Senior Commercial Parts Specialist

Advance Stores Company Inc (500); United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Auto Parts is seeking a Professional level sales position to support advanced functions on the commercial side of the business. The role drives profitable growth through customer retention and growth, partnering with the GM to manage Team Members and ensuring timely and accurate delivery.

The candidate will possess expert automotive parts knowledge, strong selling skills, and the ability to source from multiple channels including special orders and second sources.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of prior automotive parts experience preferred.
• Proven sales ability with past experience in fulfillment of customer transactions.
• Formal or informal experience leading teams, including supervising daily tasks, and working together to achieve goals.
• Speak and write English (Spanish a plus); communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers and management.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals.

Responsibilities

• Maintain commercial customer relationships
• Provide GAS2 selling experience commercial customers
• Achieve personal / store sales goals and service objectives
• Provide day-to-day supervisory support for Team Members
• Collaborate with GM on coaching and developmental needs for Team Members
• Dispatch drivers ensuring delivery standards are achieved
• Maintain commercial stocking programs
• Build and maintain a network of second source suppliers
• Maintain core bank and commercial returns
• Maintain commercial credit accounts
• Partner with GM to ensure proper driver coverage

Skills

Automotive parts knowledge

Sales experience

Customer relationships

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

ASE certification preferred

Tools

POS systems

Parts lookup systems

Microsoft Word/Excel

Job description

Advance Auto Parts is seeking a Professional level sales position to support advanced functions on the commercial side of the business. The role drives profitable growth through customer retention and growth, partnering with the GM to manage Team Members and ensuring timely and accurate delivery.

The candidate will possess expert automotive parts knowledge, strong selling skills, and the ability to source from multiple channels including special orders and second sources.