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External Supplier Locator
External Supplier Locator for Diverse & Local Suppliers
Find, verify, and engage diverse and local suppliers through STARS’ External Supplier Locator - connecting your organization to an expansive, procurement-ready supplier network.
1M+ Verified Suppliers
200+ Database Sources
Advanced Search Filters
One-Click Outreach
Trusted by 100+ Fortune 500 Companies:
What, Why, How
Understanding External Supplier Locator
STARS' External Supplier Locator helps organizations search, discover, and engage verified diverse and local suppliers from a database of over 1 million profiles.
What is External Supplier Locator?
STARS’ External Supplier Locator is a powerful database tool that enables procurement teams to search, discover, and engage verified diverse and local suppliers. With access to over 1 million diverse supplier profiles, the locator helps organizations expand their supplier network, meet diversity goals, and increase community impact.
Why Is Tier 1 Spend Analytics Important?
- Provides access to a verified database of diverse and local suppliers
- Identifies qualified suppliers who match your specific procurement needs
- Accelerates supplier diversity program goals and ESG commitments
- Eliminates manual supplier research and reduces sourcing time
How Does STARS Solve?
STARS provides a searchable, AI-powered external supplier locator with advanced filters, verified profiles, and open web capabilities. Procurement teams can identify, validate, and connect with diverse suppliers directly through the platform, with seamless integration options and one-click engagement tools.
Data That Drives
Proven Results from STARS External Supplier Locator
Years Of Experience
Diverse Suppliers
Happy Clients
Features Overview
Expand Your Diverse Supplier Network and Increase Community Impact
We provide a comprehensive suite of supplier discovery tools to help you find, verify, and engage the right diverse and local suppliers for your procurement needs.
Advanced Supplier Database
Gain access to a robust, continuously updated database of verified diverse supplier profiles ready for your procurement needs.
Verified/Flagged Profiles
Connect with suppliers through verified profiles, with flags on certifications and diversity classifications to ensure accuracy.
Plug-in / Embeddable Classification
Embed the supplier locator directly into your existing procurement portal or website for a seamless user experience.
Smart/Geo Search
Identify local and diverse suppliers with precision using geolocation and smart search filters tailored to your needs.
One-Click Connect
Reach out to and engage diverse suppliers with a single click, streamlining supplier engagement and outreach workflows.
AI-Search
Leverage AI-powered search capabilities to surface the most relevant diverse suppliers across your categories and spend areas.
Exceptional Customer Support
Clients Love Our Multi-Channel Customer Support & Training
Supplier Network Access
Access Verified Supplier Profiles and Expansive Networks
Access and explore a continuously expanding database of over 1M+ diverse supplier profiles. Our verification process ensures every profile is accurate, certified, and ready for procurement engagement - saving your team time and improving supplier match quality.
- Verified and certified diverse supplier profiles
- Continuously updated database with fresh supplier data
- Filter and access profiles by certification, size, and category
Precise Supplier Matching
Advanced Search Filters For Precise Supplier Matching
Find exactly the right diverse supplier for your needs with powerful advanced search filters. Narrow your results by certification type, industry, geography, revenue, and more to quickly identify the best-fit suppliers for any engagement.
- Multi-attribute filters by industry, location, and certification
- Geo-based search to surface local and regional suppliers
- Saved searches with auto-notifications for new supplier matches
AI-Driven Search
Discover More With AI-Driven Search And Open Web Capabilities
Go beyond the database with AI-powered search and open web capabilities. STARS surfaces diverse supplier opportunities from across the open web, expanding your reach beyond traditional databases to discover procurement-ready suppliers you may have missed.
- AI-powered supplier discovery across multiple data sources
- Open web search to identify emerging diverse businesses
- Automated supplier suggestions based on your spend categories
Why STARS?
See Why So Many Clients Trust STARS
Join more than 100 Fortune 500 companies and several government and certifying agencies experiencing STARS.
Industries Served
Supporting Your Industry
STARS supports Fortune 500 companies and organizations with configurable Supplier Success solutions for supplier engagement, compliance, and spend visibility.
Healthcare
Government
Retail
Manufacturing
Technology
Energy
Client Success Stories
See What Our Clients Say
The best way to showcase our commitment is through the experiences and stories of those who have partnered with us.
VIVA IT delivered seven critical hires in days, stepping up quickly to meet an urgent higher education staffing need.
We were not used to the type of prompt customer service that is being provided by you; our last provider took at least 48 hours if not more to even respond to one of our questions.
We are impressed by the flexibility and customer-centric approach demonstrated by VIVA
One of the most impressive aspects of our collaboration is your willingness to customize the systems and solutions to perfectly align with the unique needs of our organization.
The VIVA Team listens to customer feedback and makes needed adjustments. Their support team provides very quick responses. This level of customer service isnu2019t often experienced.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Clean, Accurate Data
Automate Diversity Insights with Accurate, Up-to-date and Tailored Supplier Data