Most makers are still people + tools.
An order system, an inbox, four spreadsheets and the one person who knows when the truck is coming.
The tools each hold a slice. Your people are the glue.
That one person copies, chases and rebuilds it all by hand. When they're out, it waits.
Every week, by hand
- Copy address changes from email into the order
- Check the balance and paperwork before anything ships
- Rebook the Friday pickup. Again.
- Rebuild the shipping schedule from four spreadsheets
If you're an operations lead
Every order has its own details. How it ships shouldn't depend on who remembers what the client said.
Your shop stops being people + tools and becomes a system.
One that learns, runs and improves itself.
What comes off your list
No more:
Copy address changes from email into the orderIt learns how you work.
A client emails a new address. The order updates and the balance is checked.
No more:
Check the balance and paperwork before anything shipsIt runs the work.
Before anything ships: balance cleared, paperwork matched, pickup booked.
No more:
Rebook the Friday pickup. Again.It improves itself.
Pickups keep slipping on Fridays. It suggests an earlier cutoff, you approve it.
How it works
Two weeks from first call to running on it.
You keep working. We do the building.
- Day 1Show us how you work today
- Days 2–6We learn how your business runs
- Days 7–13We build it around your tools
- Day 14Your team starts using it
Built to be trusted with the real work.
- Every change is on the record.See who changed what, and when: a person, or an agent acting for them.
- Your data stays yours.Kept separate from every other business, with a dedicated database when you need one.
- You set when agents ask.They work inside your permissions. You choose which sends, bookings and changes wait for your yes.
Before you get started.
Does it replace our inventory or ERP system?
No. Headroom works alongside the tools you already use and keeps each order's details in one place.
Can shipments wait for a final check?
Yes. You choose which steps need a sign-off, and shipments can wait until operations approves.
How long does it take to set up?
Your first workflow is live two weeks after our first call. You keep working while we build it.
You don't set it up. We do.
Bring us your by-hand list. We build the system with you and run it with you. If it isn't working in 90 days, you get your money back.