better Understand Our Core Process

Read this information in its entirety. It contains valuable information that will be beneficial to your business now and in the future or for other business initiatives.
Visit one or more Walmart Stores, Sam's Club locations or Supercenters. Get to know our product offerings, quality and prices.
Compare your product or service to our existing ones.
Make sure you understand the Walmart customer and how your product or service will complement our present assortment.

Provide the Following Requirements (to Supplier Diversity)

A copy of your certification, from NMSDC, WBENC or USBLN, or a completed self identification form.
- National Minority Suppliers Development Council
  1359 Broadway
  New York, NY 10018
  (212) 944-2430
  www.nmsdc.org
- Women's Business Enterprise National Council
  1710 H St.
  NW 7th Floor
  Washington, DC 20006
  (202) 872-5515
  www.wbenc.org
- US Business Leadership Network (USBLN)
  Disability Supplier Diversity Program
  1501 M Street, NW - 7th Floor
  Washington, DC 20005
  (800) 706-2710
  www.usbln.org
An introductory email proposal that includes:
2-3 page document about how your product or service will complement our present assortment, and ultimately benefit our customers.

An attachment of your current certification.
For more information visit our Submission Process page.

*Please allow time for a response to your email. We make every effort to review new inquiries as quickly as possible.

Samples

Please do not send samples unless specifically requested from Supplier Development, the Supplier Diversity Department or your buyer. All samples become the property of Walmart and are not returned.

If Your Status as Diverse Supplier Changes

If a Walmart/Sam's Club supplier no longer qualifies as a minority or woman-owned business, it is imperative that Walmart/Sam's Club is notified promptly. This may or may not affect the supplier relationship. The information concerning Walmart's minority and women-owned business development must be kept current. Any supplier who intentionally falsifies or withholds information concerning his/her minority or women-owned business status will have his/her Walmart/Sam's Club supplier number terminated.

Disclaimer: Any costs incurred for MWBE certifications are the supplier's responsibility.