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Advance Auto Parts

Automotive aftermarket parts retailer

Parts Associate

Retail SalesPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeLouiseville, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have prior automotive parts experience and advanced knowledge of automotive parts and systems.
  • Have experience with point-of-sale systems and customer transactions.
  • Demonstrate sales ability and the ability to achieve personal and store sales goals and service objectives.
  • Be knowledgeable in store operations, inventory, and maintenance procedures.
  • Be able to locate and source parts from multiple sources, including special orders and second sources.
  • Be able to work days, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
  • Meet the physical requirements, including frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Speak and write English; communicate effectively with customers, peers, and management.
  • Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals, and write simple correspondence.
  • Understand and execute written, oral, and diagram-form instructions.
  • Successfully complete the Parts Knowledge Assessment.
  • Use basic arithmetic accurately, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
  • Use Microsoft Word and Excel effectively.
  • Have working knowledge of automotive systems and diagnostic ability covering internal engines, suspension, brakes, electronics, and exhaust.
  • Operate inventory systems, store equipment, point-of-sale systems, parts lookup systems, and diagnostic/testing equipment for do-it-yourself services.
  • Have safety knowledge and skills.
  • Hold a high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

  • Provide customer service and resolve do-it-yourself customer issues.
  • Provide the GAS3 selling experience to walk-in, online-order, and phone customers.
  • Achieve personal and store sales goals and service objectives.
  • Manage do-it-yourself services, including testing, battery installation, and wiper installation.
  • Maintain high customer-service standards and store appearance standards.
  • Perform key-holder duties, including assigning and completing tasks, supporting safety, and opening and closing the store.
  • Assist with store inventory processes, including planograms, truck put-away, shootouts, cycle counts, and back stock.
  • Back up professional services.
  • Maintain store cleanliness, including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, and the parking lot.
  • Advise customers on projects and resolve complex automotive issues, including identifying parts.
  • Source parts from multiple places, including special orders and second sources.
  • Support store maintenance and inventory processes.
  • Work indoors in a retail environment and occasionally outdoors or around moving mechanical parts, precarious heights, caustic chemicals, electrical shock hazards, explosives, and vibration.

Desired Qualifications

  • Fleet safety experience or knowledge is preferred.
  • ASE certification is preferred but not required.
  • Spanish language ability is a plus.

About the Company

Advance Auto Parts

Automotive aftermarket parts retailer

Advance Auto Parts supplies automotive aftermarket parts and accessories to both professional installers and DIY customers through thousands of stores in North America. Its product lineup includes replacement parts, maintenance items, and car accessories for cars, vans, and light trucks, sold in-store and online with staff guidance to help customers select the right parts. The company differs from many competitors through its extensive store network, broad product assortment, and ability to serve both professional businesses and individual customers with knowledgeable service and a nationwide distribution and retail model. Its goal is to be the preferred source for auto parts by offering a wide selection, convenient locations, and expert customer assistance.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Raleigh, NC
Founded
1932

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