PSEG Announces Graduates of Supplier Diversity Mentorship Program

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This year’s graduates are from Bush Electrical Services (Pompton Lakes, NJ); J&L Electrical and Communications (Rockaway, NJ); Martinez Associates, Inc. (Montville, NJ); and WillDog Property Preservation & Management (East Orange, NJ).

PSEG announced the 2022 graduates of its first Supplier Diversity Mentorship program. 

The six-month program supports:

-       economic development within New Jersey communities

-       the New Jersey CEO Council’s pledge to spend an additional $250 million on procurement with state-based, diverse companies by 2025

As part of that pledge, PSEG committed to increasing its business with diverse suppliers to at least 30% of spending by 2023. PSEG met this commitment two years early in 2021.

Congratulations to this year’s graduates from the following New Jersey businesses:

  • Bush Electrical Services (Pompton Lakes, NJ)
  • J&L Electrical and Communications (Rockaway, NJ)
  • Martinez Associates, Inc. (Montville, NJ)
  • WillDog Property Preservation & Management (East Orange, NJ)

Here is the full information. Congratulations to the awardees!

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) is proud to announce the 2022 graduates of its first Supplier Diversity Mentorship program. The six-month program supports the New Jersey CEO Council’s[1] pledge to spend an additional $250 million on procurement with state-based, diverse companies by 2025

As part of that pledge, PSEG committed to increasing its business with diverse suppliers to at least 30% of spending by 2023. The company met this commitment two years early in 2021

This year’s graduates are from Bush Electrical Services (Pompton Lakes, NJ); J&L Electrical and Communications (Rockaway, NJ); Martinez Associates, Inc. (Montville, NJ); and WillDog Property Preservation & Management (East Orange, NJ).

Many diverse suppliers are unfamiliar with the internal processes required to complete successful RFPs for large companies and may benefit from guidance and support in strengthening their skills in business areas related to such areas as human capital management, accounting, and business development. The PSEG Supplier Diversity Mentorship program aims to remove barriers and facilitate access to opportunities to bid on projects for PSEG and other large organizations. As graduates, each company is eligible to qualify and receive contracts as a tier 1 or 2 PSEG supplier.

“We are committed to strengthening our communities and ensuring our suppliers better reflect the diversity of our region,” said Kim Hanemann, PSE&G president and chief operating office. “The PSEG Supplier Diversity Mentorship program is a model for developing the skills of diverse suppliers and preparing them to support not only PSEG but other organizations throughout New Jersey and beyond.”

Each participant in the program received ongoing mentorship from leaders of PSEG and PSEG prime suppliers to advance a range of skills in areas they identified. Based on a mentoring framework developed by the Rutgers Business School, mentors and mentees met bi-monthly to discuss goals, challenges, and progress. In addition, each participant received on-the-job training by shadowing a prime supplier to help develop their capabilities and build experience.

“It is unusual for companies to invest in a supplier, especially a supplier that that company is not even in business with yet,” said Kevin Lyons, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Supply Chain Management, and Director, Public-Private Community Partnership Program, Rutgers Business School, who supported PSEG in the development and implementation of the program. “PSEG is meeting their pledge, recruiting state-based, diverse companies, then mentoring these suppliers and giving them opportunities for work.” 

“The opportunity to participate in the program will help us grow our business,” said Kenneth D. Jenkins of Martinez Associates. “It allowed us to see how engineers on PSEG teams look at aspects of the work and how we should do things. I now look forward to showing a company like PSEG what my company can do.”