Sales Associate PT

Fastenal•Champaign, IL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The part-time Sales Associate supports business-to-business sales and customer service at Fastenal’s Champaign, Illinois branch. The role focuses on building and growing customer relationships through a consultative sales approach and communicating the value of the company’s inventory management solutions. The associate develops business from leads, referrals, and prospecting, coordinates resources to meet customer service needs, and makes local sales calls at customer sites using a company vehicle. The schedule lists Monday through Friday, all hours available, for up to 28 hours per week. Fastenal provides on-the-job, online, instructor-led classroom, and virtual training to build the knowledge and skills needed for the role and support employee development. The company describes an entrepreneurial culture, training, promotion from within, and opportunities for employees to advance.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Possess a current, full, valid driver's license issued in the country where the job is located, including completion of any applicable graduated license program, and meet driving-record requirements to use a company vehicle as needed.
Possess or be working toward a degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, Management, or a related field, or have customer service or industry-related work experience.
Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Have proficient computer skills.
Show strong sales aptitude and a desire to sell.
Be highly motivated, self-directed, and customer-service oriented.
Demonstrate strong math aptitude, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency.
Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and prioritizing abilities.
Have strong problem-solving, deductive reasoning, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrate the company’s core values of ambition, innovation, integrity, and teamwork.
Be able to lift, slide, carry, and lower packages typically weighing 25–50 pounds and sometimes up to 75 pounds.
Pass the required drug screen where applicable in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Responsibilities

Support business-to-business sales and customer service activities.
Provide value to customers through a consultative sales approach.
Develop new customer relationships and grow existing ones through leads, referrals, and prospecting.
Coordinate resources to respond to customer service needs.
Make local sales calls at customer sites while driving a company vehicle.
Perform other duties as needed to ensure branch success.