Commercial Parts Pro Store 3077
Advance Auto Parts · San Antonio, TX · 2 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
About the Role
Professional-level sales position responsible for profitable growth of the commercial business through customer retention and expansion. Partners with the General Manager to oversee team members and ensure timely, accurate delivery of parts.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
- Maintain commercial customer relationships
- Provide GAS2 selling experience to commercial customers
- Achieve personal and 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 to ensure delivery standards are met
- Maintain commercial stocking programs
- Build and maintain a network of second-source suppliers
Secondary Responsibilities
- Maintain core bank and commercial returns
- Maintain commercial credit accounts
- Partner with GM to ensure proper driver coverage
Success Factors & Skills
- Friendly communication and advanced selling skills for commercial customers
- Ability to locate and stock parts, including sourcing from special order, FDO, second source, etc.
- Safety knowledge and skills
- Proficiency in operating inventory systems, store equipment, POS, and parts lookup systems
- ASE P2 certified or ASE-ready equivalent
- Advanced solution, project, and product quality recommendation ability
- Ability to multi-task and remain organized
- Effective communication, listening, and problem-solving skills
- Working knowledge of automotive systems (internal engine, suspension, brakes, electronic, exhaust, etc.)
- Fluency in English (Spanish a plus); ability to read, interpret, and write documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
- Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong organizational skills
- Understanding of commercial profitability concepts, including competition, market opportunities, and customer prioritization
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum of 3 years of prior automotive parts experience preferred
- Proven sales ability with past experience in customer transactions
- Formal or informal experience leading teams, including supervising daily tasks and goal achievement
- ASE certification preferred but not required
Physical Demands
- Predominantly walking or standing during work hours
- Ability to talk, hear, and use hands/fingers to handle or feel
- Reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
- Primarily indoors, with occasional outdoor exposure to weather conditions (e.g., installing batteries and wiper blades)
- Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, high/precarious places, toxic/caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration
- Moderate noise level in the work environment
Pay
Position is eligible for sales commission based on individual or store performance.