Salesperson/Store Driver Store 9585

About the Role

Entry-level positions supporting either the DIY business or parts delivery to commercial customers. Both roles require basic automotive and parts knowledge, store system familiarity, and the ability to maintain inventory processes. Positions can be part-time or full-time; fleet safety certification is preferred for Salesperson and required for Store Driver.

Responsibilities

Salesperson

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

Store Driver

• Safely deliver parts to commercial customers
• Pick and stage parts for customer orders
• Pick up returns and cores
• Drop off weekly/monthly sales flyer
• Daily collection of credit accounts
• Store cleanliness: floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot
• General stocking: 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

Qualifications

• 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

• Valid driver’s license
• Fleet safety certification (required for Store Driver, preferred for Salesperson)

Physical Demands

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

• Predominantly walking or standing
• Talking, hearing, and using hands and fingers to handle or feel
• Reaching with hands and arms; climbing or balancing; stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• 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 are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Primarily working inside; occasional outdoor exposure for tasks such as installing batteries and wiper blades
• Occasional exposure to: moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration
• Moderate noise level