Jeffrey Weiss

Content Creator + Procurement & Supply Chain Leadership Educator

About

I am a former Executive Vice President of Procurement for a Fortune 1000 company with $2 billion in sales. Over my career, I saved my employers hundreds of millions of dollars through disciplined negotiation, supplier leverage, and strategic relationship building.Today, I share those real-world lessons through a weekly procurement and supply chain leadership carousel series followed by over 125,000 professionals each month.My content focuses on the practical levers that experienced buyers and supply chain leaders use to reduce cost, strengthen supplier performance, and improve operational results. These lessons are drawn directly from decades of negotiation experience across complex manufacturing and distribution environments.This is not theory. It is what works in the real world.The audience includes procurement leaders, supply chain managers, manufacturing executives, sourcing professionals, and operations teams responsible for cost, continuity, and performance.I publish weekly educational insights on:• Negotiation strategy and leverage• Supplier relationship and performance management• Category and sourcing strategy• Logistics, inventory, and flow efficiencyFollow me for practical procurement and supply chain leadership insights shared each week.

Country

United States

City

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Experience

Content Creator + Procurement & Supply Chain Leadership Educator

Lean Source Solutions

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Dallas, TX

I publish content on procurement and supply chain leadership. Seen by over 100,000 professionals each month on LinkedIn. The content shares practical, experience-based lessons drawn from decades of executive procurement leadership, real negotiations, and supplier strategy execution across complex manufacturing and distribution environments.

Senior Vice President, Purchasing

Cenveo

2007-7 - 2022-6 · 15 yrs

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Surpassed annual cost savings targets by an average of 18%, achieving annual savings ranging from $10 million to $50 million. • Mentored and developed supply chain managers, resulting in a 16% increase in negotiation success rates.

Vice President / Corporate Purchasing Manager

Commercial Envelope Manufacturing Co., Inc.

1985-1 - 2007-7 · 22 yrs 7 mos

Deer Park, New York, United States

Supply Chain Management Achieved a 22% cost reduction on key raw materials by consolidating vendors and renegotiating with suppliers. This initiative also reduced inventories and improved supplier response times. Business Development & Leadership Founded a subsidiary that grew to become the #2 player in the trade envelope manufacturing and printing industry within three years, driven by effective sales and relationship management.

Senior Buyer, Category Manager

Quill

1978-9 - 1985-1 · 6 yrs 5 mos

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

• Recognized as Quill’s most accomplished buyer during a period of rapid company growth. • Led successful cost-reduction initiatives across name-brand and private-label product lines through strategic supplier negotiations. As a result, margins improved and sales increased. • This role laid the foundation for the negotiation strategies and principles that guided the rest of my career.