Jobs · Business Development · Connecticut

Commercial Parts Pro Store 8943

Advance Auto Parts · Bloomfield, CT · 3 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time

About the role

A professional level sales position within the commercial side of the business, responsible for profitable growth through customer retention and expansion. Partners with the General Manager to manage Team Members. Requires expertise in automotive systems and parts knowledge, sourcing capabilities, and dispatching drivers.

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 ensuring delivery standards are achieved
  • Maintain commercial stocking programs
  • Build and maintain a network of second source suppliers

Secondary Responsibilities

  • Maintain core bank and commercial returns
  • Manage commercial credit accounts
  • Partner with GM to ensure proper driver coverage

Success Factors

  • Friendly communication
  • Safety knowledge and skills
  • Operating inventory systems and store equipment
  • PARTS and automotive system knowledge skills
  • Operating POS and Parts lookup systems
  • Advanced solution, project, and product quality recommendation ability
  • Advanced selling skills for commercial customers
  • Ability to multi-task and remain organized
  • Effective communication, listening, and problem-solving skills

Essential Job Skills

  • Necessary for success as a Commercial Parts Pro: working knowledge of automotive systems, diagnostic ability, communication, writing, reading, math, and use of Microsoft software
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Understanding of commercial profitability concepts, competition, market opportunities, and customer prioritization
  • 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
  • Necessary education: High school diploma or GED
  • Preferred but not required: ASE Certification

Physical Demands

  • Walking or standing predominantly
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Climb or balance
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds

Work Environment

  • Usually working inside
  • Occasionally outside and exposed to various weather conditions
  • Exposure to moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration
  • Moderate noise level

Position Eligible for Sales Commission

The position is eligible for sales commission based on individual or store performance.

Benefits

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

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to providing equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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