Melanie Gunn - Nieves
Manager, Supplier Diversity With over a quarter century of experience in supplier diversity, Melanie Gunn continues to focus on the importance of building relationships. As WarnerMedia’s Supplier Diversity Manager, Melanie has consistency reinforced WarnerMedia’s collaborative ideals as part of her responsibility for setting the overall direction for the corporation’s supplier diversity program and serving as the supplier diversity representative on WarnerMedia’s enterprise-wide procurement council. |
As WarnerMedia’s key representative to the leading national minority and women business organizations, Gunn has set the standard for inclusive strategies externally in addition to working internally to ensure that WarnerMedia’s Supplier Diversity program strategies and tools are effectively communicated and implemented company wide. In addition to targeting national opportunities to include MWBE suppliers, Gunn is proactive in coordinating company-wide training, monitoring supplier tracking platforms and developing communications and outreach strategies to brand WarnerMedia’s supplier diversity program and to interact within the business community.
Melanie is part of a team effort at WarnerMedia that begins with the directives from the Chair and Executive Committee that is geared towards maintaining open lines of communication to promote and support supplier diversity initiatives. Through Melanie’s straightforward efforts, WarnerMedia has hosted internal recognition programs and activities and sponsored local and national events to spotlight its commitment to diversity and inclusion. Melanie has been widely recognized for her stalwart efforts regarding supplier diversity and strategic alliances. She has served as a Board member for the NY & NJ MSDC and the USPAACC NY Chapter in addition to serving on several committees for various advocacy groups.
Melanie is part of a team effort at WarnerMedia that begins with the directives from the Chair and Executive Committee that is geared towards maintaining open lines of communication to promote and support supplier diversity initiatives. Through Melanie’s straightforward efforts, WarnerMedia has hosted internal recognition programs and activities and sponsored local and national events to spotlight its commitment to diversity and inclusion. Melanie has been widely recognized for her stalwart efforts regarding supplier diversity and strategic alliances. She has served as a Board member for the NY & NJ MSDC and the USPAACC NY Chapter in addition to serving on several committees for various advocacy groups.