Salesperson/Store Driver Store 3585

Advance Auto Parts; Harlem (MT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts retailer in Harlem, Montana, is seeking an Entry Level Salesperson to support DIY customers and achieve sales objectives. Responsibilities include providing exceptional customer service, managing inventory processes, and maintaining store standards. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, basic automotive knowledge, and the ability to work flexible shifts. Full-time and part-time positions available.

Qualifications

• Entry level with sales experience preferred.
• Must speak and write English; Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to work various shifts including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and achieve sales goals.
• Maintain operational standards in the store.
• Manage inventory processes efficiently.

Skills

Customer communication

Basic math skills

Driving and navigation

Job description

Job Description

Entry level sales position capable of supporting the DIY business and achieving our sales and service objectives. This role requires good knowledge of store systems, basic automotive system knowledge, and basic part knowledge. The salesperson will source inventory from stores, hubs, PDQ, and external suppliers, and possess in-depth knowledge of store inventory and maintenance processes. The position can be part time or full time; fleet safety certification is preferred.

Salesperson

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide an excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls
• Achieve personal sales goals and help the store meet its sales targets
• Offer DIY services, including battery installation, testing, and wiper blade installation
• Maintain store product and operational standards
• Manage inventory processes, including truck put‑away, shoot‑outs, cycle counts, and back‑stock management

Secondary Responsibilities

• Ensure store cleanliness: floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and parking lot
• Perform general stocking, including truck stocking and back‑stock handling
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability
• Proficiency with a delivery board system
• Friendly communication skills
• Ability to locate and stock parts efficiently
• Safety knowledge and skills
• Operation of inventory systems and store equipment
• Knowledge of parts and automotive systems
• Use of POS and parts lookup systems
• Expertise with testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY service

Essential Job Skills Necessary for Success

• 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
• Use basic math accurately: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior Experience that Sets a Salesperson up for Success

• 2–3 years of successful sales experience in a diverse retail environment, providing superior customer experiences

Store Driver

Entry level store position capable of supporting delivery of parts to commercial customers. Responsibilities include delivering parts, picking and staging customers orders, processing returns and cores, dropping off weekly/monthly sales fly‑er, and daily collection of credit accounts. The position can be part time or full time and must be fleet safety certified.

Primary Responsibilities

• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed
• Pick and stage parts for customer orders
• Pick up returns and cores
• Drop off weekly/monthly sales fly‑er
• Daily collection of credit accounts

Secondary Responsibilities

• Maintain store cleanliness: floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and parking lot
• Perform general stocking, including truck stocking and back‑stock handling

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability
• Proficiency with a delivery board system
• Friendly communication skills
• Ability to locate and stock parts efficiently
• Safety knowledge and skills
• Operation of inventory systems (back‑stock) and store equipment

Essential Job Skills Necessary for Success

• 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
• Use basic math accurately: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior Experience that Sets a Driver up for Success

• Automotive parts experience preferred
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Must have a valid driver's license and be fleet safety certified

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will predominantly be walking or standing, must be able 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. 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 include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually working inside; however, they will occasionally be outside and exposed to various weather conditions while performing such tasks as installing batteries and wiper blades. The employee is also occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; explosives; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Information

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Sales and Business Development
• Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Retail

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, or basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.