Here's a preview of this week's newsletter:
- Blue Ocean — Why is it so hard to outsource supply chain ops?
- Fundraises — 4 raises of note this week
- Events — 11 opportunities for learning and networking
- Jobs — Roles from Brooklinen, Nutrafol, Caraway
With efficiency,
Charles
This week, we sit down with John Morgan, founder of Pelagic — a new, full-stack supply chain agency.
John cut his teeth running procurement for early SpaceX — a role where one tiny mistake could cause a rocket to explode. Today, he takes those lessons in rigor to his clients at Pelagic.
In this episode, we answer questions like:
- Why there are millions of marketing agencies but only ~5 full-stack supply chain agencies?
- What has John learned from running ops across 50+ different consumer brands?
- What kind of supply chain SaaS is really worth the investment?
…and we touch on John’s vision for an Operator University.
To learn more about Pelagic, check out their page on the StartOps Directory: startops.network/companies/pelagic
Supply chain enablement tech
- Polar Analytics (sales and cost analytics platform for ecommerce brands) raised an $18M Series A
- Brightpick (autonomous warehouse picking robots for ecommerce and 3PLs) raised $18M of debt and equity.
- Plato (an AI-powered ERP automation platform for wholesale distributors) raised a €6M seed.
Consumer brands
- Fleek (marketplace connecting secondhand wholesalers to retailers) raised a $20.4M Series A.
Did we miss a fundraise? Or are you actively fundraising? Let us know here!
The New Rules for Procurement w/ Goodship
11/12 | Virtual
Amazon's Inbound Crisis w/ AMZ prep
11/14 | Virtual
11/18 - 11/19 | Los Angeles, CA
11/19 | Virtual
FreightWaves Future of Freight Festival
11/19 - 11/21 | Chattanooga, TN
Austin private operator dinner w/ Parabola
11/21 | Austin, TX / Reply to request an invite
Doss ARP vs. Traditional ERP webinar
11/21 | Virtual
Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit
12/3 - 12/4 | Denver, CO
12/5 | Miami, FL
LA private operator dinner w/ Parabola
12/5 | Los Angeles, CA / Reply to request an invite
FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit
12/11 | Virtual
Virtual Networking Holiday Party — 12/17 | Virtual
Do you have any events coming up this month? Let us know here!
Here are some of the top roles we found this week:
$135k - $155k/year | New York / Remote
Director of Retail Planning - Amazon @ Nutrafol
$160k - $185k/year | Remote
Project Manager, Operations @ Ollie
No comp listed | Remote
Supply Chain Planning Manager @ Merit
$95k - $105k | New York
Senior Operations Analyst, Warehousing @ Brooklinen
$70k - $86k | New York / Remote
+ 2 other roles from Brooklinen: Associate Production Manager, Quality + Compliance Specialist
Also calling out that Aaron Dentz has been dropping some great roles, like this VP Ops for profitable D2C brand. Give him a follow for some really great off-market roles.
Not seeing what you're looking for? Also check out our job board.
Are you hiring senior ops and supply chain leaders? Or do you know people who are hiring? Let us know here!