TRACI NICHOLS

Vice President,
Procurement Transformation & Automation

YEARS OF PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERIENCE
20

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD
Principal - The Shelby Group
Manager, IT Vendor Management - CHEP
Director, Supplier Relationship Manager - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Continuous Improvement Manager/Lean Expert - Barnes Distribution
Supplier Relationship Manager - Barnes Distribution
US Procurement Manager - Graftech International
Senior Buyer - Newell Rubbermaid/Calphalon
Buyer - Corning Incorporated

SPECIALTIES WITHIN PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN
Procurement Technology • Process Implementation • Procurement Software Implementation • Supplier Relationship Management Programs

INDUSTRIES SUPPORTED
Financial Services • Healthcare • Retail • Manufacturing • Publishing

INTERESTS
Foodie • Travel • Baseball

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
"Traci brings professionalism, integrity, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude to her role and everything that she does. Traci exemplifies the value of what a partnership should mean, and has worked very hard to build true relationships with everyone she interacts with."
- SVP, Global Information Technology distributor and service provider

UNIVERSITY/DEGREES
MBA - National University - General Business
BA - Hartwick College - Biology; Chemistry

KEY STATISTIC
Has implemented procure-to-pay platforms in over 50 different countries

CHET TAFF

COO, Managing Director

YEARS OF PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERIENCE
24

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD
Partner - DayBlink Consulting (CFO; Head of Procurement & RPA Services)
VP Business Development & Partnerships - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
VP Global Indirect Procurement - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Head of Global Procurement - DexMedia
Head of Global Procurement - The McGraw-Hill Companies
Manager, eProcurement Solutions & Transformation - The Hackett Group
Manager of Supply Chain Information - Exelon
Senior Consultant - Gibson & Associates

SPECIALTIES WITHIN PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN
Negotiation strategy • Outsourced Negotiations • Inventory Management • Technology within Procurement • Procurement Group Leadership

INDUSTRIES SUPPORTED
Financial Services • Hospitality • Education • Utilities • Manufacturing • Consumer Goods

INTERESTS
Football • Running • Reading • Boating

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
"Chet was able to execute our procurement strategy when the large consultancies failed to do so, all at a fraction of the cost. I should have started with him and saved time and money."
- CEO, Multinational hospitality company

UNIVERSITY/DEGREES
BBA - University of Notre Dame - Finance, Business Economics; Sociology

KEY STATISTICS
Negotiated over $10B in annual contract value, driving $1B in aggregated annual savings