Melissa Somers
Senior Director, Chief of Staff at TIAA
- Role
- Senior Director, Chief of Staff at TIAA
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Somers
Dedicated professional with 16+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain and process improvement. Results driven with a proven track record for total cost reduction. Extensive knowledge of strategic sourcing, with strong analytical abilities and excellent communication skills. Demonstrated strengths in implementing strategic sourcing process and integrating supply chains of multiple organizations. Highly effective in managing cross-functional teams to achieve corporate goals and reduce total cost. Strong negotiation and project management skills. Thorough expertise in contract negotiation and contract management.Specialties: commodity business plans, contract management, leadership, materials management, meeting facilitation, negotiation, project management, purchasing, etc.
Experience
Senior Director, Chief of Staff
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Industrial & Systems Engineering
1998 — 2002
Skills
- Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Contract Negotiation
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Logistics
- Training
- Negotiation
- Business Process Improvement
- Forecasting
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Supply Chain
- Leadership Development
- Change Management
- Team Building
- Management
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Sourcing
- Vendor Management
- Leadership
- Outsourcing
- Supply Management
- Procurement
- Global Sourcing
- Project Implementation
- Project Management
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Inventory Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Spend Analysis
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