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DIY Parts Sales & Delivery Specialist

Advance Auto Parts, Virginia Beach, VA, United States


Salesperson – Entry Level Entry level sales position supporting the DIY business. The role requires knowledge of store systems, automotive parts, and the ability to source parts from stores, hubs, pdq, and external suppliers. The position can be part time or full time. Fleet safety certification preferred.

Primary 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.

Secondary Responsibilities

Store cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot

General stocking including truck stocking and back stock

Safely deliver parts to customers as needed

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 skills

Operating POS and parts lookup systems

Expert at 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

Prior Experience

2-3 years of successful sales experience in a diverse retail environment, providing superior customer experiences

Store Driver – Entry Level Entry level store position supporting delivery of parts to commercial customers. The role requires delivery of parts, stocking, and inventory processes. The position can be part time or full time and must be fleet safety certified.

Primary Responsibilities

Safely deliver parts to customers as needed

Pick and stage parts for customer orders

Pick up returns and cores

Drop off weekly / monthly sales flyer

Daily collection of credit accounts

Secondary Responsibilities

Store cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, 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 (back stock) and store equipment

Essential Job Skills

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 manualsUse 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

Prior Experience for Driver

Automotive parts experience preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must have a valid driver's license and be fleet safety certified

Physical Demands Employee will predominantly walk or stand. Must be able to talk and hear, use hands and fingers to manipulate items, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment Employee will usually work inside but occasionally outside and be exposed to various weather conditions while performing tasks such as installing batteries and wiper blades. Exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. Noise level usually moderate.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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