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Great Minds is an education management organization dedicated to providing all students with a high-quality education that includes a complete range of liberal arts and science pro
Director, Print Supply Operations
Location
District of Columbia
Posted
136 days ago
Salary
$177K - $197K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Print Supply Operations
Great Minds
• Define and own the multi-year print manufacturing strategy aligned to Great Minds’ growth plan, state adoption pipeline, and margin targets. • Own the full print lifecycle, including RFQ development, vendor quoting, cost analysis, purchase order execution, production oversight, and final delivery. • Ensure accurate translation of demand forecasts into print orders, reprint schedules, and production timelines. • Establish and continuously improve operational processes, controls, and documentation governing print execution. • Serve as the escalation point for production issues, schedule risk, quality defects, or delivery failures. • Provide leadership representation at company and vendor meetings for print capacity planning for all major state adoptions, with authority to commit suppliers and capital ahead of demand. • Define and manage the print supplier portfolio, including primary and secondary printers. • Establish and maintain working relationships with paper mills to support pricing strategy, supply continuity, and risk mitigation. • Lead competitive RFPs and strategic sourcing initiatives, including contract negotiation and supplier selection. • Recommend and execute near-shore/off-shore and capacity-reservation strategies to protect revenue during peak cycles. • Develop contingency strategies for paper availability, capacity constraints, and market disruption. • Ensure all printed products meet or exceed Book Manufacturing Institute (BMI) standards and Great Minds’ internal quality requirements. • Maintain deep technical expertise in K–12 instructional print specifications, including trim sizes, binding methods, paper types, durability requirements, and accessibility considerations. • Travel periodically to domestic and international manufacturing sites to audit quality, review processes, and strengthen supplier relationships. • Own senior-level relationships with print suppliers and paper partners, holding vendors accountable to cost, quality, and service expectations. • Lead structured QBRs focused on performance metrics, forward capacity, cost trends, and improvement initiatives. • Resolve chronic or systemic vendor issues while maintaining long-term, collaborative partnerships. • Partner with Demand Planning, Sales, Finance, Product Management, and Warehouse Operations to align print execution with revenue forecasts, margin targets, and fulfillment plans. • Provide clear visibility into print costs, risks, and capacity constraints to support executive decision-making. • Establish and monitor KPIs related to cost, service, quality, supplier reliability, and inventory outcomes. • Own print-related gross margin performance, with direct accountability for cost structure, yield loss, obsolescence risk, reprint economics, and supplier pricing outcomes. • Create and own a portfolio of margin-improvement initiatives as part of continuous improvement efforts, including spec optimization, vendor consolidation, and paper strategy. • Partner with Finance to forecast and explain print cost variance at the executive and leadership levels. • Serve as executive incident lead during print-related business continuity events.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in print operations within K–12 educational publishing.
- Experience leading teams and managers within a complex manufacturing or supply chain environment.
- 3+ years managing an annual budget of $50M – $100M annually.
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of the print production process, from RFQs and POs through delivery.
- Deep working knowledge of BMI standards and instructional print manufacturing best practices.
- Proven experience managing printer, binder, and paper mill relationships.
- Willingness and ability to travel to manufacturing sites as needed.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
- Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and execution levels in a fast-paced environment.
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