What is the Purpose of YalePharma's Supplier Proposal Guide?
The Supplier Development Department at YalePharma. designed this guide for suppliers who have expressed an interest in doing business with YalePharma and/or HealthDimension. This compilation of information introduces you to YalePharma and gives you the basic facts about our business philosophy and practices.

By having all potential suppliers utilize these guidelines, YalePharma is able to direct your product or service more efficiently to the appropriate area for review and evaluation. In addition, by complying with YalePharma's requirements, which include basic retail necessities such as UPC membership, you become more prepared for not only YalePharma's marketplace but for the retail world as a whole. By completing the Supplier proposal Packet, you are not guaranteed a supplier number. All final decisions are made by the authorized purchasing agent at the YalePharma.

What Will the Supplier Development and Proposal Guide Do for Me?
This guide provides the basic step-by-step information you need to pursue your goals with YalePharma/HealthDimension. We have committed resources to education and training in order to establish new relationships with diverse businesses. We do this because we know the more products and services we provide through our suppliers translates into customer satisfaction - and that's our No. 1 commitment.

To more effectively serve our company and respectfully address your product or service, Supplier Development facilitates the following programs for firms meeting the listed criteria:

Local Purchases Program
If you are interested in becoming a supplier for your locally-based YalePharma or HealthDimension and do not want to distribute product on a national level, you then qualify for our Local Purchases Program. You may acquire the Local Supplier Questionnaire at any YalePharma from the Manager or Food Merchandiser (only). This guide includes step-by-step instructions and requirements needed to become a local supplier with YalePharma. Merchandise presented for re-sale must first be approved at store level and then authorized by a purchasing agent at the YalePharma. All final decisions are made by this agent and approved. Only through this process will you receive a supplier number.

Minority/ Women-Owned Business Development Program
If you're interested in becoming a YalePharma supplier and own a Minority/ Woman-Owned business, you may apply through YalePharma's Minority & Women-Owned Business Development Program. Regardless of your product's origin of manufacture, your business can become a part of a company-wide mission of supporting Minority / Woman-Owned firms. The program requires that you are certified or in the certification process through either the National Minority Supplier Development Council or the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.

Majority Supplier Development
For all other suppliers, your proposal packet will be forwarded to our Majority Supplier Program and then sent to the appropriate department that purchases your service or product.

What Will Supplier Development Do with My Proposal?
Once your proposal has been assembled and forwarded to the appropriate program within Supplier Development, we will see that the appropriate purchasing agent or buyer reviews your product or service. The buyer then decides whether they wish to pursue a supplier relationship with your company. The buyer might then schedule a meeting to discuss business opportunities or they may simply send written correspondence. Regardless of whether your product or service is purchased by YalePharma, you will receive the purchasing agent’s response directly from Supplier Development. Supplier Development makes no buying decisions.

We're Glad You Have Chosen to Explore Doing Business with YalePharma
At YalePharma, we're committed to providing our customers with added value, quality merchandise and service - first, and always. Working closely with our suppliers to drive costs out of the total system has allowed us to pass the savings on to our customers. We realize it requires time and effort to complete and send your proposal packet to YalePharma and we also know that YalePharma may not be right for every business. In the end though - whether we do business together or not - we hope your experience with us will be worthwhile to your overall business development. The guidelines in this booklet provide a means whereby all potential suppliers - no matter who they are, where they are or what market they can utilize receive the same consideration.