Salesperson

Advance Auto Parts - Shawnee, KS

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Shawnee, KS

251-500 employees

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

About the position

The Salesperson position is an entry-level role designed to support the DIY business and help achieve sales and service objectives. This role requires a good understanding of store systems, basic automotive knowledge, and familiarity with various parts. The Salesperson will be responsible for sourcing products from stores, hubs, and external suppliers, and must possess in-depth knowledge of store inventory and maintenance processes. This position can be part-time or full-time, with a preference for candidates who have fleet safety certification. In this role, the Salesperson will provide an excellent selling experience for DIY customers, both in-person and over the phone. Achieving personal sales goals and contributing to the store's overall sales targets is essential. The Salesperson will also provide various DIY services, such as battery installation and testing, wiper installations, and more. Maintaining product and operational standards within the store is a key responsibility, along with managing inventory processes, including truck put away, cycle counts, and back stock management. Secondary responsibilities include ensuring store cleanliness, general stocking duties, and safely delivering parts to customers as needed. The ideal candidate will possess basic driving and navigation skills, friendly communication abilities, and a strong understanding of safety protocols. Knowledge of operating inventory systems and store equipment, as well as proficiency in using POS and parts lookup systems, is also necessary. The Salesperson should be adept at using testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY services, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 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 skills
• Operating POS and Parts lookup systems
• Expert at testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY service
• Speak and write (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