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megdeitz@uw.edu
I’m Meg, a Seattle-based supply chain and sourcing professional who cares about clarity, thoughtful systems, and work that supports people.
I started my career in community impact, and that foundation continues to shape how I approach collaboration, transparency, and responsible decision-making.
Meg Deitz
Supply Chain Professional
Focus Areas: Systems thinking, supply chain design, program management, responsible operations
Experience: Sourcing, planning, sustainability, cross-functional strategy & program execution
Current Program: M.S. Supply Chain Management, UW Foster (2026)
Education: B.S. Community & Regional Development, UC Davis College of Agriculture, Minor in Human Rights
Strengths: Clarity in complexity, structured problem-solving, collaborative execution
About Me
My interest in supply chain began through my studies in global development and agriculture, where I learned how sourcing decisions, resource flows, and operational structures affect both people and the environment. That systems perspective shaped how I've built my career.
I've intentionally worked across different parts of the supply chain from supplier engagement and planning to category strategy and sustainability. In smaller organizations, I learned how day-to-day decisions keep products moving. In larger organizations, I've focused on improving processes, aligning cross-functional teams, and creating the visibility needed for better decisions — and increasingly, on owning the programs that drive those improvements end to end.
Today, I'm most energized by work that sits at the intersection of data, system design, and operations. I enjoy breaking down complex problems, structuring how work gets done, and helping cross-functional teams move forward with clarity and confidence.
I'm pursuing my M.S. in Supply Chain Management at UW Foster to deepen my technical foundation and grow into roles where I can influence supply chain systems at a larger scale whether that's through category strategy, operational program leadership, or both. I work best in environments that value curiosity, clear thinking, and collaboration — places where improving the system is just as important as solving the immediate problem.
Work Experiences
2025- Present
M.S. Supply Chain Management
University of Washington
Foster’s School of Business
This program is strengthening the technical side of my work through deeper study in analytics, planning, and operations design. I’m building stronger skills in data modeling, systems analysis, and end-to-end supply chain evaluation, which is helping me work across functions with more confidence. Going back to school has also been an important personal goal, and continuing my education alongside full-time work has helped reinforce my commitment to growth and long-term development.
2022- Present
Senior Procurement Business Partner
Nestle Coffee Partners, Seattle, WA
I lead cross-functional programs and sourcing strategies at the intersection of brand, product development, and supply chain operations. I translate complex business requirements into structured execution plans — defining scope, aligning stakeholders across brand, quality, finance, and technical teams, and ensuring decisions are made with the right information at the right time.
My focus is on creating clarity in ambiguous environments: framing problems, building decision frameworks, surfacing risks early, and keeping cross-functional work moving forward. I've owned multi-stakeholder initiatives from scoping through delivery, and I work best when the path forward needs to be built, not inherited.
2021- 2022
Supply Chain Specialist
Hummingbird Wholesale, Eugene, Oregon
I managed sourcing and planning for a broad SKU portfolio, coordinating closely with suppliers, production, and quality teams. My work centered on maintaining material flow, resolving variability issues, and aligning timing, specifications, and operational needs. I helped create clearer communication and more reliable planning by surfacing risks early and simplifying day-to-day decision pathways.
2022- 2023
Sustainability Consultant, Freelance
Mess Hill, Remote
I helped early-stage brands navigate the operational side of growth by building simple, clear structures for how their supply chains should work. I mapped workflows, clarified roles and decision points, and connected feasibility constraints to realistic timelines. I also assessed supplier capability and reliability, giving teams a clearer view of their risks and helping them plan more confidently as they moved toward production.
2018- 2021
Early Roles & Formative Experiences
San Juan Island, WA
I worked across community-centered roles that grounded me in how systems function day to day. I managed operations on a small regenerative farm while living on San Juan Island, and ran a regional food program for REI Experiences. This work showed me firsthand how people, processes, and constraints interact in real time. That period was also personally formative; I prioritized learning about myself, exploring new places, and understanding what kind of work feels meaningful. It shaped my values around clarity, connection, and thoughtful execution, and it remains the foundation for how I approach supply chain work today.
