Educational toy manufacturer automating supply chain and retail operations
Learning Resources manufactures STEM and educational toys for K-12 markets, operating a Microsoft-heavy stack (Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power Automate) paired with Monday.com and GitHub Copilot. Active projects signal a shift toward internal automation: supply-chain process automation, Power Platform copilot agents, and a centralized retailer hub. Current pain points (inventory shortages, production delays, media spend optimization) suggest they're scaling manufacturing and distribution faster than existing tooling can support.
Notable leadership hires: Marketing Director
Learning Resources designs and manufactures educational toys and learning products for parents and teachers. The company sells primarily through retail and direct-to-consumer channels, with a focus on STEM, fine motor, and early literacy categories. The business spans design, production, inventory management, and multi-channel distribution, operating from Vernon Hills, Illinois with a 51–200-person team. Recent hiring has been sparse but spans logistics, supply chain, and support operations—a profile consistent with a manufacturing company managing growth constraints.
Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power Automate, SharePoint, GitHub Copilot, Monday.com, Microsoft Office, Rhinoceros, and ADP.
Vernon Hills, Illinois. All active hiring is in the United States.
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