Salesperson/Store Driver Store 8271

About the Role

Entry-level positions supporting either the DIY business or parts delivery to commercial customers. Both roles can be part-time or full-time and require basic automotive and store-system knowledge. Fleet safety certification is preferred for the Salesperson role and required for the Store Driver role.

Responsibilities

Salesperson

• Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls
• Achieve personal sales goals and help the store meet its overall sales targets
• Perform DIY services such as battery installation, testing, and wiper blade installation
• Maintain store product and operational standards
• Manage inventory processes including truck put-away, shoot-outs, cycle counts, and back stock

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
• Perform daily collection of credit accounts

Secondary Responsibilities (Both Roles)

• 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
• 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 (Salesperson)

Qualifications

Essential Job Skills

• 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 a variety of shifts including days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior 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

• Predominantly walking or standing during work hours
• Must be able 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 required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Primarily indoors, with occasional outdoor tasks (e.g., installing batteries and wiper blades) in various weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, high/precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration
• Moderate noise level in the work environment