Job Description
Job Summary:
Receive vehicles into our car purchasing system.
Essential Job Duties:
Assist our customers that come in to sell their cars. Provide pricing & ensure proper documents are received and provided to our DMV Department.
Prepared necessary paperwork for shipments of any material that leaves our facility.
Ensures all paperwork is orgainized and submitted to our DMV Department on a daily basis.
Answer incoming phone calls and direct those calls to the appropriate person.
Assist with all other office responsibilities as needed.
Requirements
Education & Experience:
High school or G.E.D. equivalent required. 2 yrs of general office experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Must demonstrate good interpersonal and telephone communication skills. Must be able to work in cooperation with others. Must be attentive to detail and ensure accuracy in work assignments. Must have flexibility to work variable schedules, including weekends.
Equipment / Software:
10 key calculator, multi-user phone system, copier, fax machine and Microsoft Office software. Excel skills are required
Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment:
Must have the ability to work under conditions of frequent interruptions and be attentive to details. Must be patient with others, have the ability to listen and be able to work under pressure comfortably.
Benefits:
* Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
* Paid Time Off
* 401k with Generous Company Match
* Company Paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability
* Short Term Disability
* Employee Assistance Program
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Employee Discounts
Position Type
Full-time
Chicago, IL
LKQ Corporation is an American provider of alternative and specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ has operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan. LKQ offers its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles. As of 2018, it was #300 on the Fortune 500 list. In March of 2017, Dominick P. Zarcone was selected to become the new President and Chief Executive Office.
LKQ was initially formed in 1998 through the combination of a number of wholesale recycled products businesses located in Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. We subsequently expanded through internal development and over 220 acquisitions of aftermarket, recycled, refurbished, and remanufactured product suppliers and manufacturers; self service retail businesses; and specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories suppliers. Our most significant acquisitions include:
• 2007 acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., which, at the time of acquisition, was the leading domestic distributor of aftermarket products, including collision replacement products, paint products, refurbished steel bumpers, bumper covers and alloy wheels.
• 2011 acquisition of Euro Car Parts Holdings Limited ("ECP"), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company operating in the United Kingdom. This acquisition allowed us to expand our operations into the European automotive aftermarket business.
• 2013 acquisition of Sator Beheer B.V. ("Sator"), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company based in the Netherlands, with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. This acquisition allowed us to further expand our geographic presence into continental Europe.
• 2014 acquisition of Keystone Specialty, which expanded our product offering and increased our addressable market to include specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories.
• On December 22, 2015, LKQ announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia
• S.p.A (“Rhiag”), a leading pan-European business-to-business distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Rhiag has operations in Italy, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland and Spain. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals.