What skills do you need to be successful in the Sales department at Advance Auto Parts?

Ability to up sell products to customers that they may or may not need, ability to 'capture' a potential customer before another associate can, or even is aware that a customer is on the sales floor. Positioning ones self at the closest, most visible, register to the entrance and remaining at that location, even when carts full of product are waiting to be placed on the shelves.

Successful as in gaining customer confidence and loyalty ? Be honest - do not hard sell or place making a sale before helping the customer. Successful as in daily sales $$$ ? Push products on customers that they don't need - up sell a more expensive item when the cheaper alternative will suffice.

The ability to convince people to buy stuff they really don't need. The ability to avoid completing any of the floor processes and stay camped out at the best placed register.

skills to sit back and be yelled at on the store floor by your manager and not do nothing.

Consistent, on time, and reliable attendance.

Customer friendly and aggressive