🙋♀️ what’s the job?
Tocco is building the infrastructure for the next generation of materials — a platform where breakthrough alternatives meet real adoption, and where circularity, climate logic, and industrial innovation finally align.
We’re looking for a fast, smart, and methodical Platform & Partnerships Associate to help us scale our supplier ecosystem — through precise targeting, thoughtful outreach, and a healthy obsession with quality.
This isn’t a sales role. It’s operational curation at scale. You’ll help us find and onboard the world’s most promising material innovators — from algae-based packaging companies in Taiwan, to AI-enhanced coating producers in Germany, to biomaterial labs in Indonesia. You'll be at the frontlines of a new global map — one supplier at a time.
You’ll operate at the intersection of research, outreach, curation, and light project management, helping us:
Find suppliers aligned with our curation standardsIntroduce them to the platform in a way that’s human and clearMake sure the data, visuals, and technical info they provide meets quality standardsIterate our internal sourcing engine and support team workflowsThis role is for someone who thrives on discovery, loves systems, and doesn’t mind going the extra 5% to make sure what they deliver actually works.
🌱 Why This Matters
Suppliers are the lifeblood of Tocco.
The quality, clarity, and relevance of our supplier ecosystem shapes the entire experience — for buyers, investors, researchers, and product teams.
This role is a tactical position with strategic impact. It’s one of those rare roles where speed meets quality, and where the right person can punch well above their title.
🌍 What You’ll Do
📍 Supplier Discovery & Outreach
Research and identify potential suppliers aligned with Tocco’s sourcing criteria: innovative materials, low-carbon footprint, strong storytelling, and good design senseCraft highly tailored outreach messages via email, LinkedIn, or web forms — no spam, no spray-and-prayManage outreach pipelines through Airtable, Notion, or CRM toolsTrack responses and drive clear follow-ups — you own the loop🧱 Onboarding & Curation Support
Guide selected suppliers through the onboarding processCollect key information: material descriptions, technical specs, photos, sustainability certifications, applicationsCheck for quality, clarity, and consistency before anything goes liveEscalate edge cases or high-value suppliers for founder/team review🧠 Internal Ops & Workflow Refinement
Suggest and help implement better outreach flows or copy templatesAssist in refining our internal databases and CRM tagging structureContribute to building semi-automated workflows, with potential handoffs to AI agents in the future🧰 tools you’ll use often
What you’ll use regularly — and what we hope you’re great at.
✅ must-have skills
🔍 We don’t care where you studied. But we care a lot about how you work.
✅ Fast + Precise — You move quickly but don’t cut corners✅ Organised — You can manage pipelines without chaos✅ Written-Strong — You write clearly, cleanly, and without typos✅ People-Savvy — You know how to build trust over a short email✅ Intellectually Curious — You love learning how materials are made✅ Self-Directed — You can execute without daily micromanagement✅ Sharp Eye — You can spot sloppy design or bad data and raise it⭐️ Bonus points for:
🎓 Background in design, materials, architecture, climate, or life sciences🧶 Familiarity with biomaterials, circular economy, or product sourcing🇻🇳 Based in Vietnam (or open to being based here)🎤 Comfort with supplier video calls or follow-up voice notes📊 Interest in eventually growing into curation, platform management, or supplier success🔄 Potential Future Scope
We hire people who can grow — and we design roles that evolve.
This role could grow into:
Curation Analyst — Helping build editorial-style profiles and material collectionsSupplier Success Manager — Maintaining long-term relationships and updatesAI Outreach Ops — Supervising automated outreach and tagging qualityCustomer Support — Helping buyers interact with suppliers or materials⭐️ what we offer
🪑 Top 10 team role, working directly with CEO and COO🌍 Real exposure to ecosystems in Vietnam, France, Singapore, and beyond✍️ Autonomy and ownership — this is not a checklist job🧘 Async-friendly, low-politics, high-performance team📈 Strategic growth path into Capital, BizDev, or Market Development roles💸 Package starting range depending on experience→ Can grow rapidly based on performance and ownership
🎯 if this sounds like you…
✅ You love research and finding hidden gems✅ You’re excited about good design and good systems✅ You’re the kind of person who colour-codes a Google Sheet and gets excited about clean documentation✅ You don’t flake — if you say you’ll send a follow-up, you do✅ You get a weird satisfaction from seeing a well-run workflow at 100%🚫 not the job for you if...
❌ You need step-by-step tasks spoon-fed every day❌ You dislike writing outreach emails or managing follow-ups❌ You’re afraid of jumping between tools or updating workflows❌ You want a perfectly stable job description with no changes over time❌ You don’t believe in high standards or feedback-driven work🏸 the ball is in your court now!
Send your portfolio (and a hello) at the form below. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible. We move fast. 🏎️
👀 not exactly this role?
These are the roles we know we need — but let’s be real, there’s always more going on than what fits in a bullet list. If you’re curious, sharp, and think you could bring something we’re missing, reach out anyway: redpill@tocco.earth
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