Earnbetter

Job Search Assistant

Logo

Customer Sales Representative

Genuine Parts Company • Ellicott City, MD 21043 • Posted today

Boost your interview chances in seconds

Tailored resume, cover letter, and cheat sheet

In-person • Full-time • Mid Level

Job Highlights

Using AI ⚡ to summarize the original job post

Genuine Parts Company is seeking a self-motivated Customer Sales Representative to achieve success in a pay for performance, business to business, outside sales role. The role involves growing current customers and creating new ones by promoting the entire line of NAPA products and services. The ideal candidate will thrive on the challenge of finding and winning new customers, sustaining customer relationships, and promoting products and services with a deep understanding of basic selling concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Drive growth of company-owned NAPA Auto Parts stores, customer base, sales, and profits
  • Promote the entire line of NAPA products and programs to Wholesale Customers
  • Work with local Store Manager to develop plans to increase sales and proactively initiate, contact, manage, and develop leads on a local basis
  • Identify specific needs of customers and align solutions with NAPA's offerings
  • Work with manufacturer's representatives to improve program offerings and grow customer knowledge of lines
  • Engage customers and keep them connected through all of NAPA's eSales programs
  • Perform educational seminars, clinics, and presentations on NAPA product lines and services
  • Maintain customer satisfaction and provide strong customer service including solving customer problems, complaints, and questions in person or by telephone

Qualifications

Required

  • Prior experience in a Retail store or outside sales
  • 2+ years of experience in a customer focused role and the ability to perform in a quota-driven environment
  • Understand and demonstrate basic selling skills such as preparing for the sales call, managing the customer meeting, handling customer resistance, closing the sale, and account maintenance
  • Capability to present information in group meetings
  • Valid driver license with no more than 2 moving violations in the last 4 years

Preferred

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Background in the Automotive Industry

About Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company is a global service organization that distributes automotive and industrial replacement parts. It operates through four business segments: Automotive Parts Group, Industrial Parts Group, Office Products Group, and Electrical/Electronic Materials Group. The company serves customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australasia, and Europe, with subsidiaries like NAPA Auto Parts and Alliance Automotive Group.

Full Job Description

The Role:

Are you passionate about finding and winning new customers Do you thrive off of ""the hunt"" for finding new business, closing deals and sustaining these relationships even after the sale If this sounds like a perfect fit for you, our NAPA sales team would love to hear from you! Specifically, we are seeking self-motivated Customer Sales Representative to achieve success in a pay for performance (we offer a base pay plus commission), business to business, outside sales role through growing our current customers and creating new customers by promoting our entire line of products and services.

This is the right opportunity for you if you:

  • Have a passion for 'the hunt' and winning customers
  • Enjoy building and sustaining customer relationships
  • Enjoy promoting an entire line of products because you truly believe in the products
  • Truly love and understand basic selling concepts

A Day in the life:

  • Drive growth of company-owned NAPA Auto Parts stores, customer base, sales and profits
  • Promote the entire line of NAPA products and programs to Wholesale Customers
  • Work with local Store Manager to develop plans to increase sales and proactively initiate, contact, manage and develop leads on a local basis
  • Identify specific needs of customers and align solutions with NAPA's offerings
  • Work with manufacturer's representatives to improve program offerings and grow customer knowledge of lines
  • Engage customers and keep them connected through all of NAPA's eSales programs
  • Perform educational seminars, clinics and presentations on NAPA product lines and services
  • Maintain customer satisfaction and provide strong customer service including solving customer problems, complaints and questions in person or by telephone

What youll need:

  • Prior experience in a Retail store or outside sales
  • 2+ years of experience in a customer focused role and the ability to perform in a quota-driven environment
  • Understand and demonstrate basic selling skills such as preparing for the sales call, managing the customer meeting, handling customer resistance, closing the sale and account maintenance
  • Capability to present information in group meetings
  • Valid driver license with no more than 2 moving violations in the last 4 years required

And if you have this, even better:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Background in the Automotive Industry

Why NAPA may just be the right place for you:

  • Base Salary plus commission
  • Vehicle & Cell phone allowance
  • 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:

Please apply if you think this is a great fit for you and we will be in touch! If you decide that this role is not for you, please check out some of our other great careers by visiting jobs.genpt.com

Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community on jobs.genpt.com or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

By applying, you consent to your information being transmitted by EarnBetter to the Employer, as data controller, through the Employer’s data processor SonicJobs.
See Genuine Parts Company Privacy Policy at https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1008/2020/01/GPC-_-Employee-CCPA-Notice-12.2019_4-002-1.pdf and SonicJobs Privacy Policy at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/terms-conditions