Parts Salespersons
Parts Consultant, Parts Counterperson, Parts Salesman, Parts Salesperson
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What they do:
Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
On the job, you would:
- Receive payment or obtain credit authorization.
- Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts.
- Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
- looking for ways to help people
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Social Orientation
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Perseverance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel Hot Technology In Demand
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology
Inventory management software
- Inventory control system software In Demand
- Inventory tracking software
Education
Education: (rated 1 of 4)
high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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