Sam Lazaar

Background

About Sam Lazaar

Supply Chain Management and Strategic Sourcing leader possessing a winning blend of team leadership, strategic talent, and communications acumen. Skilled in managing the implementation of supply chain planning and logistics to produce exemplary results, via hands-on involvement and cross-functional delegation. I deliver solid results across supply chain and operations management, with extensive experience in leadership roles managing all aspects of procurement, sourcing, scheduling, and logistics. My success is driven by my ability to build highly effective strategies that decrease costs while ensuring the continuous availability of critical resources and components. I leverage a unique mix of vision, strategic, operations, and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning talents and effort with organizational objectives. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Managed over $3B in annual spend, overseeing sourcing to support over retail locations of a leading financial services company. Effectively managed supplier relationships; reduced overhead expense by $100MM annually while mitigating risk and ensuring strong legal and commercial terms and conditions. SPECIALTIES Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiations, Relationship Management, Risk Management, Spend Management and Analytics, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, International Markets.