Procurement & Supply Chain Leader with 20+ Years Experience
Resume:
Reginald Mason
Newark, DE *****
Email: ********@***.***
Phone: 973-***-****
Professional Summary:
Results-driven Procurement and Supply Chain professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in purchasing, sourcing, contract negotiation, and vendor management across public sector, manufacturing, utilities, logistics, and retail industries.
Proven track record of leading strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiating multi-million-dollar contracts, managing supplier performance, and driving significant cost savings (including $4M–$6M annual savings achievements).
Highly proficient in SAP and Ariba systems with extensive experience in purchase requisitions, purchase orders, RFQs, RFPs, change orders, contract amendments, and invoice reconciliation.
Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with legal, finance, project management, and operations teams to ensure timely project execution and compliance with scope of work.
Strong analytical and negotiation abilities combined with expertise in procurement process optimization, ERP implementation support, KPI management, and reducing R2P turnaround times.
Education:
New Jersey City University – Jersey City, NJ
B.S., Marketing; Member of Men’s Basketball Team
Professional Experience:
Christiana School District Newark Delaware- (Shue-Medill Middle School)
October 2021-Current
Senior Buyer / Substitute Teacher
Ran sourcing events for school supplies for all schools in the district.
Met with and selected vendors for office furniture, books maintenance items and services.
Collected and processed all information for setting up new vendors.
Prepared contracts and created Purchase Orders in SAP.
Confirmed receipt of materials and services.
Worked closely with Accounts Payable to process all related invoices for payment.
Created SOW (Scopes of Work) for several commodities.
Processed all CO (Change Orders) as needed.
Cover classes as needed..
BASF Corp – Florham Park, NJ
Jul 2017 – October 2021
Purchasing Associate (Contract)
Created Purchase Requisitions for IT and Data Center Parts and Services using SAP and Ariba.
Assisted in streamlining procurement practices by establishing minimums and maximum inventory levels for repeat items at various BASF locations.
Manage Vendor performance for all BASF locations.
Achieve Cost savings by bundling Purchase Orders and creating Blanket Purchase Orders.
Met daily Project Managers to assess their needs and drive performance.
Onboarding of new suppliers.
Identify and correct all problems involving invoicing, shipping, pricing, delivery and returns with vendors.
Matched Vendor invoices to contracts to confirm adherence to scope of work.
Maintain spreadsheets of Purchase Orders and Requisitions.
Track project progressions and monitor completion dates.
Attend “Conception” meetings to discuss future projects and establish start/end dates.
Work closely with legal team for contract Amendments/Revisions etc.
PSE&G – Newark, NJ
Dec 2016 – July 2017
Procurement Analyst
Convert Requisitions to Purchase Orders using SAP.
Review Contracts for addendum changes and changes in scope of work.
Work closely with shareholders to review upcoming projects.
Process Change Orders in SAP as requested.
Plan Organize and conduct bids using Ariba; expedite Purchase Orders in Ariba.
Maintaining Contracts in shared drive.
Maersk APM Terminals – Elizabeth, NJ
Oct 2012 – Apr 2016
Senior Buyer
Negotiated Frame Agreements (Contracts) for all North American Terminals for Products and Services such as Rock Salt, Heating and A/C Repair and Maintenance, Environmental Testing, Uniforms, Carpet Cleaning, Office Supplies, Truck Parts, Safety Equipment, Electrical Supplies, Paint, Pest Control, Signage, Hardware and Lubricants.
Converted Requisitions for Purchase (RFP) from Power, Facilities, Crane and Reefer departments at terminals in Alabama, Florida, Texas, and New Jersey by using contracted pricing or creating Requests for Quote (RFQ) and forwarding to supplier.
Assisted with the setup, execution and close out of Projects.
Convert Requests for Quotes to Purchase Orders and sent same to suppliers after P.O. Authorization.
Introduced new web-based Procurement system utilizing SAP for Purchase Requisition and Purchase order creation as part of Project Stronger team.
Decreased R2P turnaround time from 6 days to 1.5 days.
Achieved all KPI benchmarks each year including overall savings objectives of $4M in 2014 and $6M in 2015.
Assisted in the rollout of new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to increase efficiency across company lines and benchmark spend analytics.
Set up manage and execute E Auctions.
Reduced past due payables by assisting Accounts Payable Department with invoice matching and pricing issues.
Obtain and provide tracking information for orders to terminals when requested.
Slashed RFQ turnaround time from 8 days to 1 day resulting in faster receipt of goods to terminals.
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