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Some really fun companies posted supply chain roles this week:

  • 🤖 OpenAI — Not on my "2025 supply chain jobs" bingo card
  • 🦖 Pokémon — Looking for the Charizard of their US supply chain
  • 🍋‍🟩  Lime — Your chance to put a scooter onto a bike, onto a truck, onto a ship
  • 🚢 Flexport — "Run our last mile network, no pressure"
  • 🌧️ Rainmaker — Control the weather. Good idea? Bad idea? Doesn't matter, it's happening!
  • 🕵️ Brian Sugar's Mystery CPG brand — Already hotly sought after


Read on for more details, and the rest of the newsletter:

  • Fundraises — $144M raised by ops-relevant companies
  • Jobs — 15 roles from companies like ThredUP, OpenAI and Grüns
  • Events — 13 events to keep ya busy
  • Headlines — This week's best supply chain stories from The Conveyor


With efficiency,

Charles

Fundraises

Augment — $85M Series A

AI teammate platform for logistics providers


HappyRobot — $44M Series B

AI-native operating system for supply chain and operations


Laborup — $7.7M Seed

Manufacturing labor marketplace platform


Nauta — $7M Seed

AI global trade orchestration platform for enterprise


Did we miss a fundraise? Let us know here!

Jobs

VP Operations @ ThredUP

$300k - $400k | 7 available locations - see job posting


Director of Supply Chain Systems @ OpenAI

$295k | San Francisco, CA


Sr. Director, Demand Planning - HOKA & Emerging Brands @ Hoka

$230k - $245k | New York, NY


Director, Global Logistics @ The Pokémon Company International

$172k - $260k | Bellevue, WA


Head of Transportation and Parcel Strategy @ Flexport

$159k - $199k | Chicago, IL


Director, Global Logistics & Distribution @ Lime

$134k - $231k | Remote


Distribution & Logistics - Director @ Aritzia

$150k - $250k | Columbus, OH


Director of Operations @ Hill House Home

No comp listed | New York, NY


Procurement Manager @ Rainmaker Technology Corporation

$90k - $125k | El Segundo, CA


Manager, Inventory and Warehousing @ Lovevery

No comp listed | Remote, US


Manager, Demand Planning @ YETI

No comp listed | Austin, TX


Senior Analyst, Retail Analytics @ Grüns

$110k - $125k | Remote, US


Senior Program Manager, Transportation @ Hims & Hers

$100k - $115k | Remote


Manager, Global Logistics — Ocean Freight & Customs @ Havenly

$80k | Denver, CO or New York, NY


Sourcing Specialist @ FIGS

$75k - $90k | San Monica, CA


Hiring? Let us know here!

Events

Peak Performance: How Ecommerce Brands Like Universal Yums Win Q4 (Despite Global Trade Turmoil) w/ Passport

9/11 | Virtual


Five AI-enabled workflows to set up before peak season w/ Parabola

9/11 | Virtual


The Black Friday Operators Online Event

9/12 | Virtual


2025 Global Cold Chain Alliance Convention

9/15 | San Antonio, TX


ShipHero AI in Logistics 2025

9/16 | Las Vegas, NV


No More De Minimis: Strategies for Peak Season 2025 w/ The Conveyor

9/16 | Virtual


Shoptalk Fall 2025

9/17 - 9/19 | Chicago, IL


San Francisco Ops Leaders Dinner w/ Parabola

9/18 | San Francisco, CA


GROW NY

9/25 - 9/26 | New York City, NY


Pack EXPO Las Vegas 2025

9/29 -10/1 | Las Vegas, NV


🌐 DOSSCON1

Doss is running a new, invite-only event in San Francisco. StartOps members get priority access. Respond to this message for more info.

10/6 | San Francisco, CA


Supply Chain Social @ EDGE – Washington D.C.

10/7 | Oxon Hill, MD


The CPG Ops Table powered by Doss

10/8 | Culver City, CA


Supply Chain MEGA Meeting

10/9 | Gwynedd, PA


Do you have any events coming up this month? Let us know here!