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Store Parts Professional

Genuine Parts / NAPA

Naugatuck, CTFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1w agoVerified open 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Naugatuck, CT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

ASE Parts Specialist (Automotive) Certification

Job overview

Genuine Parts / NAPA is hiring a Store Parts Professional. NAPA is seeking a Parts Professional to provide prompt, courteous service to customers in‑store, over the phone, or at dealer shops. The role involves looking up parts in catalogs or POS systems, processing accurate orders, advising customers on technical needs, and supporting store personnel while maintaining product knowledge and store appearance.

Key focus areas include Implements appropriate sales practices, greeting customers, demonstrating product knowledge, and quickly understanding customer needs, Maintains customer satisfaction by serving all customers, securing the correct part, and resolving issues, and Demonstrates professional attitude, conduct, and appearance.

Important skills include Customer Service, Communication, Organizational Skills, Fast‑Paced Environment Work, Part Number Recognition, and Manual Transmission Vehicle Operation. Preferred (not required): TAMS Point‑of‑Sale System, Adding Machine Cash Check Credit Card Transactions, Lifting Up To 60 Pounds, and Standing And Walking For Full Shift.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceCommunicationOrganizational SkillsFast‑Paced Environment WorkPart Number RecognitionManual Transmission Vehicle OperationTAMS Point‑of‑Sale SystemAdding Machine Cash Check Credit Card TransactionsLifting Up to 60 PoundsStanding and Walking for Full ShiftBending Stooping and Reaching High ShelvesMoving Heavy Equipment With Aids

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentASE Parts Specialist (Automotive) CertificationMust Be Able to Work Retail HoursMust Be Able to Work at Any Store Location as Assigned

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

NAPA is a Parts Store and So much more! We are driven to have the best people on our team to get the right parts to the right place at the right time

The Role:

A Parts Professional provides prompt and courteous service to all customers over the telephone, in the store, or in the dealer’s shop. Looks up the parts application in catalogs or POS system. Processes orders for customers with a high degree of accuracy, efficiency, and courtesy. Assists and advises customers on how to best meet their needs, often dealing with questions and problems of a highly technical nature. Exhibits a thorough knowledge of products, performance standards, warranties, sales programs, and operating policies. Serves as a resource for advice to other store personnel

A Day in the life:

  • Implements appropriate sales practices such as greeting customers, demonstrating product knowledge, and ability to quickly understand customer’s needs
  • Maintains customer satisfaction by serving all customers, securing right part, and resolving customer issues
  • Demonstrates professional attitude, conduct, and appearance
  • Maintains POS computer abilities by learning and applying how to use catalog and system, practicing asset security/loss prevention controls, and understanding store’s pricing methods
  • Provides sales support functions by processing salespersons’ stock orders, reporting overages/shortages/damaged merchandise, and ensuring the good appearance of store and displays
  • Participates in training as needed and required
  • Perform all other associated tasks as assigned by management

What you’ll need:

  • High School Diploma, or equivalent, required
  • Able to establish and maintain good relations with customers by providing courteous, efficient, and professional service
  • Be functionally literate and capable of understanding and recognizing part numbers and line codes to ensure proper selection and delivery of parts, including identifying sequences of numbers and letters accurately and rapidly
  • Demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Enjoy working with people in a fast-paced setting; be competitive, yet have the ability to work calmly under pressure
  • Be ASE Parts Specialist (automotive) certified
  • Have a working knowledge of the part of the city the store services and be able to operate a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission
  • Able to work retail hours at any store location as assigned by management

And if you have this, even better :

  • Capable of operating TAMS point-of-sale system and cataloging
  • Able to use the adding machine and process cash, check, and credit card transactions
  • Visually capable of recognizing and distinguishing letters and numbers and remembering their sequencing
  • Able to work on feet (stand and walk) for an entire assigned work shift
  • Capable of lifting and moving parts and boxes of up to 60 pounds
  • Able to repeatedly bend or stoop to floor-level shelves and able to reach upper shelves (ten feet) with use of stool or ladder when necessary
  • Able to move engine blocks, core barrels, and other heavy equipment with moving aids designed to move such items, including hand trucks, barrel dollies, hydraulic lifts, etc

Why NAPA may just be the right place for you:

  • Outstanding health benefits and 401K
  • Stable company Fortune 200 with a “family” feel
  • Company Culture that works hard yet takes care of employees
  • Opportunity for accessing multiple career paths, ongoing development, with support from leaders and your team

If this role sounds like a fit, please take the time to complete our super quick and easy application. We are excited and humbled that you are considering NAPA as hopefully your future employer.

Next Steps:

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