Senior Print Procurement Analyst

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🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

💵 $85k - $93k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Great Minds

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

Education

Great Minds is an educational company dedicated to developing high-quality instructional materials for students and teachers. It offers comprehensive curricula in mathematics, English language arts, and science, designed to build deep and enduring knowledge. Great Minds' products, such as the Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, and PhD Science, aim to advance equity in classrooms by engaging all learners. The company supports educators with professional learning resources and customizable teaching materials that align with state standards and focus on building essential skills and knowledge. Great Minds is committed to making educational opportunities accessible to every student and provides resources to help educators tailor instruction to meet diverse classroom needs.

📋 Description

• Lead competitive print sourcing events end to end, including defining requirements, issuing RFQs/RFPs, evaluating supplier responses, and presenting award recommendations • Negotiate pricing, payment terms, capacity commitments, service levels, and multi-year agreements with commercial and specialty print manufacturers • Develop and execute print category sourcing strategy, including vendor consolidation, capacity allocation, and supplier qualification • Own savings and cost-avoidance targets; track and report results • Conduct cost analyses covering unit price, paper, freight, landed cost, make-ready and run-length economics, inventory carrying cost, and risk • Monitor paper and commodity market trends and advise leadership • Build and maintain print cost models for budgeting, reprint decisions, and what-if scenarios • Develop vendor scorecards and performance analytics and lead vendor business reviews • Plan, track, and report print spend, savings, and procurement metrics • Support annual print budgeting and forecasting with Finance and Demand Planning • Apply AI tools such as Claude to generate RFQ documentation, analyze supplier proposals, draft vendor communications, and streamline purchase order workflows • Implement automation and AI-driven improvements across print procurement • Test, refine, train others on, and document AI-powered sourcing and procurement workflows • Maintain SOPs, ISBN print specifications, and vendor print status tracking • Validate print specifications and vendor capabilities using knowledge of paper stock, binding, color, file formats, and press requirements • Coordinate print schedules and vendor timelines with Demand Planning and production partners • Identify and escalate risks related to capacity constraints, paper availability, or specification changes • Manage purchase order creation, approval, and reconciliation in NetSuite • Resolve invoice and pricing discrepancies with vendors • Visit key vendors periodically and conduct vendor qualification and onboarding • Collaborate with Operations leadership to align procurement strategy, supplier relationships, and policies

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in print procurement, print sourcing, print manufacturing, or print operations, including direct vendor negotiation with commercial printers • Experience leading large, competitive RFQ/RFP processes and making data-driven award recommendations • Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and modeling • Ability to build cost comparisons and what-if scenarios from supplier proposals • Working knowledge of print production specifications and processes, including offset, digital, binding, finishing, and paper • Hands-on experience with, or demonstrated aptitude and enthusiasm for, applying AI tools to sourcing, procurement, or operational workflows • Experience managing purchase orders and procurement transactions in an ERP system such as NetSuite • Strong negotiation, vendor management, communication, and relationship-building skills • Ability to influence senior stakeholders • Ability to manage multiple sourcing events and projects simultaneously and anticipate roadblocks with proactive solutions • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet or similar project management software, and SharePoint or similar collaboration platforms • Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, operations, information systems, or a related field • Preferred: experience in educational publishing, curriculum development, or K–12 education • Preferred: knowledge of instructional materials manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution, including landed cost and freight considerations • Preferred: experience with AI-assisted sourcing, procurement analytics, or workflow automation platforms • Preferred: experience with paper purchasing • Preferred: working knowledge of NetSuite and Salesforce • Cover letter and resume required • Successful completion of a background check required • Legal authorization to work in the United States is required

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