Commercial Parts Pro Store 6922

Advance Auto Parts; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sales commission based on performance

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

A national automotive parts retailer based in Valdosta, Georgia, seeks a Commercial Parts Pro to drive sales and customer relationships. The ideal candidate should possess strong automotive systems knowledge, proven sales ability, and effective communication skills. This full-time role includes responsibilities for maintaining customer relationships, achieving sales goals, and ensuring operational efficiency in inventory and delivery. Previous experience in automotive parts and leadership is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of automotive parts experience preferred.
• Proven sales ability with past experience in customer transactions.
• Speak and write English; Spanish a plus.
• Proven sales capability and fulfillment experience.
• Ability to work days, evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships.
• Provide sales support for 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 development of team members.
• Dispatch drivers to ensure timely delivery and meet standards.
• Maintain commercial stocking programs and second-source networks.

Skills

Automotive systems knowledge

Sales skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to multi-task

Knowledge of inventory systems

Math skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

ASE certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Professional level sales position capable of supporting advanced functions on the commercial side of the business. The position is responsible for profitable growth of the commercial business via customer retention and growth, partners with the GM to manage team members, and requires expert knowledge of automotive systems and parts. The role can source parts from special orders, FDO, second sources, etc., and directs drivers to ensure timely and accurate delivery. 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, including 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 that Sets a Commercial Parts Pro up for Success

• Minimum of 3 years of 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

The employee will primarily walk or stand, speak, hear, use hands and fingers, reach, climb or balance, and kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds; specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Typically performed indoors, with occasional exposure to outdoor conditions while installing batteries and wiper blades. Employee may encounter moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate.

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

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.