Tiffany McAvoy
Tiffany McAvoy is a senior acquisition and procurement professional with more than a decade of experience supporting complex engineering, construction, and financial services operations. Currently serving as Contracts Administrator – Lebanon Capital Procurement at Eli Lilly and Company in Lebanon, Indiana, she specializes in cradle-to-grave procurement strategy, contract compliance, and acquisition excellence for large-scale capital programs. Tiffany is recognized for her expertise in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), bid package development, vendor prequalification, and regulatory documentation, consistently strengthening compliance frameworks while optimizing procurement operations.
Prior to joining Eli Lilly, Tiffany held key procurement leadership roles at Exyte and Turner Construction Company, where she supported high-value EPC and semiconductor manufacturing projects. At Exyte, she led complex sourcing initiatives for the Micron ID1 project in Boise, Idaho, including the procurement of approximately 18,000 pieces of precast concrete for a major semiconductor fabrication facility. She developed standardized contract negotiation templates and supplier onboarding protocols that accelerated procurement cycles and reduced execution risk. During her tenure at Turner Construction, she managed hundreds of contracts, integrated agreements into SAP-based financial controls, enforced rigorous subcontractor prequalification standards, and provided executive-level procurement reporting to support data-driven decision-making.
Tiffany began her career in construction administration and financial services with Hamilton Construction Co. and Directors Mortgage, where she refined her compliance mindset, documentation precision, and stakeholder coordination skills. Colleagues describe her as diligent, proactive, and strategically balanced—able to protect project interests while maintaining fair and productive supplier relationships. Committed to continuous growth through hands-on experience, Tiffany remains actively engaged in her community through volunteer work with Ronald McDonald House Charities and Habitat for Humanity, reflecting the same service-driven mindset that defines her professional approach.
• Ronald McDonald House
• Habitat for Humanity's Rock the Block
What do you attribute your success to?
I would say the most important things to get you through and be successful, especially on these fast-paced and demanding projects, is that you have to be nimble and light-hearted. I think attitude is probably the number one thing that makes you successful in this business, because all of it is hard. Everything's a challenge, everything has to be done. If you can't maintain a good attitude about it, you're just gonna sink or have a heart attack or something. You have to be mentally tough and keep a sense of humor.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Be fearless. Do not back down. Just don't be afraid of a new opportunity or taking on something that you don't think that you're completely prepared for, because you'll figure it out.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Don't be deterred by a male-dominated field. Be unafraid and just step into it, both feet. You can come in and really make a difference on these projects. We need you. I want to encourage girls to look at construction as a career and not at all be deterred by the fact that it's a male-dominated field, because some of the most effective people that I've ever had the opportunity to work with in my life have been women, and I think that more women should get into it.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
I think there's a special place for women in construction, and women should be encouraged to get into construction because we can be particularly effective, especially in challenging negotiations and intense, tense interactions on projects. We can run into some pretty gnarly roadblocks on these construction projects, and I find that just having a female in the room sometimes gets people to act better and be more in line. Construction is a male-dominated field, but more women should get into it. We also have a lot of people aging out of construction and not as many coming in. We need both young men and young women. It's such a good field with great benefits, and this work will always be there.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I would say fairness is really important in a role like mine. There's a lot of pressure from all sides to support one group over the other - you have the owners, you have the subcontractors and suppliers, you have the contractor on the project. I think that being able to balance everyone's best interest and being fair, and serving the project, and just getting it completed on time and on budget is the most important.
Locations
Eli Lilly and Company
Whitestown, IN 46075