Parts-Counter Sales Representative

Parts Counter Sales Representative

Ascendance Truck Centers is one of the region's premier Commercial Truck Sales & Leasing Dealerships. Our team enjoys a fantastic culture, opportunities for company-wide advancement, and an environment focused on helping you grow both personally and professionally. We're looking for great people to build long-term careers with us!

Now offering a $1,500 sign-on bonus!

This position assists customers at the counter, over the phone, and throughout our dealership with their parts needs while providing exceptional customer service.

Great culture & team environment

Long term career advancement opportunities

Paid training

Medical / dental / vision insurance

Health savings account

Health reimbursement account

Company paid life, accident, and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Responsibilities:

Assists all customers (retail and shop) in selecting required parts in a friendly, professional, and efficient manner.

Informs customers of companion part requirements and specials and ensures that the customer is exposed to the full product line.

Answers phone calls, providing price quotes and other information.

Determines all incoming freight charges and bills appropriate repair order or sales order.

Reviews body shop estimates to be sure the parts that are ordered are correct and all pricing is in line with the estimate.

Provides high level of service to internal and external customers.

Pulls and fills orders from stock.

Notifies parts manager of out-of-stock parts or shop materials that need immediate attention.

Locates out-of-stock parts from outside source and submits an emergency order, if necessary.

Notifies the service advisor and the customer when special ordered parts have been received.

Notifies the body shop when all parts have arrived.

Pulls orders for delivery to body shop, making sure all parts are tagged with customer names and job number.

Follows up on back-ordered parts.

Verifies will-call and back-order files weekly and returns to vendors, or stocks those items not picked up or required.

Replenishes assigned inventory daily.

Assists outside sales representatives with their orders.

Makes sure all internal requests for parts are billed on service repair order.

Receives payment from retail customers or obtains credit authorization.

Ensures that all charge sales are signed by the customer.

Ensures that all customers receive their copy of the invoice.

Issues credit for parts returned, ensuring that the original invoice, or its number, is available so that purchase and pricing can be verified.

Keeps orderly records of all repair orders, invoices, insurance estimates, and special order parts.

Sets up orders for daily shipment, delivery, or pick-up.

Solicits assigned accounts by phone.

Keeps front and rear counter areas clean and uncluttered.

Cleans computer terminals and printers daily.

Participates in all training programs that are made available.

Keeps current on new products and product updates.

Participates with the parts manager in maintaining a lost sales tracking program.

Maintains professional appearance.

Required qualifications:

Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, licenses, registrations:

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certifications, preferred

Medium/heavy truck parts specialist certification, preferred

Equal opportunity employer/protected veterans/individuals with disabilities