Careers

Little Passports (www.littlepassports.com) is a high-growth e-commerce company building the next major children’s brand. We develop fun and engaging products designed to spark curiosity in children. Our monthly subscription packages, covering geography and science, deliver hands-on activities that are fun and educational.  Our team comes from Google, eBay, McKinsey, Instacart, Williams Sonoma, Disney, Facebook and other best-in-class companies.

We were awarded Best Place to Work in 2017.  We are a mission-driven company with a high-performance and flexible work environment.  Like us, you are inspired to change the world through innovative products for children and love the idea of a flexible work environment. Our offices are located in downtown San Francisco, within walking distance of BART, Muni and Caltrain.

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Architect to help build a scalable platform. This is a high impact role. You are someone who deeply shares our passion for building a platform to support high-quality, innovative products that spark curiosity and creativity in children.

Come and work with us to build the next major children’s brand!

Responsibilities

• Lead change by researching and prototyping new and creative solutions that enable core business capabilities
• Architect the right technology stack to solve challenging business goals
• Design generalized solutions across problem domains using a common set of architectural assets to maintain consistency
• Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight on complex projects to assist business units
• Collaborate with stakeholders to help set and document technical standards
• Contribute to the evaluation and recommendation of new technologies to increase efficiencies
• Formulate application architecture strategies with a focus on reusability, total cost of ownership, time-to-market and high availability
• We love people who are excited to roll-up their sleeves and get involved where needed!

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years relevant industry experience in subscription management and fulfillment
• Expert development skills in Java, Spring framework and Hibernate, PhP a plus
• Experience with data modeling and database design
• Experience with test driven development and unit testing frameworks
• Experience collaborating with design, cross-functional stakeholders and product teams to make the complex simple for users
• Experience working on a distributed team
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and mentor junior members
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Familiar with agile software development process, with iterative DevOps model for continuous integration and deployment
• Experience working in start-up or fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (majors in CS or EE)

Please provide a cover letter and resume. Only applications with cover letters will be considered.

Little Passports is an equal opportunity employer.

Little Passports (www.littlepassports.com) is a high-growth e-commerce company building the next major children’s brand. We develop fun and engaging products designed to spark curiosity in children. Our monthly subscription packages, covering geography and science, deliver hands-on activities that are fun and educational.  Our team comes from Google, eBay, McKinsey, Instacart, Williams Sonoma, Disney, Facebook and other best-in-class companies.

We were awarded Best Place to Work in 2017.  We are a mission-driven company with a high-performance and flexible work environment.  Like us, you are inspired to change the world through innovative products for children and love the idea of a flexible work environment. Our offices are located in downtown San Francisco, within walking distance of BART, Muni and Caltrain.

We’re growing fast, and to support this growth, we are looking for an Assistant Control Buyer to be an integral member of our Inventory & Sourcing Team.  Our Assistant Control Buyer will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of inventory management, including placing and tracking POs, managing inventory levels, and working closely with our Product team to develop and source new products.

You’re someone who is resourceful, quick on their feet, highly detail-oriented, takes initiative, and takes great joy in delighting customers.  You must be extremely flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity and enjoy a “high change” environment where priorities shift from day to day.  You must also possess strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Come and work with us to build the next major children’s brand! 

Responsibilities

• Assist across teams with managing the PO process from end to end including placing initial orders and reorders with domestic and foreign vendors, tracking shipping and receiving status of shipments and reconciling invoices.
• Develop and maintain tracking tool for purchase orders to track order and reorder dates, ship dates, ETA, partial ships, etc.
• Manage inventory levels to ensure inventory integrity and 100% in-stock rates.
• Establish and maintain strong lines of vendor communication regarding sales forecasts, production capacity, quality issues, shipping guidelines, etc.
• Work with vendors to improve costing, minimum order quantities and lead times.
• Work with freight forwarders to arrange transportation as necessary.
• Communicate with vendors, transportation providers and fulfillment facilities to streamline the inbound process.
• Work with overseas vendors to ensure compliance with company standards and requirements.
• Monitor and escalate quality and vendor performance issues to cross-functional team.
• Work closely with fulfillment facilities to ensure warehouse management and inventory systems reflect accurate SKU and inventory data.
• Partner with Product and Sourcing on product and packaging updates for ongoing and new initiatives.
• We are a start-up so candidate must be willing to wear multiple hats, be flexible and pitch in whenever and wherever needed to help get the job done.  We love people who are excited to get involved where needed!

Requirements

• 2-3 years of inventory management, purchasing, planning and/or supply chain experience, preferably in e-commerce or retail
• Prior experience with overseas sourcing and purchasing a plus
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized, with strong time management skills and ability to multi-task
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Highly-motivated self-starter with a “can-do,” positive attitude
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to use rigorous logic and methods to find effective solutions
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills required
• High proficiency in Excel
• Start-up experience and/or interest in children’s products a plus
• Bachelor’s degree (majors in Economics, Business, or Supply Chain a plus)

Please provide a cover letter and resume. Only applications with cover letters will be considered.

Little Passports is an equal opportunity employer.

Little Passports (www.littlepassports.com) is a high-growth e-commerce company building the next major children’s brand. We develop fun and engaging products designed to spark curiosity in children. Our monthly subscription packages, covering geography and science, deliver hands-on activities that are fun and educational.  Our team comes from Google, eBay, McKinsey, Instacart, Williams Sonoma, Disney, Facebook and other best-in-class companies.

We were awarded Best Place to Work in 2017.  We are a mission-driven company with a high-performance and flexible work environment.  Like us, you are inspired to change the world through innovative products for children and love the idea of a flexible work environment. Our offices are located in downtown San Francisco, within walking distance of BART, Muni and Caltrain.

We are looking for an Associate Inventory Planner to be an integral member of our Inventory & Sourcing Team.  As an Associate Inventory Planner, you will be responsible for inventory management, planning, and forecasting, as well as executing related purchasing activities.

You’re someone who is resourceful, quick on their feet, highly detail-oriented, takes initiative, and takes great joy in delighting customers.  You must be extremely flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity and enjoy a “high change” environment where priorities shift from day to day.  You must also possess strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Come and work with us to build the next major children’s brand!

Responsibilities

• Build and manage inventory and forecasting models to improve forecast accuracy and inventory turnover across multiple product lines.
• Monitor and report out forecast accuracy, track performance and evolve key planning tools.
• Lead long-range forecasting in partnership with the leadership team.
• Facilitate visibility of inventory-related information within the company, including communications with inventory team, sales & marketing, operations, and accounting.
• Work jointly with sales & marketing to determine sales projections and appropriate inventory levels required to support revenue goals.
• Work closely with purchasing team on placement of initial orders and reorders and ensure timely delivery and receipt.
• Ongoing review of stock levels across BOM SKUs to identify and process reorders or purchase order revisions/cancellations as needed.
• Identify potential inventory liabilities and take appropriate actions to bring quantity to a desired level.
• Work closely with fulfillment facilities to reconcile inbound inventory shipments and ensure inventory systems reflect accurate SKU and inventory data.
• Reconcile inventory levels and manage other data integrity in NetSuite
• We are a start-up so candidate must be willing to wear multiple hats, be flexible and pitch in whenever and wherever needed to help get the job done.  We love people who are excited to get involved where needed!

Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of inventory planning or inventory management experience, preferably in e-commerce or retail
• Strong understanding of supply chain, overseas production/vendor/manufacturing capabilities
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills required
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized, with strong time management skills and ability to multi-task
• High proficiency in Excel required
• Basic familiarity with ERPs (NetSuite knowledge & experience a plus)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Highly-motivated self-starter with a positive “can-do” attitude
• An entrepreneurially minded individual who requires little oversight and meets deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to use rigorous logic and methods to find effective solutions
• Start-up experience and/or interest in children’s products a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (majors in Economics, Business, or Supply Chain a plus)

Please provide a cover letter and resume. Only applications with cover letters will be considered.

Little Passports is an equal opportunity employer.

Little Passports (www.littlepassports.com) is a high-growth e-commerce company building the next major children’s brand. We develop fun and engaging products designed to spark curiosity in children. Our monthly subscription packages, covering geography and science, deliver hands-on activities that are fun and educational.  Our team comes from Google, eBay, McKinsey, Instacart, Williams Sonoma, Disney, Facebook and other best-in-class companies.

We were awarded Best Place to Work in 2017.  We are a mission-driven company with a high-performance and flexible work environment.  Like us, you are inspired to change the world through innovative products for children and love the idea of a flexible work environment. Our offices are located in downtown San Francisco, within walking distance of BART, Muni and Caltrain.

We’re looking for an incredibly talented and experienced Creative Director to establish, lead and manage our brand identity and creative design strategy. You will help us establish a cohesive visual identity and execute it across all consumer touchpoints including marketing collateral and our entire product portfolio. You are someone who deeply shares our passion for designing and creating best-in-class innovative products that spark curiosity and creativity in children.

You are a highly experienced design leader who has helped establish other leading and emerging consumer brands and who is excited to lead the creative charge for us. You know how to design and execute a creative strategy to deliver against a concept and vision. You instinctively know what will appeal to children and their parents.

You are excited to build, lead and mentor a team of designers. You are also an excellent cross-functional partner working with Product Design, Editorial, Sourcing, Marketing and Web to understand and meet our customer needs.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a creative professional to join the team and contribute in a high impact way to our goal of becoming the next major children’s brand!

