Salesperson/Store Driver Store 5266

Advance Auto Parts; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 20,664 - 21,228; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Sales bonuses

Health benefits after qualifying period

Job summary

A leading auto parts retailer in Champaign, Illinois, is hiring a Salesperson for a customer-facing role. Responsibilities include delivering excellent customer service, maintaining store standards, and managing inventory. Candidates should have prior sales experience and strong communication skills. The position offers a pay range of $15.00 - $15.41 per hour, with part-time and full-time options available.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of successful sales experience in a retail environment.
• Fleet safety certification preferred.
• Automotive parts experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service for DIY customers.
• Maintain store cleanliness.
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed.

Skills

Customer relationship building

Basic math skills

Effective communication

Inventory knowledge

Basic driving/navigation skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Description

Salesperson

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide an excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls.
• Achieve personal sales goals and help the store reach its sales objectives.
• Perform DIY services including battery installation, testing, wiper installs, etc.
• Maintain store product and operational standards.
• Handle inventory processes such as truck put-away, shoot-outs, cycle counts, and back stock.

Secondary Responsibilities

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

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability.
• Ability to use a delivery board system.
• Friendly communication skills.
• 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.
• Expertise with testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY service.

Essential Job Skills

• Speaks and writes English (Spanish a plus); communicates effectively and builds strong relationships with customers, peers, and management.
• Reads and interprets documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals.
• Uses basic math accurately: adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Works an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Prior Experience

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

Store Driver

Entry-level store position capable of delivering parts to commercial customers. The role includes the responsibility to deliver parts, assist with tasks, and manage inventory processes in the store. The position can be part-time or full-time and requires fleet safety certification.

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 flyers.
• Collect daily credit accounts.

Secondary Responsibilities

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

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability.
• Ability to use a delivery board system.
• Friendly communication skills.
• Ability to locate and stock parts.
• Safety knowledge and skills.
• Operating inventory systems (back stock) and store equipment.

Essential Job Skills

• Communicates effectively and builds strong relationships with customers, peers, and management.
• Reads and interprets documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals.
• Uses basic math accurately: adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Works an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Prior Experience

• Automotive parts experience is preferred.
• Certifications, licenses, and registrations.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be fleet safety certified.

Physical Demands

The employee will predominantly be walking or standing, and must be able to talk and hear, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, and perform tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds routinely and up to 100 pounds occasionally. Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Mainly indoor work with occasional outdoor tasks under variable weather conditions. Exposure may include moving mechanical parts, high places, toxic or caustic chemicals, electrical shock, explosives, vibration, and moderate noise levels.

Compensation Range

15.00 USD PER HOUR - 15.41 USD PER HOUR

Benefits Information

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