Salesperson/Store Driver Store 8652

Advance Auto Parts; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 18,115 - 19,258; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Job summary

A leading automotive parts retailer is seeking a Salesperson to support the DIY business. The role involves delivering excellent customer service, achieving sales goals, and performing inventory management. Candidates should have a high school diploma and prior sales experience, with automotive knowledge preferred. The position allows for flexible hours, with both part-time and full-time options. Compensation is estimated between $13.15 and $13.98 per hour, depending on experience and location.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of successful sales experience in a retail environment.
• Ability to speak and write English effectively.
• Familiarity with automotive parts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer experiences and achieve sales goals.
• Maintain store standards and manage inventory processes.
• Assist with DIY services such as battery installation.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Basic math skills

Automotive knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Salesperson

Entry‑level sales position supporting the DIY business and achieving sales and service objectives. The role requires knowledge of store systems, basic automotive and part knowledge, and ability to source from stores, hubs, PDQ, and external suppliers. The salesperson should have a deep understanding of store inventory and maintenance processes. Position may be part‑time or full‑time. Fleet safety certification is preferred.

What is a Salesperson?

Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls, achieve personal sales goals, provide DIY services such as battery installation, testing, and wiper installs, maintain store product and operational standards, and manage inventory processes including truck put‑away, shoot‑outs, cycle counts, and back‑stock.

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
• Manage inventory processes including truck put‑away, shoot‑outs, cycle counts, back‑stock, etc.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Ensure 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
• Expertise with 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 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 responsible for delivering parts to commercial customers and assisting with inventory processes in the store. 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 flyer
• Daily collection of credit accounts

Secondary Responsibilities

• Ensure 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 that Sets a Driver up for Success

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

Physical Demands

Employee will predominantly be walking or standing, routinely talking, hearing, and using hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work is usually indoors but may be outdoors in exposed weather, while installing batteries or wiper blades. Employee may encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, caustic chemicals, electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate.

Compensation Range

Good faith estimate: between $13.15 and $13.98 per hour for a new team member. Rate depends on geographic location, experience, automotive knowledge, education, leadership roles, skillsets, and shift differential (if applicable).

Benefits

Advance Auto Parts offers a comprehensive health and wellness benefits program to improve the well‑being of Team Members and their families. More information: https://jobs.advanceautoparts.com/us/en/benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.