Past Projects
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Project Overview
Led a cross-functional initiative to evaluate product and material options under cost, quality, and feasibility constraints. Built shared guardrails across brand, quality, and technical teams, clarified decision paths, and created a structured evaluation that allowed the business to make a confident, consumer-aligned decision while easing long-term supply pressure.
Results & Impact
• Identified a path delivering multi-million-dollar future savings
• Maintained consumer-preferred product performance
• Reduced reliance on a single commodity source, strengthening resilience
• Created a repeatable decision framework for future product evaluations -
Project Overview
Evaluated how opaque global supply chains enable greenwashing by allowing brands to make sustainability claims that consumers cannot verify. Analyzed the disconnect between marketing narratives and upstream realities across multi-tier supply chains with limited traceability. Using EV batteries and leather goods, showed how companies highlight selective environmental benefits while hiding extraction, processing, and manufacturing impacts that contradict those claims.
Results & Impact
• Exposed the credibility gap between sustainability messaging and actual supply chain practices
• Identified where opacity, fragmented reporting, and limited traceability allow brands to exaggerate sustainability
• Illustrated how upstream environmental and social risks remain invisible to consumers
• Demonstrated that value-based sustainability claims thrive when operational data is unavailable
• Recommended multi-tier traceability, standardized disclosures, and claim verification to reduce greenwashing -
Project Overview
Mapped material requirements, workflows, and supplier roles to uncover unnecessary complexity that created friction across operations. Facilitated alignment to simplify specifications and consolidate partners, enabling clearer requirements, fewer handoffs, and more predictable execution.
Results & Impact
• Reduced supplier count while maintaining flexibility
• Improved workflow consistency and reduced rework
• Delivered over $1M in efficiency and cost benefits within the first year
• Established clearer roles and standards for future projects -
Project Overview
Built the first comprehensive view of packaging materials, attributes, and requirements to help leadership understand environmental impacts and execution pathways. Created a prioritization approach that balanced impact, feasibility, and risk, translating broad commitments into a clear, phased roadmap.
Results & Impact
• Provided leadership with a single source of truth for material insights
• Accelerated progress on low-risk changes (e.g., recycled content updates)
• Enabled more complex transitions to follow structured governance
• Improved data credibility and cross-functional alignment -
Project Overview
Developed a comprehensive category strategy for my Master’s Program evaluating packaging materials, tooling requirements, supplier capabilities, and co-manufacturer dependencies across a fast-growing product portfolio. Mapped the full packaging system to surface fragmentation, single-source exposure, and specification inconsistencies that created cost, risk, and operational bottlenecks. Aligned cross-functional stakeholders on a clearer packaging architecture and identified where standardization and targeted consolidation would drive the greatest value.
Results & Impact
• Identified component standardization opportunities across bottles, tubes, pumps, and closures
• Created a tooling governance model to improve visibility, lifecycle control, and supplier flexibility
• Strengthened leverage through strategic consolidation and improved volume alignment
• Reduced supply chain risk by addressing co-manufacturer dependencies and improving interface integration
• Established a scalable packaging architecture to support innovation, reduce complexity, and protect margin -
Project Overview
Used workflow mapping and process-mining tools to diagnose bottlenecks in a manufacturer’s multi-step process. Facilitated redesign sessions with operational and technical teams to evaluate alternative models, ultimately improving flow and increasing flexibility.
Results & Impact
• Resolved a recurring supply constraint affecting product availability
• Improved workflow transparency and reduced manual work
• Delivered approximately $500K in efficiency gains over two years
• Strengthened risk visibility and issue-prevention processes -
Project Overview
Developed a comprehensive analysis of textile waste systems to understand where breakdowns occur across collection, sorting, recycling, and reuse pathways. Mapped the end-to-end value stream, identified structural bottlenecks, and evaluated policy, infrastructure, and market drivers shaping the feasibility of circular textile flows. The project connected global sustainability goals with practical operational realities, emphasizing what it would actually take to build a more circular system.
