SJF Material Handling Blog

A year in the Life of Material Handling Sales

January 5, 2021February 20, 2014 by Denise Rosenau

December 20^th marked my 1 year anniversary in SJF fully commissioned sales. I have to say – It was a year that flew by fast. I learned an enormous amount about our different product and service offerings and was introduced to the fast and furious world of fully commissioned sales.

At the end of the year, when all things were tallied, I’ll admit I was a bit deflated. Although my end of year grand total was nothing to sneeze at ($700K+), the monies earned weren’t where I was hoping they would be. But to keep a little perspective, I still have a roof over my head and food in the fridge, so I decided to stay on course for year 2.

As luck would have it, in the very first month or 2014, I reached a personal sales goal of over $100K sold in one month. This one winning month provided me hope, inspiration and a new drive to see what else I can accomplish in wild world of material handling sales.

SJF Named to Supply Chain “Power 50” List

January 30, 2019February 11, 2014 by Denise Rosenau

Over at Supply Chain Opz, they just released their “Power 50” list. Â This list representsÂ the most outstanding supply chain blogs and their contents. This list is curated based on an algorithm using social shares (tweets, likes, google+ mentions, etc) to determine the best of the best Supply Chain Blogs on the web for 2014.

SJF is proud to be listed in such company as…

Penske
Bastian
Ryder
DC Velocity
and many more…

as one of the top influential blogs in the Supply Chain and Logistics industry. Â Check out the rest of the list here.

New Upgrades Make a Safer More Efficient Workplace

January 30, 2019December 12, 2013 by Denise Rosenau

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.

Material Handling Sales Without a Net

January 30, 2019September 26, 2013 by Denise Rosenau

It’s been a few months since we’ve heard from our newest sales recruit – In this post, Rhonda Remer checks in with some insights on her 9 month anniversary in Material Handling Sales.

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Nine months is the typical gestation time of a baby. On my 9 month anniversary in Solution Sales, I’m happy to announce that I’ve been blessed with a little “Bundle of Joy.” No – I’m not talking about the birth of an infant, but rather something new to me called Repeat Customers!

Just the other day I was very excited to open my email one morning to see an email that said, “Remember me? We need 100 more decks!”

Summer Fishing Contest Update â€“ August Results

January 30, 2019September 4, 2013 by Denise Rosenau

August's Winning Fish — August’s Winning Fish

The August results are in for the SJF Summer Fishing Contest. Â With a 25-1/2″ Catfish, Lori Bachel wins this month’s prize!

It looks like we’ve got ourselves a contest after all!

Congratulations, Lori!

Three other entries for August were:

Sam Sterner with a 16″ Rainbow Trout

Brian Springer caught a 24″ Northern.

Photos of the other entries can be seen after the jump.

Summer Fishing Contest Update – July Results

January 30, 2019August 5, 2013 by Denise Rosenau

July's Winning Fish — July’s Winning Fish

The results are in for July. Once again – Brian Springer takes first place with his 38-1/2″ King Salmon (approx 25 pounds). What a beautiful fish – and congratulations again, Brian.

Hey, The Rest of the SJF Employees – Are you guys asleep?

Only Kidding…

We had some other entries this month as well, continue reading to see the photos.

Company Barbecue – 6/28/2013

January 30, 2019July 3, 2013 by Denise Rosenau

Ed & Eric (would you trust these guys with your food?)

To kick off the summer, SJF held a company barbecue in the parking lot last week. Hamburgers, Brats & Hot Dogs & even some Venison (Deer) were expertly grilled by our very own Eric Moen and Ed Salonek.

We even busted out our custom made SJF grill made from material handling components left over from various projects in the production shop.

All of the employees enjoyed their lunch and then played a little hoops before returning to work for the rest of the day.

Photos from “100 Best” Dinner

January 30, 2019June 11, 2013 by Denise Rosenau

MN Business Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work for in MN - 2013

As mentioned before in this blog SJF was nominated as one of the 100 best companies to work for in MN by MN Business Magazine. This past Thursday night, the dinner and awards ceremony was held at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis.

Several of SJF’s employees enjoyed an evening of food, drinks, and excellent conversation as well as a very nice slideshow put together by MN Business Magazine.

Once again, SJF management would like to thank all of our employees for making this possible.

Enjoy the Photos!