Category Manager, Print Production , Global Manufacturing and Distribution Services
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Arlington, VA · Posted October 21, 2026
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About the job
We are seeking a strategic, fast-paced Category Manager for Print Production to oversee our global print and physical branding footprint. In this role, you will lead the print production strategy for large-scale marketing print, special event and interior site signage. Additionally, you will manage the procurement of structural outer packing, crating, and logistics-related print required to move these physical assets safely around the world. You will drive cost efficiencies, lead high-stakes vendor negotiations, and ensure that our brand assets are produced and transported to the highest standards.
Key job responsibilities • Category Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy for interior signage, large-format event prints, graphics, and specialized transit packing materials. Procurement of raw materials for print production will also be required. • Supplier & Vendor Management: Identify, qualify, and onboard a robust network of commercial printers, and signage fabricators. Conduct regular performance evaluations and audits to guarantee strict adherence to SLA timelines. • Logistics & Outer Packing Sourcing: Procure outer packing solutions, industrial crating, protective inserts, and heavy-duty shipping materials to safeguard high-value signage and displays during global transit. • Negotiation & Contract Management: Lead end-to-end Request for Proposal (RFP) processes for multi-market rollouts. Negotiate highly competitive pricing, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), and freight/logistics integration clauses. • Financial & Spend Analysis: Analyze print and distribution spend data, tracking market trends in substrate costs (e.g., acrylics, metals, paperboards) to identify cost-saving opportunities and scale internal print models. • Technical Asset Coordination: Partner closely with internal Brand, Creative, Workplace Health and Safety, Events, and Workplace teams to evaluate physical specs (color profiles, materials, structural durability, load-bearing packing layouts) for flawless execution. • Risk & Sustainability: Mitigate tech-hardware delivery or event delays by diversifying regional vendor hubs. Champion corporate sustainability targets. - 5+ years of program or project management experience - 5+ years of supply chain experience - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership - Bachelor's degree - Deep understanding of large-format digital printing, fabrication substrates (acrylic, vinyl, aluminum), and industrial outer packing design. - 2+ years of driving process improvements experience - Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
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