William E. Hertwig, Jr., CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Bill recently retired as the Assistant Director of Operating Procurement in the Procurement and Material Management Department of MTA Metro-North Railroad, which is based in New York City.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pace University with a course concentration in marketing and secondary business education. He also has 31 years of procurement experience: 14 years in the private sector with the JCPenney Company as a corporate retail and catalog purchasing manager, and 17 years of public sector experience in the purchasing and material management areas with MTA Metro-North Railroad.
Bill holds four nationally recognized procurement certification designations: CPPO (Certified Public Purchasing Officer), CPPB (Certified Professional Public Buyer), C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager), and A.P.P. (Accredited Purchasing Practitioner).
He is a certified NIGP (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing) master teaching instructor and a former Chairman of the Board of Examiners for the UPPCC (Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council). Bill is the author of the older NIGP CPPO Review Guide and NIGP CPPB Review Guide contributed to the development of the new NIGP CPPO Prep Guide and NIGP CPPB Prep Guide.
Bill also served as a member of the NIGP Education Committee and as a LEAP text reviewer during the development of NIGP’s LEAP Program. Bill is an active member of the New York City based NIGP-New York chapter where he is the Professional -Development Chairman. He is also an active member and former board member of the ISM NAPM-New York procurement chapter.
In 2009, NIGP President, Paul Brennan recognized Bill for his leadership, service and dedication to NIGP and the public purchasing profession by awarding him the Spirit of NIGP Award.
In 2011, Bill was awarded NIGP’s second highest award, the Distinguished Service Award.
Email: bill.hertwig@gmail.com
Telephone: 1-508-224-7149