External Supplier Locator

Discover Diverse Suppliers Worldwide

Expand your supply chain with ease using STARS' External Supplier Locator—your gateway to a global network of diverse suppliers.

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Purpose Overview

What, Why, How

Ensure your supplier data is clean, consistent, and reliable. Learn how STARS Data Scrubbing & Enrichment improves your data accuracy, quality, and decision-making.

What is the External Supplier Locator Module?

Explore a World of Suppliers
The External Supplier Locator is a powerful tool that provides access to a vast database of verified suppliers worldwide. It helps procurement managers search, identify, and engage with diverse suppliers that meet specific criteria within a seamless, easy-to-use platform.

Why Do You Need It?

CHALLENGES
Limited Supplier Visibility: Difficulty finding qualified, diverse suppliers outside current networks.
Manual Vetting: Labor-intensive processes to verify suppliers’ diversity..

How Does It Solve the Problem?

AI-Powered Supplier Discovery
Our module offers advanced search capabilities, enabling you to apply specific filters such as location, certifications, and diversity status. Verified supplier profiles ensure compliance and easy discovery.
Impact of Supplier Discovery

Achieve New Efficiency in Supplier Sourcing

Reduction in supplier discovery time
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Increase in supplier diversity
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Verified suppliers across various industries
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Improvement in compliance rates
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Core Features

Unleash the Power of Supplier Discovery

Advanced Search Filters

Use filters to search by capabilities, location, certification, and more.

Verified Supplier Profiles

Access supplier profiles with up-to-date certification information.

Diversity Supplier Identification

Easily identify diverse and minority-owned businesses.

Open Web Search

Expanded search capabilities to include open web results for more comprehensive supplier sourcing.

One-Click Outreach

Engage directly with suppliers in just one click, making outreach seamless.

AI Search

AI-enhanced search identifies the best matches for your criteria from vast datasets.
Expand Your Supplier Network

Accelerate your workflow sourcing and engaging diverse suppliers

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Verified and Trusted Suppliers

Access Verified Supplier Profiles and Diverse Networks

Gain confidence in your supplier decisions with access to over 200+ open and agency databases, featuring more than 1M verified supplier records. Identify minority-owned, women-owned, and diverse suppliers while ensuring compliance with certifications and regulations.

  • Verified certifications and capabilities
  • Diversity status prominently displayed
  • Filter suppliers by diversity and compliance
Find the Perfect Supplier

Advanced Search Filters for Precise Supplier Matching

Locate suppliers that meet your procurement needs with advanced search filters. Narrow results based on location, certifications, capabilities, and more.

  • Multiple search filters for targeted supplier selection.
  • Save and revisit search criteria for future use.
  • Real-time results with accurate supplier information.
AI Search & Open Web Search

Discover More with AI-Driven Search and Open Web Capabilities

Maximize your supplier discovery efforts with STARS’ AI-powered search and upcoming Open Web Search. Find relevant suppliers faster and expand beyond the existing database for global procurement opportunities.

  • AI-driven search for accurate results
  • Open Web Search for additional suppliers
  • Real-time updates and expanded sourcing
Why STARS?

See why so many clients trust us

Join more than 50 Fortune 500 companies and several Government and Certifying Agencies experiencing STARS.

Tailored Portal Workflow

Customize the portal to fit your specific workflow needs, ensuring the system works for you.

Branded, Secure Private Portal

Your portal is unique to your brand and protected by industry-leading security measures.

Custom Reporting

Dynamic report-building tools let you create custom reports to fit your exact needs.

Global Capabilities

Our platform supports organizations worldwide, ensuring seamless operations across borders.

Transparent Pricing

Enjoy fixed, competitive pricing with no hidden costs and unlimited users.

Multi-Channel Customer Support

Our exemplary customer support and training ensure your success.

Many clients stay with us because they value our reliable multi-channel service, exceptional support, and comprehensive training.

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Industry Verticals

Industries Served

Partnering with diverse industries to drive innovation and success.

Healthcare
Healthcare
Government
Government
Retail
Manufacturing
Technology
Energy
Energy
Customer Reviews

Success Stories

We turned our clients frustration with their process into a platform they love

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.

Tonya Dailey Northwestern Mutual

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.

Elizabeth Kaiser Permanente

The VIVA Team listens to customer feedback and makes needed adjustments. Their support team provides very quick responses. This level of customer service isn’t often experienced.

Sheri Shafir AMC Networks

We are impressed by the flexibility and customer-centric approach demonstrated by VIVA


Tom Thattacherry Gilead
Find the Perfect Supplier

Easily Find & Engage New and Existing Suppliers

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We've got answers

Frequently Asked Questions

We want to make your lives easier by making your data better and error-free so don’t hesitate to talk to us on any of your data scrubbing needs.

No more searching manually through the web or in your excel sheets! Use our robust search features to easily source suppliers for your opportunities and engage with them.

Yes! You can invite suppliers to register on your portal or reach out via email through our outreach tools. Once suppliers are registered and vetted, you can move forward with RFI/Survey engagement, allowing you to ask specific questions and gather the necessary data for your opportunities.

We have developed an automated process to update and validate our diversity data and our data team uses this process to constantly update the diversity data.

We have robust simple and advanced search capabilities that include filtering on various data points. Perform any search you can think of and expect relevant results.

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Expand Your Supplier Network Today

Discover how STARS' External Supplier Locator can streamline your procurement process.

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