Store Driver
Advance Auto Parts offers a competitive hourly wage based on experience, location, and other qualifications.
About the role
As a Driver, you will pick, stage, and safely deliver parts to professional customers, handle returns and cores, promote sales and loyalty programs, and maintain strong customer relationships. You’ll also assist in upselling products, maintaining store cleanliness, stocking inventory, and engaging with walk-in customers to recommend parts or services.
Responsibilities
- Pick, stage, and safely deliver parts to professional customers
- Pick up returns and cores
- Drop off weekly/monthly sales flyers while promoting current sales and loyalty programs
- Daily collection of credit accounts
- Build and maintain relationships with MainStreet and National Pro customers while providing insights to the CPP
- Assist in upselling and cross-selling products to increase average transaction value
- Maintain store cleanliness, including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and parking lot
- General stocking, including truck stocking, back stock, and cycle counts
- Maintain knowledge of product inventory and new arrivals to assist with sales
- Engage with walk-in customers to understand their needs and recommend appropriate parts or services
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
- Ability to speak and write English (Spanish a plus); communicate effectively and build strong relationships
- Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals
- Use basic math accurately: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure
- Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed
- Confidence in engaging customers and promoting products
- Willingness to learn about new products and sales techniques
Skills
- Safe driving and navigation ability
- Friendly and persuasive communication
- Ability to locate and stock parts
- Safety knowledge and skills
- Operating inventory systems (Back stock) and store equipment
- Sales aptitude and customer service orientation
- Ability to identify customer needs and recommend solutions
Qualifications
- Automotive parts experience is preferred
Physical Demands
- Predominantly walking or standing
- Frequently required 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 with assistance
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
- Primarily indoors, with occasional outdoor exposure to weather conditions (e.g., installing batteries and wiper blades)
- Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, high/precarious places, toxic/caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration
- Moderate noise level
Pay
The good faith estimate for this role is between $13.50 USD and $14.61 USD per hour for a new team member. The rate offered depends on geographic location, experience in retail, automotive knowledge, education, leadership roles, and other relevant skillsets. Shift differential may apply.
Benefits
Advance Auto Parts offers a comprehensive health and wellness benefits program for team members and their families. Learn more about benefits here.