Summary

475 is a rapidly growing Brooklyn-based startup that imports, distributes, and advises on high performance green building components throughout North America. We're focused on transforming the North American construction marketplace from coast-to-coast toward low-energy, Passive House high-performance building design, with a focus on sustainable materials.

We seek a highly motivated Logistics Manager interested in logistics planning, international supply chain processes, and inventory management. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be involved in the management of a growing green business, as well as interact with designers, architects, engineers, and green building firms across NYC and throughout North America.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and manage processing of daily orders
• Coordinate with international suppliers to maintain tight inventory control, perform regular cycle counts and annual physical counts, and establish procedures to ensure integrity of inventory
• Work directly with our US and Canadian warehouses as well as our ground and LTL carriers to ensure orders are fulfilled according to schedule
• Support sales team through outreach, delivery, and customer management
• Assist customers with product questions, technical challenges, service issues, and estimate/takeoff requests
• Analyze current procedures and recommend/implement changes to improve accuracy, efficiency and productivity of 475 operations
• Attend 475 events, training and conferences

Desired Qualities

• Strong interest in logistics and supply chain management
• Interest in high-performance building practices, especially Passive House
• Demonstrated problem solving abilities
• Ability to work as a member of a team, and to assist in roles outside of the original job scope
• Experience working in Fishbowl or other logistics management software
• Experience working in Salesforce or other sales management software
• Previous experience with logistics and customer relations
• Business, architecture, construction, or sustainability planning experience is a plus
• Experience in a fast-paced and unorthodox office setting is a plus 

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or above
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Strong attention to detail, with a proven ability to track and manage several processes at one time
• Proactive with the ability to manage time effectively with little supervision
• Excellent communication skills, especially over phone and email, with an ability to interact with diverse personalities across a wide range of companies
• Ability to lift 30lbs. The position periodically requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping & crouching.

Abundant career growth opportunities. Transportation, training and health insurance benefits offered. Compensation dependent on experience. Send résumé and cover letter to careers@foursevenfive.com; subject: “475 Logistics Manager”