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Advance Auto Parts

Advance Auto Parts

10,001+ employees

Automotive aftermarket parts provider

Compensation Overview

$16.45 - $18.10/hr

Mid

Providence, RI, USA

Category
Inside Sales
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Inventory Management
Word/Pages/Docs
Customer Service
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • Expert knowledge of store systems
  • Advanced automotive system knowledge
  • Ability for advanced identification, troubleshooting, and project assistance for DIY customers
  • In-depth knowledge of store inventory and maintenance processes
  • Working knowledge of automotive systems and diagnostic ability
  • Ability to speak and write English (Spanish a plus)
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals
  • Ability to write simple correspondence
  • Ability to understand and execute instructions in written, oral, or diagram form
  • Ability to use basic math accurately
  • Use Microsoft software effectively (Word, Excel required)
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed
Responsibilities
  • Provide GAS2 selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls
  • Achieve personal/store sales goals and service objectives
  • Manage DIY services including battery installation, testing, wiper installs, etc.
  • Ensure high standards of customer service and store appearance standards
  • Key holder responsibilities (task assignment and completion, safety, open/close duties)
  • Assist in store inventory processes including truck put away, shoot outs, cycle counts, back stock, etc.
  • Store cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot
  • Provide DIY services including battery installation, testing, wiper installs, etc.
Desired Qualifications
  • 3-5 years of prior automotive parts experience
  • Proven sales ability with past experience in fulfillment of customer transactions
  • ASE certification preferred, but not required

Advance Auto Parts provides automotive aftermarket parts to both professional mechanics and individual car owners. The company operates nearly 4,800 stores across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and also supports over 1,100 independently owned Carquest stores in North America and the Caribbean. Customers can find a wide range of parts, accessories, and services through their physical locations and online platform. What sets Advance Auto Parts apart from its competitors is its extensive network of stores and partnerships, allowing for a broad reach and convenience for customers. The company's goal is to ensure that both professional and DIY customers have easy access to the parts and services they need to maintain and repair their vehicles.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Raleigh, North Carolina

Founded

1932

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased road travel boosts demand for automotive parts and services.
  • Strategic cost-cutting measures aim to improve financial stability and reinvest in staff.
  • New independent directors may bring fresh strategies to the company's board.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from online retailers like Amazon threatens market share.
  • Labor shortages may lead to operational challenges and increased costs.
  • Shift towards electric vehicles could reduce demand for traditional auto parts.

What makes Advance Auto Parts unique

  • Advance Auto Parts offers free curbside services like battery testing and installation.
  • Collaboration with Pennzoil and PXG targets both automotive and sports enthusiasts.
  • Advance Auto Parts Foundation supports military veterans with significant financial gifts.

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Company News

PR Newswire
May 29th, 2025
Long May We Drive: Pennzoil And Pxg Unveil High-Performance Sweepstakes At Advance Auto Parts

Limited-Edition Pennzoil® PXG® Golf Driver Headlines Promotion Running May 29–June 25HOUSTON, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Two brands driven by performance—Pennzoil and PXG—have joined forces for a first-of-its-kind collaboration that bridges the worlds of motorsports and golf. From May 29 to June 25, consumers who purchase a Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic bundle at a participating Advance Auto Parts or Carquest retail location, in-store or online, can enter to win a limited-edition Pennzoil® PXG® golf driver*.Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/pennzoil/9324751-en-pennzoil-pxg-sweepstakes-advance-auto-parts

Business Wire
May 21st, 2024
Enough Is Enough! Advance Auto Parts Survey Reveals More Americans Will Hit The Road This Summer Due To Air Travel Stress, Safety Concerns

