Supplier of the Year Nomination - 2018
Maureen Borodin
Excellence Working with Toyota Puts JKL on Shortlist for Top Southern California Honor
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – JUNE 26, 2018 – The Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC) today announced that JKL Technologies has been nominated by Toyota as an exemplary partner in the category of Class III Supplier of the Year (SOTY). Winners will be announced at the 34th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards luncheon on July 25, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.
Widely regarded as the most prestigious honor that can be given to a certified minority business enterprise, the SOTY Awards are determined by a panel of procurement and supplier diversity leaders who represent SCMSDC’s corporate membership. That membership includes, among others, The Walt Disney Company. American Honda, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, NBCUniversal, Amgen, Sony Pictures and AEG.
“The Supplier of the Year Awards celebrate the unique relationships that develop between our MBEs and corporate members,” said Virginia Gomez, president and CEO of SCMSDC. “It reinforces the value these relationships bring and the positive impact they have on both of their businesses.”
As a nominee, JKL Technologies, Inc. is eligible to win either a Winner’s Circle Award (runner-up) or the Supplier of the Year Award (1st place). Both awards will be presented for each category of MBEs: Class 1 (up to $1 million in gross annual sales), Class II (between $1 million and $10 million), Class III (between $10 million and $50 million) and Class IV ($50 million or greater).
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