Adventure Vehicle Parts Expert

Vanlife Customs; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanlife Customs seeks an Adventure Vehicle Parts Specialist to become our in-house expert on van components, where you will specify, buy, install, and optimize parts for builds. You’ll determine fit, cost, alternatives, and vendor options while coordinating with designers, technicians, and project managers to ensure timely delivery.

You’ll source across automotive, RV, marine, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, suspension, fabrication, and outdoor-industry suppliers, negotiating pricing and terms to

Qualifications

• Interest in mechanical systems, vehicles, components, and how they work.
• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar components and what they do and alternatives.
• Strong commercial judgment and focus on right product at right price.
• Excellent organization and follow-through.
• Strong research and problem-solving skills.
• Confident communication with technicians, vendors, manufacturers, and distributors.
• Ability to manage many simultaneous requests with attention to details.
• Good computer skills and comfort with inventory, purchasing, and shop-management software.
• Proactive mindset to find alternatives when sourcing is difficult.

Responsibilities

• Become internal expert on products, components, and systems used in our van builds.
• Research parts, specs, compatibility, fitment, quality, lead times, and alternatives.
• Translate build requirements into accurate purchasing decisions with technicians/designers.
• Source components across automotive, RV, marine, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, suspension, fabrication, and outdoor-industry suppliers.
• Place and track purchase orders; resolve shortages, backorders, and wrong shipments.

Skills

Mechanical systems interest

Learning new components

Commercial judgment

Excellent organization

Research skills

Vendor communication

Multi-tasking

Computer skills

Proactive sourcing

Tools

Shopmonkey

Shop-Ware

ERP/inventory systems

Job description

Vanlife Customs seeks an Adventure Vehicle Parts Specialist to become our in-house expert on van components, where you will specify, buy, install, and optimize parts for builds. You’ll determine fit, cost, alternatives, and vendor options while coordinating with designers, technicians, and project managers to ensure timely delivery.

You’ll source across automotive, RV, marine, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, suspension, fabrication, and outdoor-industry suppliers, negotiating pricing and terms to