Product Inventory Coordinator

The Product Inventory Coordinator is a member of the team thatMakes Riders Faster. Product Development’s mission is to deliver innovation with meaningful rider benefits, right bikes, right time.

As the Product Inventory Coordinator, you will support the Product Development team by managing the procurement, receiving, tracking, and organization of all materials, components, and bicycles used for development and testing. This role operates outside of the company’s ERP system, maintaining an accurate and up-to-date record of development inventory, including quantity, location, and value.

In addition, this role provides hands-on technical support for bicycle builds, modifications, and test preparation as needed. If you like working on high performance products (fast bikes), have a hands-on attitude and enjoy organizing and creating a process…come help us Make Riders Faster!

This role will require you to be onsite at Cervelo’s HQ in Aliso Viejo, CA five days per week.

WHAT DOES YOUR DAY JOB LOOK LIKE:

1. Development Purchasing & Vendor Coordination

• Source, purchase, track order status, lead times, and delivery schedules of components, bikes, materials, and equipment required for product development and testing

• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely delivery of development items

• Support cost tracking and budget awareness for development-related purchases

2. Receiving & Inventory Management

• Receive, inspect, and log all incoming development inventory (components, frames, complete bikes, test equipment)

• Maintain a separate, accurate inventory system, including: Item descriptions and specifications, quantities and locations, unit cost and total inventory value

• Organize and manage physical storage for development materials and bikes

• Track movement of items (check-in/check-out) across engineers, projects, and test activities

• Conduct periodic inventory audits to ensure accuracy and accountability

• Identify and resolve discrepancies proactively

• Handle all of the shipping and receiving for Cervelo HQ

3. Inventory Value Tracking & Reporting

• Maintain a clear record of the total value of inventory

• Provide regular reporting to Product Development leadership on: Inventory value, aging or unused materials, high-value or limited-quantity items

• Support decision-making around re-use, disposal, or additional purchasing

4. Bicycle Technical Support

• Assist with bicycle assembly, teardown, and modification for development and testing

• Prepare bikes and components for lab and field testing

• Troubleshoot mechanical issues and support engineers during test activities

• Maintain workshop organization, tools, and readiness

• Ensure all builds meet safety and functional standards

5. Cross-Functional Support

• Act as the primary point of contact for all development-related materials and inventory

• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Test teams to anticipate needs

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• 2+ years of extensive bicycle technical knowledge. Bicycle retail, or similar, experience.

• Background in warehouse logistics, shipping/receiving, inventory management, purchasing.

• Comfortable navigating and organizing warehouse inventory

• Well versed in process management and proven success making improvements to procedures.

• Responsive-Proven ability to handle last minute requests and multiple tasks with competing deadlines.

• Keen eye for detail and ability to stay organized with multiple tasks

• Experience with administrative software, such as the Google Suite; Sheets, Docs, Slides, Gmail

• Ability to handle data input, identify discrepancies, and maintain large spreadsheets/databases

• High level of integrity and ability to communicate issues when they arise

• Punctual with a great attendance record

• Excellent writing and editing skills 

• Ability to travel between 0-15%, domestic and international

• Must hold an active passport at all times during employment

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend and explain documents such as safety rules,operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Effectivelycommunicate, verbally and in writing, in English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR THE ROLE: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the overall duties and responsibilities of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the overall duties and responsibilities.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel, reach above head with hands and arms, lift, push, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl, pull, talk and hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision may be corrected within normal range. The noise level in the work environment is quiet.

HOURLY RANGE: This compensation package will be dependent on experience, qualifications, industry experience, and the interview with a potential range between $28-$31/hr.