Commercial Parts Pro Store 3790

Advance Auto Parts; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sales commission based on performance

Job summary

A leading automotive retailer in Nashville is seeking a Commercial Parts Pro to drive sales and manage customer relationships. This full-time position requires expertise in automotive systems, strong sales capabilities, and leadership skills. Responsibilities include supervising team members and ensuring delivery standards. Candidates should possess at least a high school diploma and have prior automotive parts experience. This position offers eligibility for sales commissions based on performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of automotive parts experience preferred.
• Proven sales ability with a track record of customer transactions.
• Experience in supervising team operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain commercial customer relationships.
• Support the GM in coaching team members.
• Ensure timely delivery of parts.

Skills

Automotive systems knowledge

Sales skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Basic math skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS systems

Inventory systems

Job description

Job Description

Professional level sales position capable of supporting advanced functions on the commercial side of the business. The role is responsible for profitable growth of the commercial business via customer retention and growth, and partners with the GM to manage team members. It requires expert knowledge of automotive systems and parts, sourcing from various channels including special order, FDO, and second source, and directing drivers to ensure timely and accurate delivery. The position is full time.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships
• Provide GAS2 selling experience to commercial customers
• Achieve personal/store sales goals and service objectives
• Provide day‑to‑day supervisory support for team members
• Collaborate with the GM on coaching and developmental needs for team members
• Dispatch drivers ensuring delivery standards are achieved
• Maintain commercial stocking programs
• Build and maintain a network of second source suppliers

Secondary Responsibilities

• Maintain core bank and commercial returns
• Maintain commercial credit accounts
• Partner with the GM to ensure proper driver coverage

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
• ASE P2 certified or ASE ready equivalent
• Advanced solution, project and product quality recommendation ability
• Ability to source from numerous places including special order, FDO, second source, etc.
• Advanced selling skills for commercial customers
• Ability to multi‑task and remain organized

Essential Job Skills Necessary for Success as a Commercial Parts Pro

• Working knowledge of automotive systems and diagnostic ability (internal engine, suspension, brakes, electronic, exhaust, etc.)
• Speak and write English (Spanish a plus); 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; 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
• Use Microsoft software effectively (Word, Excel required)
• Strong organizational skills
• Understand commercial profitability concepts, including knowledge of competition, market opportunities, and customer prioritization (may work with the Commercial Account Manager to determine pricing discounts for specific commercial customers)
• Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of prior automotive parts experience preferred
• Proven sales ability with past experience in fulfillment of customer transactions
• Formal or informal experience leading teams, including supervising daily tasks and working together to achieve goals

Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

ASE certification preferred, but not required

Physical Demands

Walking or standing for the majority of the shift; ability to talk and hear, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds; close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Primarily indoors, with occasional exposure to outside weather while performing tasks such as installing batteries and wiper blades. Exposure to moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate.

Position is eligible for sales commission based on individual or store performance.

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