Results & Impact
• Built a clear systems map outlining failure points across the textile lifecycle
• Identified key interventions (collection models, material traceability, design-for-recycling)
• Highlighted misalignments between sustainability commitments and current infrastructure capacity
• Produced actionable recommendations that balanced policy constraints, cost, and operational feasibility
• Strengthened my ability to translate complex sustainability systems into practical, data-informed pathways for improvement -
Project Overview
Conducted a full review of supplier and product documentation within ERP systems to identify missing or outdated materials. Designed a risk-based approach to close gaps and establish a more reliable documentation ecosystem.
Results & Impact
• Closed 100% of high-priority documentation gaps
• Improved audit readiness and reduced compliance exposure
• Saved teams 5–8 hours per week in manual follow-ups
• Strengthened long-term data governance -
Project Overview
Cleaned and combined decades of fragmented education datasets, built relational tables using SQL, and used Tableau to visualize long-term trends. Focused on building a defensible data foundation and presenting insights with clarity.
Results & Impact
• Delivered clear, decision-ready trend analysis
• Strengthened data governance and join-logic discipline
• Improved ability to translate complex datasets into accessible visuals
• Reinforced skills directly applicable to traceability and data integrity work
Education
M.S. Supply Chain Management
Foster’s School of Business, University of Washington
A technical, applied program focused on analytics, planning, and operations, designed to build strong end-to-end supply chain capability and systems-thinking skills.
Focus Areas:
Data modeling, planning systems, operations strategy, process improvement, sustainability, and systems thinking.
Key Courses:
Supply Chain Analytics, Operations & Logistics, Data Modeling & SQL, Financial Decision-Making, Process Improvement & Lean, Procurement & Sourcing Strategy, Network Design, Sustainability & Circular Systems.
Activities & Achievements:
• Completed applied projects in SQL, Tableau, network analysis, and textile waste systems
• Led team-based evaluations of supply chain scenarios and operational constraints
• Conducted end-to-end process mapping and data-visibility assessments for academic and industry cases
• Strengthened cross-functional collaboration through cohort-based learning
B.S. Community and Regional Development
University of California, Davis,College of Agriculture
A program centered on how social systems, economic structures, and community environments interact to shape real-world outcomes.
Focus Areas:
Global development, community systems, sustainability, human rights, social equity, qualitative research, and global community dynamics.
Key Courses:
Community Development, Global Social Change, Sustainable Food Systems, Rural Development, Human Rights & Social Movements, Environmental Justice, Statistics, and Field Research Methods.
Activities & Achievements:
• Completed field-based research projects focused on community systems and local development
• Participated in community-focused internships connected to agriculture, food systems, and youth programming
• Built foundational skills in systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, and applied qualitative analysis
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella & Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Buenos Aires, Argentina & Santiago, Chile
Human Rights Studies (Minor)
An interdisciplinary immersion examining human rights across Latin America through law, memory, culture, and social change.
Coursework:
• Cultural Production in Argentina
• Human Rights, Poverty, and Development in Chile
• Human Rights & Social Movements
• Memory & Human Rights
• Spanish & Human Rights
Academic Focus:
Legal studies, political science, community development, Latin American studies, sociology, and media.
Technical Skills
Forecasting & Supply Chain Analytics
Data Modeling & R Studio
Data Visualization & Tableau
Process Mapping & Lean Six Sigma
Cost Modeling & Scenario Analysis
KPI Dash-boarding & Performance Tracking
Spreadsheet Modeling: Power BI, SQL, & Excel
Cost Modeling & Scenario Analysis
Business Skills
Cross-functional Leadership & Collaboration
Operational Strategy & Process Improvement
Risk Identification & Migigation
Marketing Strategy
Data Driven Decision Making & Scenario Planning
Strategic Sourcing
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