Salesperson/Store Driver Store 8987

Advance Auto Parts; Mount Airy (MD); Vor Ort; USD 21.972 - 23.350; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading automotive parts retailer in Mount Airy seeks a Salesperson to support the DIY business. Responsibilities include providing excellent customer service, achieving sales targets, and delivering parts. Candidates should have basic automotive knowledge and preferably 2-3 years of retail sales experience. This entry-level position offers both part-time and full-time opportunities, with a compensation range of $15.95 to $16.95 per hour.

Qualifikationen

• Entry-level position with basic automotive knowledge required.
• 2-3 years of successful retail sales experience preferred.
• Certification for fleet safety is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide selling experience for DIY customer visits.
• Achieve personal sales goals and assist in meeting store targets.
• Deliver parts to customers as needed.

Kenntnisse

Basic math skills

Friendly communication skills

Basic driving and navigation ability

Safety knowledge and skills

Ability to locate and stock parts

Parts and automotive system knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

What is a Salesperson?
Entry‑level sales position supporting the DIY business and achieving sales and service objectives. The role requires basic knowledge of store systems, basic automotive and part knowledge, and the ability to source from stores, hubs, pdq, and external suppliers. In‑depth knowledge of store inventory and maintenance processes is essential. Positions may be part‑time or full‑time. Fleet safety certification is preferred.

Primary Responsibilities

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

Secondary Responsibilities

• Maintain store cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and parking lot.
• 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 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 for a Salesperson

• Speak and write English (Spanish a plus); communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers, and management.
• Read and interpret 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.
• 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.

What is a Store Driver?

Entry‑level store position supporting the delivery of parts to commercial customers. Must be fleet safety certified and capable of assisting with inventory processes. Positions may be part‑time or full‑time.

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.
• Daily collection of credit accounts.

Secondary Responsibilities

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

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability.
• Ability to use 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 for a Driver

• Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers, and management.
• Read and interpret 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.
• 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

The employee will predominantly be walking or standing, capable of talking and hearing, using hands and fingers to handle or feel; reaching with hands and arms; climbing or balancing; and 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 include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The employee is usually working inside; however, they will occasionally be outside and exposed to various weather conditions while performing tasks such as installing batteries and wiper blades. The employee may also be exposed to moving mechanical parts, high and precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Range

15.95 USD PER HOUR – 16.95 USD PER HOUR

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Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Sales and Business Development
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Retail

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