Business Operations Associate

tocco

tocco

Sales & Business Development, Operations

Omaha, NE, USA · Hanoi, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam

Posted 6+ months ago
🙋‍♀️ what’s the job?

Tocco was born in 2022 to reimagine how we produce, not just how we consume. We’re building a B2B platform to make sustainable sourcing radically accessible — combining the most extensive alt-materials database with the tools and editorial context that make it actually usable.

We’re looking for a Business Operations Builder — a sharp, structured generalist who thrives in early-stage chaos. You’ll help us turn ambiguity into action, systems, and structure — from supplier onboarding to internal automation.

This is a role for someone who’s operated in both the physical and digital worlds: you’ve been around logistics, warehouses, or inventory workflows enough to speak the language, and you’re equally comfortable cleaning up Notion boards or automating repetitive tasks.

Think: detail-obsessed operator with calm energy and a low tolerance for inefficiency.💥 what you’ll doyou’ll help Tocco run — smoothly, cleanly, and with structure that scales.
  • Provide direct operational support to the CEO and COO — helping unblock execution in cross-functional and external projects.
  • Work directly with our suppliers to understand and document logistics, warehousing, and inventory workflows
  • Support supplier onboarding with clear, reliable operational processes
  • Own and optimise CRM hygiene and process flows across the team
  • Build and maintain internal systems for tracking, communication, and coordination
  • Automate repetitive workflows (with tools like Zapier or Airtable) and improve internal ops hygiene
  • Be the calm, reliable backbone that keeps people and systems aligned 🙂

# 🌍 tools + skills you’ll use often

> What you’ll use regularly — and what we hope you’re great at.

- **Supplier-facing ops:** Understanding logistics, warehousing, and supply chain language

- **Internal tools:** Notion, Airtable, Google Sheets

- **Automation:** Zapier, Make, basic scripting

- **CRM:** Setting up and maintaining pipeline hygiene and comms (e.g. HubSpot, Pipedrive, or similar)

- **Comms & coordination:** Slack, async updates, calendar tracking

- **Ops mindset:** High attention to detail, strong memory for process, and fast context switching

> ⚠️ You must have:

- Prior experience working with logistics, warehousing, or inventory teams — enough to speak fluently with suppliers

- Experience building and improving internal ops systems (docs, dashboards, workflows)

- Strong operational rigour — structured, thorough, and reliable

- Comfort with low-code automation and spreadsheet logic

- Clear communicator — async, written, and real-time

> ⭐️ Bonus points for:

- Exposure to procurement, supplier onboarding, or compliance processes

- Previous experience in a startup or fast-moving ops team

- Familiarity with sustainable supply chains or materials

- Owning detail-first, no-fuss, low-drama operator energy

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# ⭐️ what we offer

- A seat as one of our **first 10 hires** — with creative ownership and trust

- A chance to set the tone — and make it iconic

- Remote-first flexibility (work from wherever makes you feel sharp)

- Equity and the freedom to push editorial boundaries

- Collaboration with a product-led, design-conscious team

- Actual impact on culture, not just clicks

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# 🎯 if this sounds like you…

- ✅ **Operationally Sharp** — You love structure, clarity, and getting things over the line

- ✅ **Detail-Oriented** — You catch the edge cases others miss

- ✅ **Process-Minded** — You spot friction and can’t help but fix it

- ✅ **Calm Under Pressure** — When things break, you move into problem-solving mode

- ✅ **Curious & Clear Communicator** — Especially with external partners

- ✅ **Execution-Focused** — You thrive when you’re trusted to just get it done

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# 🚫 not the job for you if...

- ❌ You need someone to tell you what to do every day

- ❌ You shy away from supplier conversations or operational ambiguity

- ❌ You’re not excited by spreadsheets, systems, or cleaning up workflows

- ❌ You think “ops” = admin — this is strategic, messy, and foundational