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Job ID: 641493
Type: Full-time
Location: Jessup, TBD, PA, OH, MD, MA, CT, NY 18434
Departments: Sales
Date Published: November 9, 2026
End Date: 11-23-2026
Job Description
Strategic Account Metal Working Specialist
Position location is flexible and may office from a branch in PA, OH, MD, MA, CT or NY.
Full-time Shift(s): MON TUE WED THU FRI 7:30am - 5:00pm
Overview:
Working as Full-time Strategic Account Metal Working Specialist, you will work with existing strategic customers at a corporate/enterprise-wide level as well as prospective customers to find solutions for their needs through working with their corporate Metal Working/EHS management teams.
Responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Engaging directly with National Account customers/prospects and preferred metal working manufacturers on a daily basis
- Driving the metal working category top line sales and profitability for a defined list of customers on a global scale
- Communicating key metal working initiatives for customers to our network of metal working specialists and branches
- Performing metal working process mapping/facility assessments
REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
The following skills and qualifications are required for this position:
- Possess a current full valid driver's license issued in the country where the job is located (including successful completion of any applicable graduated license program for your state or province) as well as the ability to meet our driving record requirements to use a company vehicle, as needed
- Possess at least 2 years of industrial sales work experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite
- Highly motivated, self-directed and customer service oriented
- Demonstrate strong math aptitude, attention to detail and sense of urgency
- Demonstrate strong organization, planning and prioritizing abilities
- Exhibit strong problem solving, deductive reasoning and decision making skills
- Work independently as well as in a team environment
- Learn and perform multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
- Comfortable making high level, group sales presentations
- Willingness to travel 50% + with overnights required
- Demonstrate our core values of ambition, innovation, integrity and teamwork
- Lift, slide, carry and lower packages that typically weigh 25lbs-50lbs and may weigh up to 75lbs
- Pass the required drug screen (applicable in the US, Puerto Rico and Guam ONLY)
PREFERRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possess a bachelor's degree in a related field of study
About us:
Since 1967 Fastenal has grown as a distributor of industrial and construction supplies from a single branch to a Fortune 500 company with over 3,000 servicing locations, each providing tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. As we've expanded across the world, we've retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. From this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and advance to become company leaders.
As a growth company with a solid financial position, we are committed to training, promoting from within, and creating opportunities for our employees. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are looking to make your mark as part of an elite growth company, you won't find a better fit than Fastenal.
FULL-TIME BENEFITS:
Fastenal offers a competitive benefits package to all full-time employees. This package includes Health, Life, Long Term Disability, and Dental Insurance, in addition to, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 401(k) with an employer contribution.
COMPENSATION:
The base pay range for this position is $70,000 - 85,000. In addition to base pay, this position is also eligible for a bonus and/or commission.
Please respond by 11-23-2026.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Most Strategic Account Specialist positions qualify under EB-3 for professionals with a bachelor's degree, or EB-2 if the role requires an advanced degree or the equivalent of a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience. Your employer defines the minimum requirements in the PERM job description, which locks in the category, so the degree and experience threshold stated in your offer letter matters significantly.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring a lottery and periodic renewal. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal requirement. The process involves PERM labor certification filed with the Department of Labor, then an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS, followed by adjustment of status or consular processing. There is no lottery, but per-country annual limits create priority-date backlogs for nationals of high-demand countries.
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