Auto Parts Store Manager in Training

Manager in Training

The Manager in Training will travel to several Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts stores in the area while training to become a Store Manager. Responsibilities include purchasing, budgeting, accounting, personnel work, over‑the‑counter direct sales to customers, deliveries, order processing in person or over the phone, and supporting overall store operations through promotion of sales programs and customer and team activities.

Replacement Parts, Inc. and Cro
* Crow Burlingame
* are part of a corporate group that includes Parts Warehouse Inc. (PWI). The company employs more than 1,400 employees in twelve states across approximately 220 locations, all operating in the aftermarket automotive parts, paint, and heavy‑duty parts business. In 2019 the company celebrated 100 years of service as a privately held business.

• Follow instructions and steps necessary to learn the company's policies, procedures, and business model.
• Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to inquiries and complaints.
• Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory taking, reconciling cash receipts, or performing services for customers.
• Monitor sales activities to ensure satisfactory service and quality goods.
• Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
• Instruct staff on handling difficult and complicated sales.
• Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in retail sales stores, promoting or terminating workers when appropriate.
• Ensure responsiveness to requests and compliance with company security requirements.
• Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
• Have the ability and willingness to advance within the company when a position becomes available.
• Adhere to scheduled work time unless authorized by a manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 401(k) employer matching
• Company‑paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company‑paid basic life insurance and long‑term disability
• Short‑term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Additional supplemental life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity
• Employee assistance program
• Employee purchase discounts
• Scholarship program
• Earning incentives and bonuses

This position is a leadership role with no direct supervisory responsibilities.

• Continuous Learning – Seeks feedback to improve performance; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability.
• Consultative Selling – Applies product and market knowledge effectively; presents solutions that meet customer objectives; manages and documents the sales process.
• Sales Skills – Maintains customer satisfaction.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; applies feedback to improve performance.

• Education and/or Experience – High school diploma or equivalent (or motivation to pursue a GED). Two years of professional auto parts experience or four years of hobbyist auto parts experience.
• Language Skills – Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Mathematical Skills – Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; apply basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability – Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills – Basic computer knowledge of Windows‑based computers; familiarity with web browsing; use of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations – Valid driver’s license (Class E required for all…