Category Manager, Print Production , Global Manufacturing and Distribution Services
Houston, TXJob$115–160K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Amazon seeks a Category Manager for Print Production to oversee global print and physical branding, including marketing print, event and interior signage, and protective packing and logistics-related print. The manager will shape sourcing strategy, negotiate with vendors, analyze spend, coordinate technical specifications with internal teams, and support reliable, sustainable production and global transport of brand assets.
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Description
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Risk & Sustainability: Mitigate tech-hardware delivery or event delays by diversifying regional vendor hubs. Champion corporate sustainability targets.
Basic Qualifications
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5+ years of program or project management experience
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5+ years of supply chain experience
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Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
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Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
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Bachelor's degree
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Deep understanding of large-format digital printing, fabrication substrates (acrylic, vinyl, aluminum), and industrial outer packing design.
Preferred Qualifications
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2+ years of driving process improvements experience
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Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
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How this job compares
Set against the 512 open Category Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$115–160K/yr
- Texas median$109–160K/yr40 salary ranges
- US median$101–146K/yr365 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $138K, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($137K) — in the middle half of Category Manager salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 58 open Category Manager jobs in Texas and 512 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Category Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (455 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 341 of the 512 open Category Manager jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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