Salesperson/Store Driver Store 8062

This posting includes two roles: Salesperson and Store Driver. Both positions can be part time or full time.

About the Salesperson Role

Entry-level sales position supporting the DIY business with sales and service objectives. The role requires good knowledge of store systems, basic automotive system knowledge, and basic part knowledge. Responsibilities include sourcing from stores, hubs, PDQ, and external suppliers, as well as in-depth knowledge of store inventory and maintenance processes. Fleet safety certification is preferred.

Responsibilities (Salesperson)

• Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls
• Achieve personal sales goals and help the store meet its sales targets
• Provide DIY services including battery installation, testing, and wiper installs
• Maintain store product and operational standards
• Manage inventory processes including truck put-away, shoot-outs, cycle counts, and back stock
• Ensure store cleanliness, including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and parking lot maintenance
• General stocking, including truck stocking and back stock
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed

About the Store Driver Role

Entry-level position focused on delivering parts to commercial customers and assisting with store tasks and inventory processes. Fleet safety certification is required.

Responsibilities (Store Driver)

• 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
• Ensure store cleanliness, including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and parking lot maintenance
• General stocking, including truck stocking and back stock

Success Factors (Both Roles)

• Basic driving and navigation ability
• Ability to use a 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 (Salesperson)
• Operating POS and parts lookup systems (Salesperson)
• Expertise with testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY service (Salesperson)

Qualifications (Both Roles)

• 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

Preferred Experience

• Salesperson: 2-3 years of successful sales experience in a diverse retail environment, providing superior customer experiences
• Store Driver: Automotive parts experience is preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Fleet safety certification (required for Store Driver, preferred for Salesperson)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of these roles, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Predominantly walking or standing
• Ability to talk, hear, and use hands and 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

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of these roles, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Primarily working inside, but occasionally outside and exposed to various weather conditions (e.g., installing batteries and wiper blades)
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration
• Moderate noise level in the work environment