Cargill Director of Supplier Diversity Tim Thomas is passionate about his work. "We award contracts based on competitiveness and competence, so my passion is rooted in impressive bottom-line results," he says. "Our people know that the next great idea can come from anyone, anytime, including from diverse suppliers. And when we look for it, we find it."rnTake the example of Chief Adhesives in Fort Worth, Tex., which Oklahoma Chocktaw Leonard Goode founded inrn1991 after working for over 20 years for the largest U.S. adhesive manufacturer. Only a few years after Chief Adhesives began to produce hot melt thermo-plas-tic adhesives, Cargill Solutions saw enough promise to award it a subcontract for service on one of its major consumer product customers. On the basis of that success, Chief Adhesives secured meetings with procurement professionals at other Cargill business units, and Cargill has since brokered meetings and introductions with other companies. Chief Adhesives' successfulrngrowth comes from its commitment to the highest-quality product targeted to individual customer needs, improving results for Cargill and Chief Adhesives. "'Thank you' just doesn't do justice to the value of our alliance with Cargill," concludes Dirk Bundle, director of sales and marketing for Chief Adhesives.
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