Advance Auto Parts

AccountExecutive

$64–80k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Eligibility Requirements

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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