From: Strategy & Operations Management Association
Date: October 21, 2019
Subject: [SOMA] Newsletter 10/21



Welcome New Board Members


Congratulations to all of our first year board members! We are extremely excited to work with the new appointees, and SOMA members can sleep soundly knowing the future of SOMA is in great hands.

This week's newsletter is too jam-packed with SOMA updates to type out everyone's name, but check out the Sunday's announcement email for the full list of new board members and be sure to congratulate our newest leaders if you see them around campus!

FedEx Dealing with Disruption
Amazon and other e-commerce giants have upended the delivery business and sent FedEx shares crashing.  Read more about how the company's longtime CEO and founder is adapting here

 

Upcoming Events:

SOMA IPT for Strategy and Operations - Session #2
IPT continues next week, with the second sessions taking place Monday, October 28 from 11:30am – 12:30pm. If you are planning to participate in the SOMA IPT series, you must register for the corresponding IPT series on Campus Groups. Find more information and register for the first session of each series below:
IPT Session #2 – Internal Strategy
IPT Session #2 - Operations


UCLA SOMA x USC OMC Mixer
SOMA and the OMC (Operations and Management Club) at USC would like to invite you to the upcoming UCLA-USC mixer on Thursday, October 24th at 7:00 pm at Mandrake Bar in Culver City. This is a great networking opportunity to connect with people who have similar interests in companies or functions you are pursuing. We look forward to seeing you there making great connections with business graduates like you interested in all things Operations! Learn more and register on Campus Groups here: http://cglink.me/r610792

F/EMBA Kick-Off
Join us on October 27th 12:00-12:30 for the 2019-20 SOMA kickoff event for F/EMBAs. We will go over SOMA's objectives, preview our F/EMBA-friendly events for the year, and provide information specific to F/EMBA involvement at SOMA.
RSVP HERE

SQL Workshop
Our first Analytics Workshop of the year will focus on SQL and will take place on 
Saturday, November 2nd @ 12:45 pm. For those who are interested, this is a great opportunity to get introduced to SQL, which is becoming an increasingly valuable skill across many industries. Learn more and register on CampusGroups here: http://cglink.me/r612883

 


SAVE THE DATE:

SOMA/IFA Career Night
Mark your calendars on Tuesday, November 12th for the SOMA/IFA Career Night! This is one of our premier events of the year and is an incredible opportunity to learn from and network with 
company representatives from a number of industries representing the strategy, operations, and corporate finance functions. Companies include Amazon, American Airlines, AT&T, Mattel, DaVita, and Republic Services who will be recruiting at Anderson for strategy, operations, and finance roles. Registration is not live yet, but stay tuned for more information and be sure to block the time because you won't want to miss this event!
 

 


Special Shout Outs:

Nike Swoosh Day LA
For those who are interested, follow the link in the attached flyer to sign up for an exclusive Nike event in the LA area. Nike will be hosting its Swoosh Day LA on Friday, October 25th in the greater LA area. This event will be exclusive to 1st year graduate students only and will be having a combination of networking, listening to the experiences of Nike leaders, and a deep dive into some of Nike’s functions such as finance, strategy, operations, product management, and analytics. In order to be considered for this event, please apply by Friday, October 18th.


Job Postings:

Full-Time:

Company | Location

Role

Posted Date | Due Date

Link

Microsoft Corp | Seattle - WA

Business Analytics Specialist

2 days ago | Apply by: 10/25/2019, 11:59pm PDT

https://anderson-ucla.12twenty.com/jobPostings#/jobPostings/31999903858510

Black & Decker Corp. | Flexible

Innovation Strategy Leader

4 days ago  Apply by: 11/15/2019, 11:59pm PST

https://anderson-ucla.12twenty.com/jobPostings#/jobPostings/31999903857124

ByteDance | Flexible

Commercialization Global Navigator - Strategy

6 days ago | Apply by: 12/20/2019, 12:00pm PST

https://anderson-ucla.12twenty.com/jobPostings#/jobPostings/31999903847715


Internship:

Company | Location

Role

Posted Date | Due Date

Link

Nike Inc. | Portland - OR

Business Analytics Intern

3 days ago | Apply by: 1/13/2020, 12:00pm PST

https://anderson-ucla.12twenty.com/jobPostings#/jobPostings/31999903858484

IA Collaborative | Chicago - IL

Summer Business Strategist

 4 days ago | Apply by: 1/5/2020, 11:59pm PST

https://anderson-ucla.12twenty.com/jobPostings#/jobPostings/31999903854813

 


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