Advance Auto Parts offers free curbside services including battery testing and installation, wiper blade installation and check engine light scanning, to ensure motorists are ready to roll for their summer road trips. (Photo: Business Wire)Advance Auto Parts offers free curbside services including battery testing and installation, wiper blade installation and check engine light scanning, to ensure motorists are ready to roll for their summer road trips. (Photo: Business Wire)RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Americans seem to be hitting a breaking point with air travel, with 67 percent saying they’ve had a trip negatively impacted or ruined because of problems with air travel during the last 12 months,* according to new data from Atomik Research, released today by Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider.From losing precious time – 44 percent citing that delays and other problems traveling by air has cost them vacation time – to safety concerns – 32 percent feeling less safe flying compared to a year ago, Americans are saying “enough!” This summer they’re trading wings for wheels: An astounding 70 percent say they are more likely compared to a year ago to choose traveling by automobile over flying due to the current state of air travel.The “baggage” that comes with air travel continues to stack up and now outweighs the benefit of faster travel time for many Americans, according to the survey. Sixty-six percent say the number of hours they’re willing to drive before choosing to fly has increased in the past 12 months and 24 percent say they would drive 10 or more hours for summer vacation before choosing to fly.Heeding consumers’ preference for summer vacation by automobile, Advance is encouraging travelers to “Check Your Battery, Not Your Bag” so they can achieve what matters most – enjoying their well-deserved summer vacation.Beginning National Road Trip Day this Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, participating Advance stores nationwide will surprise randomly selected customers with free Advance gift cards to purchase DieHard® batteries, wiper blades or other road trip essentials, no previous purchase necessary. Complimentary curbside services are available every day throughout the year to customers at all participating Advance stores, including battery checks and installation, wiper blade installation and check engine light scanning.“With all the concern about air travel and more people planning to travel by automobile – including willing to drive longer for their summer vacations – it’s critical they prepare their vehicles, and we want to make that as easy as possible,” said Junior Word, Advance’s executive vice president, U.S. stores

Business Wire
Mar 11th, 2024
Advance Auto Parts Appoints Three New Independent Directors

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced that it has appointed A. Brent Windom, Gregory L. Smith and Thomas W. Seboldt as independent directors to the Advance Auto Parts board, effective immediately. In connection with these appointments, the company has entered into a cooperation agreement with Third Point LLC (together with its affiliates, “Third Point”) and Saddle Point Management, L.P

Business Wire
Feb 14th, 2024
Advance Auto Parts Puts A Charge In American Motorists On National Battery Day With Free Diehard® Auto Batteries Giveaway And Complimentary Battery Testing Nationwide Feb. 18

Customers who visit their local Advance Auto Parts store on National Battery Day, Sunday, February 18, may be randomly selected to receive a free DieHard auto battery. (Photo: Business Wire)Customers who visit their local Advance Auto Parts store on National Battery Day, Sunday, February 18, may be randomly selected to receive a free DieHard auto battery. (Photo: Business Wire)RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, is jump-starting motorists’ attention to the safety and reliability of their automobiles by giving away free DieHard® batteries on National Battery Day, Sunday, Feb. 18.A new national survey by Atomik Research reveals 91 percent of American motorists say they have experienced a dead battery, but nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of motorists admit they don’t think about having their car battery checked until it’s too late.On National Battery Day, Sunday, Feb. 18, Advance will surprise randomly selected customers with a free DieHard® battery, including those getting their current battery tested, at participating stores nationwide. As part of National Battery Day, Advance is partnering with pro football star quarterback Baker Mayfield to encourage motorists to get their car batteries tested.“Our team of automotive experts are committed to customer care and advancing the needs of today’s motorists, such as offering complimentary curbside battery testing and installation every day, including on National Battery Day, Sunday Feb

Business Wire
Feb 5th, 2024
Advance Auto Parts Foundation Announces $1.75 Million In Gifts To Aid Military Veterans

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nonprofit organizations providing employment support for women veterans, custom designed homes for injured veterans and frontline support for veterans at risk for suicide are among the recent recipients of gifts announced by the Advance Auto Parts Foundation (AAPF). Totaling $1.75 million, the gifts were made possible by donations to the foundation by more than 100 Advance Auto Parts supplier partners. This is the second year AAPF has made gifts to Hire Heroes USA of Alpharetta, Ga., Building Homes for Heroes of Island Park, N.Y. and Stop Soldier Suicide based in Durham, N.C., totaling $3.75 million during that time. “The military veteran community is one of the Advance Auto Parts Foundation’s three focus areas, and we are proud to partner with our suppliers to support critical needs within that community,” said Elisabeth Eisleben, president, Advance Auto Parts Foundation. “Our veterans have earned the opportunity for meaningful employment, appropriate housing and mental health care, all of which are fundamental to their wellbeing.”