PurchasingSpecialist

Job Title: Purchasing Specialist Location: Venice, CA OVERVIEW At Coco, we're dedicated to perfecting the last-mile delivery experience. We strongly believe the delivery service industry in its current state is massively under-serving merchants, and we are committed to creating a frictionless, reliable, consistent, and sustainable delivery experience for merchants and their customers in cities everywhere. Our fleet of last-mile delivery robots operates seven days a week across multiple cities worldwide — and keeping those robots on the street takes a steady, well-managed flow of parts. From batteries and motors to lids, wheels, sensors, and fasteners, every repair depends on having the right component in the right place at the right time. ROLE SUMMARY As a Purchasing Specialist, you'll own the day-to-day procurement of the components, spare parts, and consumables that keep Coco's robot fleet running. You'll manage purchase orders from request to receipt, build productive relationships with domestic and international suppliers, and partner closely with our repair technicians, fleet quality, and engineering teams to make sure parts availability never becomes the reason a robot sits idle. You'll also help us buy smarter — tracking pricing and lead times, consolidating orders, qualifying alternate suppliers, and flagging opportunities to reduce cost without sacrificing quality or uptime. This is a hands-on role for someone who loves turning chaos into process. You'll be the go-to person for "do we have it, when will it arrive, and what did it cost?" You'll work alongside the team in person, Monday through Friday, at our Venice, CA office — close to the repair floor, the parts, and the technicians and engineers who need them. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Create, issue, and track purchase orders for maintenance and repair components across our robot fleet - Manage open order books with suppliers: confirm pricing and lead times, expedite critical shortages, and resolve discrepancies i