Category Manager, Print

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Purpose of the Job 

HH Global is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to support the North American Print category. This role is ideal for a sourcing, procurement, or print production professional who has strong experience purchasing commercial print and managing supplier relationships and is ready to take the next step into a broader strategic sourcing role. 

The successful candidate will partner closely with account teams, suppliers, and category leadership to develop sourcing solutions, negotiate pricing, support supplier performance, and deliver value for HH Global clients through cost optimization, supplier capability management, innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. 

The role provides exposure to strategic sourcing, supplier network management, market intelligence, pricing strategy, supplier governance, and global category management. 

Key Responsibilities  

  Supplier Management 

• Manage day-to-day relationships with a portfolio of print suppliers across North America. 

• Support supplier performance reviews, scorecards, corrective action follow-up, and supplier development activity. 

• Identify new supplier capabilities and support onboarding requirements in partnership with supplier governance teams. 

• Monitor supplier capacity, quality performance, responsiveness, service levels, and operational risk. 

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement 

• Source commercial print solutions, including offset, digital, direct mail, large format, signage, and related print categories. 

• Support RFQs, supplier selection, competitive bidding events, and cost comparison exercises. 

• Analyze supplier quotations and recommend sourcing strategies based on cost, quality, capability, timing, geography, and client requirements. 

• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, production lead times, and service expectations with suppliers. 

Market Intelligence & Category Support 

• Monitor print industry trends, capacity shifts, raw material impacts, pricing changes, and supplier market developments. 

• Contribute to category planning and sourcing strategy development. 

• Provide practical sourcing recommendations based on market conditions, client requirements, and supplier capabilities. 

Commercial & Client Team Support 

• Partner with Client Engagement and production teams to identify sourcing opportunities and supplier solutions. 

• Deliver cost savings, value engineering recommendations, and practical supplier alternatives. 

• Support budget planning, quote validation, cost model review, and escalation resolution as needed. 

Data, Tools & Reporting 

• Use sourcing tools, dashboards, and reporting systems to track supplier performance, sourcing activity, and savings opportunities. 

• Maintain accurate supplier and category data. 

• Support KPI reporting, supplier insight reviews, and category performance updates. 

Knowledge, Skills & Experience  

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Operations Management, Graphic Communications, Print Management, or related field. 
• 3-7 years of procurement, sourcing, purchasing, print production, estimating, or supplier management experience. 
• Direct experience purchasing commercial print products, with working knowledge of print manufacturing processes, production lead times, quality requirements, and supplier capabilities. 
• Experience building supplier relationships, managing issue resolution, and supporting commercial negotiations. 
• Ability to review supplier quotations, compare pricing, challenge assumptions, and recommend practical sourcing decisions. 
• Comfort working with multiple internal stakeholders in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities. 
• Strong Excel skills; experience with sourcing, procurement, ERP, supplier management, or reporting tools. Power BI or similar dashboard experience is advantageous. 

For Chicago, IL applicants: The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000 annually. Actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors that are unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, certifications and work location.

This range may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.  

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus targets, benefits and/or other applicable incentives.  

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