Mentor Spotlight: Mary McDaniel

Mary McDaniel

Vice President, Material and Corporate Sourcing

FedEx

Mary H. McDaniel currently serves as Vice President of Materiel and Corporate Sourcing at FedEx Express. Prior to becoming Vice President, Ms. McDaniel held positions of increasing responsibility in various divisions such as Station Manager, Senior Manager of Acquisitions and Contracts, and Managing Director of Air Operations Division/Supply Chain Logistics.

As the only female Vice President in air operations, Ms. McDaniel oversees all contracts and procurement and manages aircraft parts inventory and technical support for the FedEx global fleet. With a multimillion dollar annual operating budget and more than 600 employees and contractors, Ms. McDaniel supports about 900 stations and 10 air express hubs worldwide. She also manages a $1.4 billion supply chain of aircraft parts.