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Lindstrom is always on the lookout for new talent. From accounting to warehousing, we seek leadership in every role. By investing in training, development and educational programs, we transform interest into passion, and jobs into careers.
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CURRENT OPENINGS
Sales Specialist
Minnesota and South Carolina
Full-time sales positions are regularly available at our Minnesota and South Carolina locations. The Sales Specialist will be responsible for executing daily sales activities, including:
Assist customers
- Goes above and beyond to deliver value
- Treats all customers with courtesy, respect and honesty
- Communicates effectively by phone, email or in person
- Exhibits creative problem-solving skills
Develop a working knowledge of the product and industry
- Generates sales through value-based selling
- Generates sales through education-based selling
- Employs a working knowledge of products and product groups
- Actively seeks new knowledge as new product lines are introduced
Executing sales orders
- Enters data with a high degree of accuracy
- Communicates with the customer throughout every step in the fulfillment process
- Coordinates with several national warehouses to ensure accurate and on-time delivery
Communicate regularly throughout all organizational levels, including:
- Senior sales
- Purchasing
- Upper management
After an initial training and acclimation period, there will be strong opportunity for the position to grow to higher levels of responsibility, including:
Full sales agency
- Maintains accounts and territory assignments
- Ensures an appropriate margin on each transaction
- Builds long-term customer relationships
- Spots trends, opportunities or potential weaknesses
Develop new opportunities
- Delivers value to the customer by fulfilling special orders
- Communicates with purchasing to fill special orders
- Seeks underserved or undiscovered markets or customers
Project management – assigned as needed
The IDEAL CANDIDATE will demonstrate strong communication skills; they will have the ability to listen to and understand the customer’s needs, and clearly communicate targeted solutions. They will be able to handle customer issues, generate sales and implement positive change within the organization.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership potential with their creativity, communication skills, pride in work, adaptability to changing technology, and a willingness to go above and beyond. They will be punctual, reliable, and exhibit a positive attitude.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Related work experience preferred
College degree preferred
Computer literacy required
Warehouse Material Handler
All Locations
Material Handler positions are available at each of our warehouses and include the following duties and responsibilities:
Receiving:
- Unloads trucks
- Verifies parts
- Receives incoming freight via computer system
Stocking:
- Verifies product and quantity going into stock
- Puts product in correct location utilizing FIFO
- Accurately marks overstock and main locations
Order Filling:
- Prioritizes orders to be filled
- Fills orders verifying product and quantities are correct
- Routes orders to appropriate shipping or processing area
Packaging:
- Verifies product to be packaged is correct
- Packages product in appropriate quantities and containers
- Labels bags/boxes
Shipping:
- Verifies product matches order to ship
- Packages order to prevent damage during shipment
- Ships order using appropriate shipping lines
- Loads trucks
Miscellaneous:
- Corrects and/or reports any inventory inaccuracy or problem resulting in customer dissatisfaction
- Performs cycle counts
- Performs cleaning routinely or when asked
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED SKILLS
- High school diploma or GED.
- Material Handling, Forklift or previous Warehouse experience preferred.
- Ability to read, interpret and comprehend documents such as training instructions, shipping tickets, procedure manuals, etc. at a fast pace.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide accurately and efficiently.
- Must pass Forklift training and maintain Forklift certification.
- Requires lifting ability of up to 80 pounds, with frequent lifting of 40-60 pounds. Requires a lot of walking on a concrete surface.
- Ability to understand and apply instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to solve problems involving several variables.