Commercial Parts Pro Store 8425

Advance Auto Parts; Pasadena (MD); On-site; USD 25,003 - 27,496; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts retailer is seeking a Professional Sales Associate in Pasadena, Maryland. This role focuses on customer retention and sales, while providing day-to-day supervisory support. Candidates should have strong automotive knowledge, sales experience, and excellent communication skills. The compensation is between $18.15 and $19.96 per hour, plus sales commission.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years automotive parts experience.
• Proven sales ability in fulfilling customer transactions.
• Experience leading teams and supervising daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships.
• Provide exceptional selling experiences.
• Collaborate with GM on coaching Team Members.

Skills

Automotive system knowledge

Sales ability

Friendly communication

Ability to multi-task

Strong organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Overview

Professional level sales position for the commercial automotive parts business. Responsible for profitable growth through customer retention and sales, partnering with the GM to manage Team Members, and utilizing extensive automotive system and part knowledge. Full-time.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships
• Provide GAS2 selling experience to commercial customers
• Achieve personal and store sales goals and service objectives
• Provide day-to-day supervisory support for Team Members
• Collaborate with 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 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

• Working knowledge of automotive systems and diagnostic ability to include 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; 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
• 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

Minimum 3 years automotive parts experience, proven sales ability in fulfillment of customer transactions, and 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

Predominantly walking or standing. Requires ability to talk and hear, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Inside primarily, occasional outside exposure to various weather conditions while performing tasks such as installing batteries and wiper blades. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. Noise level usually moderate.

Compensation

18.15 USD PER HOUR - 19.96 USD PER HOUR. Position is eligible for sales commission based on individual or store performance.

Benefits Information

https://jobs.advanceautoparts.com/us/en/benefits

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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.