Commercial Parts Pro Store 8649

Advance Auto Parts; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 30,238 - 33,269; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts company in Boston is seeking a Commercial Parts Pro to enhance customer relationships and achieve sales goals. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of automotive experience and strong sales skills. Responsibilities include supervising team members and managing commercial accounts. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of automotive parts experience.
• Proven sales ability and experience leading teams.
• Strong understanding of commercial profitability concepts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships.
• Achieve personal/store sales goals and service objectives.
• Provide day-to-day supervisory support for Team Members.

Skills

Friendly communication

Parts and automotive system knowledge

Sales skills for commercial customers

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

Job Title

Commercial Parts Pro – Automotive Parts Sales – Advance Auto Parts

Overview

Professional level sales position with advanced commercial functions, responsible for profitable growth through customer retention, growth, partnership with GM, management of Team Members, and expert automotive system knowledge.

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 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.
• Speak and write English; Spanish a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals.
• Understand and execute instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Successfully complete the Parts Knowledge Assessment.
• Use basic math accurately.
• Use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Understand commercial profitability concepts.
• Ability to work days, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Prior Experience

Minimum 3 years of automotive parts experience, proven sales ability, and experience leading teams.

Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

ASE Certification preferred, but not required.

Physical Demands

Predominantly walking or standing; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; sight: close, distance, color, depth perception.

Work Environment

Interior work with occasional exposure to outside weather; exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; electrical shock risk; vibration; moderate noise level.

Compensation

21.95 USD per hour – 24.15 USD per hour.

Benefits

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

EEO 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, veteran status, disability, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Retail