Salesperson/Store Driver Store 9731

About the Role

Entry-level positions supporting our DIY business and delivery operations. Both roles require basic automotive and parts knowledge, the ability to maintain store inventory, and a focus on customer service. Positions can be part-time or full-time.

Salesperson Responsibilities

• Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls
• Achieve personal sales goals and help the store meet its sales targets
• Perform 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

Store Driver Responsibilities

• Safely deliver parts to commercial customers as needed
• Pick and stage parts for customer orders
• Pick up returns and cores
• Drop off weekly/monthly sales flyers
• Collect daily 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

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 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 preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

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

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here 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 required: 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 an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, 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
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate