Salesperson/Store Driver Store 8642

Advance Auto Parts; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 24,865 - 26,918; Full time

Job summary

Advance Auto Parts is hiring for entry-level Salesperson and Store Driver roles in Massachusetts. The Salesperson is responsible for providing an excellent selling experience and supporting customer needs, including battery installations and maintaining store standards. The Store Driver assists with delivering parts and managing inventory processes. Candidates should possess a valid driver's license, strong communication skills, and automotive knowledge. Flexibility in work hours is essential, with compensation estimated between $18.05 and $19.54 per hour, based on experience and location.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls.
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed.
• Maintain store product and operational standards.

Skills

Basic driving and navigation ability

Friendly communication

Parts and automotive system knowledge

Ability to work varied hours

Education

Valid driver's license

Tools

Delivery board system

POS and parts lookup systems

Job description

Job Description

Entry‑level positions supporting the DIY business and delivery of parts to commercial customers. Roles may be part‑time or full‑time and favor fleet safety certification.

Salesperson

Supports the DIY store by providing excellent selling experience, delivering services such as battery installation, testing, wiper installs, and maintaining product and operational standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls.
• Achieve personal sales goal and help store achieve its sales goals.
• Provide DIY services including battery installation, testing, wiper installs, etc.
• Maintain store product and operational standards.
• Responsible for inventory processes including truck put away, shoot outs, cycle counts, back stock, etc.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Store cleanliness (floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot).
• General stocking (truck stocking and back stock).
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed.

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability.
• Ability to use delivery board system.
• 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.
• Expert at testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY service.

Essential Job Skills

• 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

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

Store Driver

Assists with delivery of parts to commercial customers and supports task and inventory processes in the store. 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 flyer.
• Daily collection of credit accounts.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Store cleanliness (floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot).
• General stocking (truck stocking and back stock).

Success Factors

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

Essential Job Skills

• 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

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

Physical Demands

The employee will predominantly be walking or standing, may need to lift up to 50 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to talk and hear, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment

The employee usually works inside but occasionally outside, exposed to weather conditions while 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 is usually moderate.

Compensation Range

The good faith estimate for this role is between 18.05 USD and 19.54 USD per hour. The rate offered depends on geographic location, experience, education, leadership roles, skillsets, and any shift differential (if applicable).

Benefits

Advance Auto Parts offers a comprehensive health and wellness benefits program to improve the way of life for team members and those who mean the most to them: their families. Find out more by visiting: https://jobs.advanceautoparts.com/us/en/benefits

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