Assistant Store Manager

Job Description

Imagine the position to utilize your expertise in automotive or customer service with both our wholesale and retail customers on a daily basis, serve as a leader to your teammates, and lead Genuine Parts Company to be the dominant parts supplier in the market. If this sounds like you, Genuine Parts Company is looking for a passionate Assistant Store Manager.

This is the right opportunity for you if you:

Responsibilities

• Create a superior customer service experience to achieve maximum market penetration, drive store growth, increase sales and profitability.
• Provide daily leadership and create and sustain a culture of employee engagement.
• Partner with teammates to drive company-owned store initiatives.
• Care about people and profit.
• Want to join a team where you can learn and grow your career opportunities are endless.

A Day in the life:

• Lead a successful team, support the store manager, and manage in fast-paced retail stores.
• Manage store operations to maximize sales, profits, and customer service.
• Build, coach, train, and engage crew team to deliver superior levels of customer care and business results.
• Inventory protection, asset management, operational, and safety issues.
• Overall cleanliness and readiness of delivery vehicles, sales floor, stock room, and outside areas.
• Drive Genuine Parts Company operational and marketing programs while steering toward continuous improvement in processes and procedures.
• Grow customer relationships, help with sales/service questions, and ensure a positive experience both in the store and on the phone.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. Technical or trade school courses or degree completion.
• Experience in the automotive after-market service industry or hobby/DIY world, or at least the willingness to learn all things automotive.
• Possess a passion for delivering customer care and building long-term relationships.
• Thriving off working in very fast-paced and complex environments.
• Knowledge of cataloging and/or inventory management systems.
• Ability to lift 60lbs in some situations.

And if you have this, even better:

• Background and/or passion for automotive industry, heavy equipment, farm industry, diesel, marine, or dealership.
• Experience in a parts store, auction, retail store, auto body/collision, or fast food/restaurant/convenience store management experience.
• Entirely customer-centric (external/internal).
• ASE Certifications.
• NAPA Know How.

Why Genuine Parts Company may 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.