Are you looking for an entry-level position that keeps you on the move and puts you at the heart of the auto parts industry? As a Store Driver at Auto Parts Store Caro, you’ll be the vital link connecting our store to our valued commercial customers. This role is perfect for individuals who enjoy driving, customer interaction, and being part of a fast-paced team. Whether you’re seeking a part-time gig or a full-time career, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow within the automotive sector. Fleet safety certification is a must as you’ll be entrusted with ensuring timely and safe deliveries.
Key Responsibilities of a Store Driver
Your primary focus will be on ensuring our commercial clients receive the auto parts they need, precisely when they need them. This involves a range of essential tasks that keep our operations running smoothly:
- Reliable Parts Delivery: Safely and efficiently deliver auto parts to various commercial customer locations. This is the core of the role, ensuring our customers can maintain their businesses without interruption.
- Order Fulfillment and Staging: Accurately pick and stage car parts according to customer orders, ensuring order accuracy and readiness for delivery. Attention to detail is crucial here to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Handling Returns and Cores: Collect returns and core parts from customers, managing these items according to company procedures. This is an important part of our reverse logistics process.
- Sales Material Distribution: Distribute weekly and monthly sales flyers to customer locations, keeping them informed of our latest offers and promotions at the auto parts store.
- Credit Account Management: Perform daily collection of credit accounts, ensuring smooth financial transactions and maintaining good customer relationships.
Additional Responsibilities
Beyond deliveries, you’ll also contribute to the overall efficiency and presentation of our auto parts store:
- Store Upkeep: Maintain store cleanliness, including floors, restrooms, displays, dusting, and the parking area. A clean and organized store enhances the customer experience.
- Stocking and Inventory Support: Assist with general stocking duties, including truck unloading and organizing back stock. Efficient stock management is key to meeting customer demand at our auto parts store.
What Makes a Successful Store Driver?
To excel as a Store Driver at Auto Parts Store Caro, certain skills and attributes are essential:
- Driving and Navigation Proficiency: Basic driving skills and the ability to navigate efficiently are crucial for timely deliveries.
- Delivery System Familiarity: Ability to effectively use a delivery board system to manage routes and deliveries.
- Customer-Focused Communication: Friendly and professional communication skills to build rapport with customers.
- Parts Knowledge and Location Skills: Ability to locate and stock car parts accurately and efficiently within the store.
- Safety Consciousness: Strong safety knowledge and skills to ensure safe driving and handling of auto parts.
- Inventory System Operation: Familiarity with operating inventory systems, particularly for managing back stock.
Essential Skills for Driver Success
To thrive in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate:
- Effective Communication: Communicate clearly and build strong working relationships with customers, colleagues, and management. Good communication minimizes errors and enhances teamwork at the auto parts store.
- Document Comprehension: Read and interpret various documents, including safety regulations, operating instructions, parts catalogs, and procedural manuals. This ensures compliance and efficient task completion.
- Basic Math Skills: Accurately perform basic math calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure. This is necessary for inventory and order processing.
- Flexible Availability: Ability to work flexible hours, including days, evenings, and weekends, as needed to meet the demands of the auto parts store and our customers.
Preferred Experience
While not mandatory, prior experience in the automotive parts industry is highly advantageous. Familiarity with car parts and auto parts store operations will allow you to quickly integrate into the role and contribute effectively.
Licenses and Certifications
A valid driver’s license is mandatory for this position. Furthermore, you must be fleet safety certified to operate company vehicles and ensure safe deliveries for our auto parts store.
Physical Requirements
The Store Driver role involves physical activity. You should be able to meet the following physical demands:
- Predominantly walking or standing throughout your shift.
- Ability to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects and tools.
- Reaching with hands and arms; climbing or balancing; and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
- Frequently lifting and/or moving items weighing up to 50 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
- Possessing specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
As a Store Driver at Auto Parts Store Caro, you will primarily work indoors. However, you will occasionally be outdoors and may be exposed to varying weather conditions, particularly when performing tasks like installing batteries or wiper blades for customers. You may also be occasionally exposed to:
- Moving mechanical parts
- High, precarious places
- Toxic or caustic chemicals
- Risk of electrical shock
- Explosives
- Vibration
The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.
Join Auto Parts Store Caro Today!
If you are a motivated individual with a passion for cars and customer service, we encourage you to apply for the Store Driver position at Auto Parts Store Caro. Become a part of our team and help us deliver excellence to our commercial customers in the auto parts industry.
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