Commercial Parts Pro Store 8700

Advance Auto Parts; Howell Township (NJ); On-site; USD 27,483 - 30,238; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sales commission eligibility

Health benefits

Job summary

A leading automotive parts retailer in Howell Township seeks a Commercial Parts Pro to enhance the commercial business through customer retention and growth. You'll manage team support and drive sales while ensuring delivery standards. Candidates should have automotive parts experience and strong customer relationship skills. A high school diploma is required, and an ASE Certification is preferred. This is a full-time role offering $19.95 to $21.95 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of automotive parts experience preferred.
• Proven sales ability with customer transaction fulfillment.
• Formal or informal experience leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships.
• Achieve personal/store sales goals.
• Provide daily supervisory support for team members.

Skills

Working knowledge of automotive systems

Customer relationship building

Safety knowledge and skills

Parts and automotive system knowledge

Strong organizational skills

Advanced selling skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

POS systems

Job description

Job Description

Professional level sales position capable of supporting advanced functions on the commercial side of the business. Responsibilities include profitable growth of the commercial business through customer retention and growth, partnering with the GM to manage team members, expert knowledge of automotive systems and parts, sourcing from multiple suppliers, and directing drivers for timely and accurate deliveries. This is a full‑time position.

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
• Operating POS and parts lookup systems
• ASE P2 certified or ASE‑ready equivalent
• Advanced solution, project and product quality recommendation ability
• 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, diagnostic ability across engine, suspension, brakes, electronics, exhaust, etc.
• Speak and write English (Spanish a plus); communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers and management
• 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 (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in all units of measure
• Use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) effectively
• Strong organizational skills
• Understand commercial profitability concepts, market opportunities and customer prioritization; may work with the Commercial Account Manager to determine pricing discounts for specific commercial customers
• Ability to work assorted days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of automotive parts experience (preferred)
• Proven sales ability with experience in customer transaction fulfillment
• Formal or informal experience leading teams and supervising daily tasks

Education

High school diploma or GED.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

ASE Certification preferred, but not required.

Physical Demands

The employee will predominantly be walking or standing, using hands and fingers to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. 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: close, distance, color, depth perception, ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Mostly indoor work, occasionally outdoor exposure to weather, handling moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, chemicals, electrical shock risk, explosives, vibration, moderate noise level.

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

Compensation Range

19.95 USD per hour – 21.95 USD per hour

Benefits Information

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

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