Responsibilities

• Own, establish, manage and drive the brand strategy and creative identity across the company for marketing collateral and for our entire product portfolio including creative design for print/editorial content, physical products and digital content
• Be a strong advocate for the consumer and articulate how we achieve our promise of sparking curiosity and creativity through visual designs
• Work effectively across teams explaining your visual design strategy and helping teams execute to established standards. Partner with Product Development Team on the creative design of products from conception to launch. Partner with Marketing to develop collateral, advertising and videos that drive user engagement, acquisition and retention. Partner with our UX and Web Teams to bring the design strategy to the web.
• Manage, grow, inspire and mentor a team of in-house creative professionals including graphic designers, illustrators and videographers
• Identify, engage and manage consultants as needed including external designers
• Ensure all consumer touchpoints adhere to our visual design guidelines
• We love people who are excited to roll up their sleeves and get involved where needed!

Requirements

• 10+ years of creative design and brand strategy leadership for consumer products; ideally for children’s brands and products
• Strong passion for creating innovative and fun children’s products
• Ability to design across all consumer touchpoints and mediums including marketing, physical products, print products, digital products, videography/photography and web
• Ability to think both creatively and strategically
• Proven experience achieving business objectives through design and working within a complex production environment to hit timelines
• Love of all things design and extraordinary attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of print production and physical products manufacturing processes
• Proven people management experience leading and building creative teams
• Experience working in a start-up or fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Strong problem-solving skills – you love challenges and working your way through them
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Highly-motivated self-starter with a positive “get it done” attitude

Please provide a cover letter, resume, and link to portfolio. Only applications with cover letters will be considered.

Little Passports is an equal opportunity employer.

Little Passports (www.littlepassports.com) is a high-growth e-commerce company building the next major children’s brand. We develop fun and engaging products designed to spark curiosity in children. Our monthly subscription packages, covering geography and science, deliver hands-on activities that are fun and educational.  Our team comes from Google, eBay, McKinsey, Instacart, Williams Sonoma, Disney, Facebook and other best-in-class companies.

We were awarded Best Place to Work in 2017.  We are a mission-driven company with a high-performance and flexible work environment.  Like us, you are inspired to change the world through innovative products for children and love the idea of a flexible work environment. Our offices are located in downtown San Francisco, within walking distance of BART, Muni and Caltrain.

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Senior Director of Sourcing to help lead our Sourcing Team. This is a high impact role. You are someone who deeply shares our passion for sourcing and designing high-quality, innovative products that spark curiosity and creativity in children.

You are a proven team leader who knows how to recruit and mentor a highly talented team to set and achieve strategic goals. You’re highly experienced with the overseas manufacturing process and know all the ins and outs of navigating the sourcing pipeline. You create excellent partnerships with vendors while also effectively negotiating terms and timing. You know how to strike the right balance while prioritizing multiple parameters, including time to market, product design trade-offs, costs and margins.

You are an excellent cross-functional partner and collaborator working with other groups including Product Development, Inventory, Operations, Finance and Customer Service.

Come and work with us to build the next major children’s brand!

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing across the company’s entire product portfolio including sourcing for new and ongoing initiatives
• Lead and manage Sourcing Team to set and execute against annual objectives constantly measuring results
• Manage, grow, inspire and mentor the Sourcing Team
• Manage vendor network to achieve maximum efficiency; develop processes to ensure production cycles deliver against quality, cost and time objectives
• Identify and implement best practices to ensure continuous improvement throughout our sourcing efforts
• Continually seek innovative opportunities for cost-savings and shorter lead times

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams including Product Development to ideate, prototype and develop new products and refine existing products, Operations and Inventory to ensure the entire supply chain planning and purchase process is operating efficiently and effectively, Finance to manage budget and margins and Customer Service to monitor and address any issues

• Work with 3^rd-party labs to ensure products meet all children’s safety and labeling requirements across our product lines and our various geographical markets. Stay up-to-date on latest children’s product safety requirements
• We love people who are excited to roll up their sleeves and get involved where needed!

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years work experience in sourcing, preferably in consumer hardline goods
• Experience with overseas manufacturing and working with overseas suppliers
• Experience with children’s product safety testing/packaging/labeling requirements across geographical markets a plus
• Experience with vendor compliance and auditing a plus
• Strong track record of leading and building teams
• Ability to set organizational objectives and goals and manage team to meet and exceed goals
• Exceptional business acumen, financial analysis, and quantitative skills required
• Deep understanding of relevant cost drivers
• Strong problem-solving skills – you love challenges and working your way through them
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Experience working in a start-up or fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Knowledge of logistics and the end-to-end supply chain a plus
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (majors in Business, Economics, or Supply Chain a plus)

Please provide a cover letter and resume. Only applications with cover letters will be considered.

Little Passports is an equal opportunity employer.