Advance Auto Parts
AccountExecutive
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Account Executive at Advance Auto Parts. Skills: Sales, Business Development. Interact with Independent Store Owners. Grow market share”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve annual territory sales plan; Grow customer market share
Industry & Context.
Frequent travel, Occasional lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Excellent communications skills, Basic understanding of business finance, Excellent salesmanship skills, Good organizational and follow up skills, Frequent interaction with internal and external contacts, Works independently
What You'll Do.
Interact with Independent Store Owners
Assist in operations of current business
Prospect assigned open territory
Add new company stores
Ensure stores achieve annual territory sales plan
Prospect open territories for new business
Conduct market survey for each assigned store
Develop annual store sales business plan
Implement action plans
Inform store owners on company sales promotions
Administer annual classification program
Establish and maintain base inventory profile
Enroll stores on Automatic New Number program
Enroll stores on Backorder program
Work with installers to grow customer market share
Work with store outside salesmen to grow customer market share
Work with owners to grow customer market share
Ensure customers are in compliance on electronic initiatives
Ensure stores meet company brand standards
Participate in store events
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Frequent interaction with internal and external contacts
Communication Scope
Excellent communications skills
Full Job Description
## **Job Description** **SUMMARY** : Responsible for interaction with Independent Store Owners to grow their market share and to assist in the operations of current business. Prospects assigned open territory in order to add new company stores. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** include the following. Other duties may be assigned. * Ensures that stores achieve annual territory sales plan. * Prospects open territories for new business and re-sale scenarios. * Conducts and maintains market survey for each assigned store to determine current market share and future potential for customers. * Develops annual store sales business plan with each owner for assigned stores, implements action plans and measures results. * Ensures that store owners, managers, store teammates and sales representatives are informed on all the company sales promotions, programs, company policies and procedures through use of company intranet. * Administers annual classification program to meet company schedule, which includes the establishment and maintenance of base inventory profile for each store, the enrollment of each store on the Automatic * New Number program and the Backorder program. * Works with installers, store outside salesmen and owners in effort to grow customer market share. * Ensures that all assigned customers are in compliance on all electronic initiatives, including Exploris, Instant Access, Vision, E-returns. * Ensures that all stores meet the company brand standards. * Plans and participates in store events such as farm day, open house, customer day, etc. **QUALIFICATIONS** * Excellent communications skills. * Basic understanding of business finance or related skills. * Must possess excellent salesmanship skills. * Require good organizational and follow up skills. * Required to have frequent interaction with internal and external contacts. Works independently. **CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS** * None **PHYSICAL DEMANDS** The physical demands described here ar
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