Kiddom · 2 days ago
Vice President of Supply Chain
San Francisco, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $275K/yr
10+ years expKiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. They are seeking a high-ownership, execution-driven Vice President of Supply Chain to lead all physical product operations, ensuring operational readiness and accountability across supply chain functions.
EdTechEducationE-LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Own planning, execution, systems, and risk management across all physical supply chain operations
Take end to end ownership of critical workstreams personally driving timelines, accountability, and execution across print, kits, trade books, vendors, systems
Establish clear accountability structures and operating cadence for the Supply Chain function
Own team performance and growth, continuously assessing capacity and introducing new roles to support an expanding supply chain and increasing operational complexity
Produce and maintain detailed, curriculum-by-curriculum Back-to-School print and fulfillment plans
Drive early, end-to-end planning across multiple curriculum products and vendors—defining scope, sequencing, timelines, capacity requirements, and contingencies before peak execution windows
Partner with Finance and Sales to translate revenue forecasts into accurate procurement and inventory plans
Own cost discipline for all physical goods, including competitive bidding, vendor comparisons, and spend justification
Ensure purchasing decisions reflect margin targets, cash flow constraints, and risk tradeoffs
Own inventory strategy across on-demand print, stocked inventory, and hybrid models, accounting for how digital products and adoption patterns directly inform print volumes, stocking decisions, and fulfillment strategy
Lead implementation, improvement, and enforcement of ERP and inventory management workflows (e.g., NetSuite)
Ensure Supply Chain fulfills all responsibilities required for accurate month-end close and revenue recognition
Ensure fulfillment operations remain stable and predictable during surge demand and peak periods
Monitor throughput, backlogs, and service levels daily during high-volume windows
Intervene early to rebalance priorities, capacity, or vendor support when risk emerges
Own vendor selection, diversification, and redundancy planning across print, kits, warehousing, and logistics
Ensure no single-vendor dependencies exist without explicit mitigation plans
Act immediately on vendor risk signals and executive escalations
Maintain continuous visibility into team workload, priorities, and execution status
Ensure cross functional leaders can clearly articulate what the team is working on, why it matters, and what risks exist
Coach and develop managers to operate with clarity, urgency, and ownership
Partner with Product, Curriculum, Finance, and wider GTM teams align commitments with operational reality
Escalate risks early with proposed solutions, not just problem statements
Represent Supply Chain with clarity, confidence, and execution credibility at the executive level
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience, including ownership of execution at scale
Proven success operating in seasonal, high-risk, fulfillment-heavy environments
Deep experience with print manufacturing, physical educational materials, or complex multi-SKU supply chains
Demonstrated track record of building systems, not deferring them
Strong financial acumen, including cost modeling, vendor negotiation, and inventory accounting
Experience leading ERP and inventory system implementations
Direct, decisive leadership style with comfort making and owning hard tradeoffs
Preferred
K–12 education market experience strongly preferred
Benefits
Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State
Commuter and FSA plans
Company
Kiddom
Kiddom is an education platform offering a digital curriculum to engage students virtually or in the classroom.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$56.5MKey Investors
Altos VenturesOwl VenturesKhosla Ventures
2021-08-13Series C· $35M
2018-03-14Series B· $15M
2017-03-09Series A· $6.5M
Leadership Team
Ahsan Rizvi
CEO/ Founder
Abbas Manjee
Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer
Recent News
2025-11-18
2025-10-27
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