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Outside Sales Representative/Sales Professional at Genuine Parts Company

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Job Summary

If you are passionate about selling, finding and winning new customers, new business, closing deals and sustaining these relationships even after the sale, the Sales Pro role may be for you! Our Sales Pro is a self-motivated, customer centric representative that works to promote our entire line of products and services and expand the business of new and existing customers.

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

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Background in the Automotive Industry

Leadership

  • Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
  • Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
  • Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
  • Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
  • Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback, and building trust across the organization.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

  • Valid Driver's License
  • Agility to bend to floor-level shelves and reach to upper shelves (eight feet) with use of stool or ladder when necessary and the stamina to stand and walk for entire work shift and lift up to 60 lbs of merchandise
  • Clear speaking and attentive listening skills
  • Set expectations, meet commitments, track results, and manage accountability
  • Inspecting, protecting and maintaining company assets, merchandise, vehicles, building and people.

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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.

Typical mid-level pay: $35k for Retail Salespersons nationally

National salary averages
Expected mid-level
$35k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$26k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $48k

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
Candidate-favored
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Constrained
Mobility
High mobility
Durability
High fragility

Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.

Don't let hiring headlines mislead you—focus on concrete offers. Your leverage may be less durable than it appears—move decisively.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-1%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
555,800 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: No formal educational credential

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024