1. TASHA M. TOLBERT
120 Brierwood Dr. Fayetteville, GA - (908) 672-8822
Tasha.Tolbert@HotMail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 12yr Supply Chain Management Qualified Procurement Analyst. Demonstrates the ability to significantly
reduce purchasing cost of over 500k, through vendor negotiation and/or standardization. Proficient in Oracle,
People Soft, SharePoint, Epro, and Procure to Pay, SAP, GEP, and Ariba12.0 Sourcing Module. Possess
exemplary relationship building and problem-solving skills that foster vendor trust and dependability.
CAREER SUCCESSES
Senior Buyer – Supply Chain Management
Cox Automotive April 2012-Present
Responsible for purchasing parts, equipment, supplies, and services in accordance with prescribed purchasing
regulations and procedures using Oracle ERP system for Cox Automotive. Responsible for executing RFI,
RFP, RFQ as well as direct negotiation with supplier’s contracts to meet stakeholder expectations.
Gartner over $16k per year in savings for Manheim- Phoenix through rationalization and transition to
preferred supplier for beverages.
Sourced quality and affordable jump boxes for all auction location 35% savings
Sourced quality Key tags and straps supplier with a substantial savings of 73k for all 68 auction
locations.
Establishing and standardize one supplier for a national contract for Fire Protection and Inspection.
Establish a preferred supplier national contract for car pushers to reduce risk, liability, and savings of
13% from competitors cost.
Negotiated national supplier contract for floor scrubbers with favorable price through the manufacture at
a 40% reduce over distributor cost.
Aerospace Buyer (Contract)
Agusta Westland, Philadelphia January 2011-July2011
Experienced ERP SAP Buyer 6.0 of all Repair Production Parts for AW119 & AW139 aircrafts. Created
purchase orders for repair for domestic and Int’l suppliers. RFQ for repair evaluations for damaged Zero Flight
Time parts, for the production line. Ensured all repair parts are returned to supplier repaired or replaced with
new part in the proper lead time. Once quote has been supplied create all change orders for repair, new part and
or scrap.
Assumed responsibility, management and execution of ongoing project to completion with Insurance
Company for payment of damaged parts caused fire system over 1 Million recovered to Agusta.
Managed the smooth transition of all Plant 1 repairs and returns after procurement reorganization.
Implement 122 process improvements for the zero flight time parts for production line.
Created better work relationships between internal and external customers
2. IT Procurement Analyst (Contract)
Dewey & LeBoeuf, NYC June 2010-Sept 2010
Responsibilities include the daily IT HW & SW ordering nationwide, as well as tracking Int'l IT
spend. Confirm delivery of all IT purchases before financial compliance payment. Keep track and maintain
vendor contracts as needed. Manage all lease contracts for HW and SW equipment buyouts and returns, and
Account Payable Vendor process.
Drafted an instructional on purchasing and receiving all IT Hardware and Software which
eliminated invoice payment of items that had not been received by the firm.
Introduced and set up new vendor IT suppliers for Dewey & LeBoeuf
IT Procurement Business Analyst (Contract)
Covance Inc. Princeton, NJ Sept 2009-March 2010
Responsibilities included vendor analysis, audit and manage the purchase order process; judge competence of
suppliers and ensure contractual, delivery and financial compliance. HRIS add in consultants’ hours to Oracle
PeopleSoft Module Procure to Pay process for Accts Payable, and the implementation process of Oracle
PeopleSoft ERP testing and deployment. Asset Tracking, Material Resource Planning & Cost Mgt.
Prepared Multimillion dollar requisitions in PeopleSoft system in a timely manner assist with
negotiations with suppliers to ensure lowest price
Improved the reporting and metrics process by creating an improved tracking method for
IT purchases for Hardware and Software utilizing Excel.
Created flowchart process to shorten the approval “wait time” for purchase orders approvals.
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SONY BMG Music Entertainment, New York, NY Mar2008-Jan2009
SAP IT Procurement Analyst (Contract)
Experienced SAP/Ariba analyst responsible for ordering computer hardware and software. Set up new
customer, supplier accounts, and credit lines in SAP front end and back end maintenance. Implemented sourcing
strategies for assigned spend categories and commodities in Ariba. Manage RFX with suppliers, managed
RMAs and purchasing transactions.
Revised Procurement Policy Procedures for efficiency and alignment with Best Practices
Created a central tracking tool for all P-Card purchases to support the accounts payable reconciliation
process researching and providing tracking information using Excel.
Developed Purchase Order Catalogue for IT & company software for ease in retrieval of all pass orders
for audit requirements
Reduce SOX Audit discrepancies by 88% in the first 3 months by standardizing the Procure to Pay
process using their Ariba software.
3. EDUCATION
Vice President of District 44 Toastmasters Club
Currently obtaining BA Entrepreneurship, due to complete in 2018
Union County College Associate Program GPA. 3.75 Cranford, NJ
Union Catholic High School, Diploma – College Prep, Scotch Plains, NJ
