Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

Kiddom is seeking a high-ownership, execution-driven Vice President of Supply Chain to lead all physical product operations, including print, kits, trade books, inventory, fulfillment, logistics, systems, and vendor strategy (contract negotiation and pricing).This role requires end-to-end accountability, not advisory or conceptual leadership. The VP of Supply Chain is responsible for ensuring operational readiness—especially for Back-to-School—through proactive planning, clear execution plans, system reliability, vendor redundancy, and disciplined financial decision-making. Reporting to the CEO (or equivalent executive), this role is mission-critical to customer trust, revenue recognition, margin performance, and enterprise scalability.

The Role

Kiddom is seeking a high-ownership, execution-driven Vice President of Supply Chain to lead all physical product operations, including print, kits, trade books, inventory, fulfillment, logistics, systems, and vendor strategy (contract negotiation and pricing). This role requires end-to-end accountability and Operational execution, not advisory or conceptual leadership. The VP of Supply Chain is responsible for ensuring operational readiness—especially for Back-to-School—through proactive planning, clear execution plans, system reliability, vendor redundancy, and disciplined financial decision-making. Reporting to the CEO (or equivalent executive), this role is mission-critical to customer trust, revenue recognition, margin performance, and enterprise scalability.

Core Expectations (Non-Negotiable)

Success in this role requires:
Demonstrate deep understanding of the complexities of core curriculum portfolios, managing multiple products with overlapping and non-aligned timelines, and successfully coordinating readiness across concurrent and competing launch windows.
Proactive planning, not reactive issue management
Clear, written execution plans with owners, timelines, and risk mitigation
Deep visibility into team workload, priorities, and capacity
Financial rigor in all purchasing and vendor decisions
Systems ownership, not deferral due to operational pressure
Early escalation of risks with proposed solutions

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Supply Chain Ownership
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.
Back-to-School Readiness & Peak Planning
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.
Demand Forecasting & Financial Discipline
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
Inventory, Systems & ERP Ownership
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. Own inventory strategy across on-demand print, stocked inventory, and hybrid models
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
Fulfillment & Operational Execution
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
Vendor Strategy, Redundancy & Risk Mitigation
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
Team Leadership & Work Visibility
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
Cross-Functional Leadership
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

Qualifications

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
K–12 education market experience strongly preferred

Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:

* 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

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

200000 - 275000 USD a year

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