About the Role
Sell parts to all customers, over the counter, through the shop, or on the phone.
Responsibilities
- Assist all customers (retail and shop) in selecting required parts in a friendly, professional, and efficient manner based on customer needs.
- Inform customers of companion part requirements and specials, ensuring they are exposed to the full product line.
- Answer phone calls, providing price quotes and other information.
- Provide high-level service to internal and external customers.
- Pull and fill orders from stock.
- Notify the parts manager of out-of-stock parts or shop materials needing immediate attention.
- Locate out-of-stock parts from outside sources and submit an emergency order if necessary.
- Notify the service advisor and customer when special ordered parts have been received.
- Follow up on back-ordered parts.
- Verify will-call and back-order files weekly and return to vendors or stock items not picked up or required.
- Assist outside sales representatives with their orders.
- Ensure all internal requests for parts are billed on service repair orders.
- Receive payment from retail customers or obtain credit authorization.
- Ensure all charge sales are signed by the customer.
- Provide customers with their copy of the invoice.
- Issue credit for returned parts, verifying purchase and pricing through the original invoice.
- Maintain orderly records of all repair orders, invoices, insurance estimates, and special order parts.
- Set up orders for daily shipment, delivery, or pick-up.
- Solicit assigned accounts by phone.
- Assist with inventory management duties as needed.
- Keep front and rear counter areas clean and uncluttered.
- Participate in all available training programs.
- Stay current on new products and product updates.
- Participate with the parts manager in maintaining a lost sales tracking program.
- Work in a team environment.
- Maintain a professional appearance.
- Manage inventory accuracy, restock, and ensure proper merchandise presentation.
- Adhere to and promote all existing health and safety policies in the workplace to reinforce the Hunter culture of a safe work environment.
Requirements
- Three to six months of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- Basic computer knowledge required.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to speak effectively to customers or employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
- Regularly required to stand.
- Frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
Skills
- Customer service
- Parts selection
- Phone communication
- Order fulfillment
- Inventory management
- Sales
- Payment processing
- Record keeping
- Teamwork
- Professional appearance
Location
- Albany, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Monday through Friday
Experience Level
- 3-6 months related experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $22–$32 per hour
About the Company
- Hunter Truck is a family-owned Peterbilt dealership that has built its reputation on integrity, teamwork, and outstanding service.
- The company has locations across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
- Hunter Truck invests in its employees' growth and development.
Equal Opportunity
- Hunter Truck is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all employees.
