Parts Counter

Advance Auto Parts; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Career growth opportunities

Bonuses based on performance

Online training access

RRSP with employer contribution

Health and benefits

Job summary

Advance Auto Parts in Fredericton, NB is seeking a Retail Parts Pro to provide professional selling service to customers via in-store, online, and phone channels. You will help achieve sales targets, perform key holder duties, and support inventory and store operations.

Ideal candidates are fluent in English, possess strong automotive knowledge, and can work flexible hours including weekends and holidays while maintaining store cleanliness and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read safety rules and parts catalogs.
• Speak and write English clearly.
• Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, divide.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Willing to work days, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional selling experience for customers via walk-in, online orders, and phone.
• Achieve personal and store sales goals and service objectives.
• Key holder duties: task assignment, safety, opening/closing.
• Assist in store inventory: POGs, counts, back stock, etc.
• Maintain store cleanliness and safety.

Skills

Automotive systems knowledge

English communication

Reading safety rules/manuals

Basic math

Organizational skills

Flexible scheduling

POS systems usage

Parts lookup systems

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS systems

Inventory systems

Parts lookup systems

Job description

Job Description

• Provide professional selling experience for all customers including walk-in, on-line orders and phone
• Achieve personal / store sales goals and service objectives
• Key holder responsibilities (task assignment and completion, safety, open/close duties)

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide professional selling experience for all customers including walk-in, on-line orders and phone
• Achieve personal / store sales goals and service objectives
• Key holder responsibilities (task assignment and completion, safety, open/close duties)

Secondary Responsibilities

• Assist in store inventory processes including POGs, truck put away, shoot outs, cycle counts, back stock, etc.
• Store Cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot

Success Factors

• Friendly communication
• Ability to locate and stock parts
• Safety knowledge and skills
• Operating inventory systems and store equipment
• Parts and automotive system knowledge skills
• Operating POS and Parts lookup systems
• Advanced solution, project and product quality recommendation ability
• Advanced parts lookup and sourcing

Essential Job Skills Necessary for Success as a Retail Parts Pro

• Working knowledge of automotive systems, include: suspension, brakes, electronic, exhaust, etc.
• Speak and write English communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers and management
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals; ability to write simple correspondence
• Understand and execute instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Successfully complete the Parts Knowledge Assessment
• Use basic math accurately: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, weekends and holidays as needed

Prior Experience that Sets a Retail Parts Pro up for Success

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will predominantly be walking or standing. The employee is required to be able to talk and hear, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually working inside; however, they will occasionally be outside and exposed to various weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: The range of expected compensation for this role is between 17.95 CAD and 21.55 CAD per hour for a new team member. The rate offered to a successful candidate depends on multiple factors, including geographic location, experience in retail, automotive knowledge, education, leadership roles, and other skillsets ideal for this position and shift differential (if applicable).

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of the largest after-market auto parts provider in North America
• Visibility to career growth opportunities across the entire Advance Auto Parts organization
• Unlock earning potential with monthly or annual performance bonuses - eligibility varies by role.
• Access to a robust online training system for personal or leadership development
• A rewarding organizational culture through our team member recognition program
• Group health, dental, disability and life insurance coverage
• Employee discounts
• Financial benefits including group RRSP with employer contribution and discounted stock purchase plans for all permanent team members

Please be advised that this job posting is for a newly created position and is not for an existing vacancy.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.