Tamika Tutt is the Sr. Sourcing Manager & Supplier Diversity at Alcon Vision, LLC. Assuming the position in 2019, she was tasked with developing a successful Supplier Diversity Program that ensures Alcon provides small and diverse suppliers contracting opportunities. This is accomplished by collaborating with Alcon’s Procurement Organization and DE&I Team to understand the company’s culture, structure, and supply chain. She considers collaborations are essential to developing and building a successful supplier diversity program that is aligned with organizational goals, effectively communicated, and measured as to organizational impact.
As a 22-year procurement professional with 7 years running supplier diversity programs, Tamika is inspired by diverse suppliers who embrace innovation and help solve supply chain problems. That inspiration kept her focused when developing a 3-year (2022-2024) Strategic Roadmap for Supplier Diversity. Her commitment to diversity extends outside of Alcon, where she has actively served on the University of Oklahoma’s College of Engineering, Dean’s Advisory Board for Diversity since 2006.