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SJF Plays in Golf Benefit for Pancreatic Cancer Research
This past week saw Sam Sterner, Stafford Sterner, Vance Haugen and Eric Thovson got together to “Tee It Up” at Deer Run Golf Course to help raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Research. What turned out to be a hot and humid day was briefly interrupted by a downpour rain delay. Fun was had by all and some money raised for a great cause.
SJF Hires Three New Solutions Specialists
After an exhaustive search, SJF Material Handling (Winsted, MN) has hired three new solutions specialists (sales staff). These three are stepping into some pretty big shoes that were recently vacated by a couple of other very prolific sales staff. We sincerely wish them all the best and are looking forward to seeing what new skills and talents they can add to our growing family at SJF.
Eric Thovson comes to us with an auto sales and marketing background, and is very active in his community.
Thomas Moore has previous experience selling Skid Loaders and Compact Mini Skid Loaders and enjoys working with his cattle on his farm.
If you call in and talk w/one of these gentlemen, please welcome them, and wish them luck in this new endeavor.
New Upgrades Make a Safer More Efficient Workplace
Hello again, readers!
Today I’d like to tell you about some improvements we have going on at SJF’s headquarters in Winsted, MN. These updates are part of an initiative to make the shop safer and production easier on the employees. First, SJF is installing a brand new crane-way. This overhead structure will allow workers to more easily move rack, conveyor and carousel projects around the shop easily.
Summer Fishing Contest (2013)
SJF just announced the start of the summer 2013 fishing contest. All employees and their immediate families are invited to participate in this catch & release contest. The contest runs from May – October and will feature monthly as well as overall contest winners.
Winners will be determined using a point system based on the length & species of fish caught per month and over the entire time period. In other words, you may not win a specific month, however you can still win by having the most points at the end of the contest.
Material Handling Myths, Monsters & Secrets
Hello, my name is Rhonda Remer, and being the newest addition to the SJF project sales team, I’d like to offer some inside perspective from the trenches. I have worked in online sales & support for 6 years and just recently started working in client project sales about four months ago. In my short time in direct sales, I have uncovered 2 simple truths. The first one, I had to learn. The second is a truth that I’d like my customers to learn.
First and foremost though, project sales is harder than it looks. And by hard, I mean time consuming. Don’t get me wrong, the lead opportunities are great at SJF. There’s no shortage of customer interest & quote requests. Whether it’s by phone or email, when I do speak with customers they don’t always know how to put into words what they envision in their minds. The back and forth translation of needs & wants takes a lot of time. There are days where I feel like a child on an Easter egg hunt with an eye patch and a broken hip. It’s not that we don’t have the equipment, (we have loads of equipment!) it’s just that with used equipment, having the exact material at the exact time a customer needs it can be a challenge.
