Delivery Driver

LKQ Corporation•Albert Lea, MN

About The Position

The Delivery Driver’s primary responsibility is selling the Company’s products and providing high-quality customer service. The role makes sales by soliciting new prospects and encouraging regular customers to increase purchases or purchase additional Company products. In conjunction with the route salesperson’s outside sales and solicitations, the driver delivers and installs products for customers along the assigned route or within the territory. The driver manages the daily route independently to ensure products are delivered accurately and on time, verifies delivered or installed parts against the work order, and obtains customer confirmation. The position requires safe operation of a Company vehicle, compliance with applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules and regulations, and adherence to Company policies and safe work practices. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, previous sales-related experience, at least six months of driving or delivery experience, a valid driver’s license, and qualification for corporate insurance programs, including vehicle insurance. Two or more years of sales experience and some business-related college coursework are preferred. The listed pay is $24 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Previous sales-related experience.
At least six months of driving or delivery experience.
Must qualify for Corporate insurance programs, including vehicle insurance.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to use moderately complex oral and written skills, interact with others, and make presentations to a department or middle management.
Ability to handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.
Ability to sit and drive for extended periods, up to 12 hours at a time, and use hands to operate machinery.
Ability to perform physical activities including standing, walking, pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching for extended periods.
Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
Ability to travel daily for deliveries.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of sales experience.
Some business-related college coursework.

Responsibilities

Solicit new and existing customers daily and promote and sell the Company’s products.
Build relationships with existing customers and provide service that supports customer retention and loyalty.
Identify potential new customers and solicit their business.
Learn the Company’s product literature and communicate product information and availability to help grow route or territory revenue and customer numbers.
Attend regular sales training meetings to review performance, sales goals, and ways to improve.
Provide exemplary customer service.
Operate a Company vehicle safely, courteously, and responsibly.
Deliver and install products for customers along the route or within the territory; verify parts against the work order and obtain the customer’s signature confirming accuracy.
Protect Company assets by performing duties safely, handling delivered products carefully, and safeguarding collected payments.
Comply with applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules and regulations and established Company policies and procedures.
Manage the daily route independently to ensure accurate and timely product delivery.
Use safe precautions, proper tools and equipment, and established safe work practices, while looking out for personal and others’ safety.
Assume other duties as assigned.