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Akilah Tyson

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Head of Global Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) - Procurement Operations & Innovation at Nike
📍 McKinney, Texas, United States

Akilah is an enterprise program leader and the Head of Global Supplier Relationship Management at Nike, with over 15 years of experience. She specializes in building governance frameworks for supplier innovation and performance. Colleagues describe her as passionate, sharp-focused, and conscientious.

Her background includes involvement with the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and INROADS of Dallas, an organization focused on developing talented underserved youth. This suggests a long-standing passion for community building and mentorship outside of her direct professional responsibilities.

Akilah is a Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity and launched the inaugural Supplier Diversity program during her time at Ericsson.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Head of Global Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) - Procurement Operations & Innovation
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
McKinney, Texas, United States
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Supplier Diversity
She holds a certification in this field and launched Ericsson's first supplier diversity program. Peers note her extreme passion for promoting diverse-owned enterprises.
Strategic Sourcing
Led initiatives at a prior company that drove 25% annual cost savings and significantly reduced supply chain complexity through strategic supplier consolidation.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Global Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) - Procurement Operations & Innovation
Nike
8-2020 - 6-2025
Enterprise Strategic Vendor Governance Lead – Strategic Enterprise Capabilities (SEC)
Nike
3-2020 - 8-2020
Delivery Category Manager Consultant - Corporate Professional Services
IBM
2-2017 - 3-2020
Procurement Strategy Lead – AT&T & Integrated Carriers
Amdocs
2011 - 2-2017
Global M&A Program Lead – Sourcing & Supplier Integration
Ericsson
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Education
Bachelor of Science (BS)
The University of Texas at Arlington
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Phoenix
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