Looking for stability, consistency and the opportunity to take that next step in your career? Are you a driven sales professional who enjoys relationship building and client development, and wants to make a positive impact on people’s lives? Look no further than J.H. Larson, a family-owned company celebrating our 92nd anniversary this year!

J.H. Larson Company is an independent distributor of Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and DataComm products with 7 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. We remain dedicated to our employees, customers and vendors, and are positioned to make 2023 our best year yet!

We have a great opportunity to join our team as an Inside Sales Representative in Sioux Falls, SD. This is an on-site position that will provide quotes, sales and service, and will work with internal and external customers to ensure company goals are met and long-term positive customer relationships are cultivated.

What’s In It for You?

• Highly competitive benefits package
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Saving Account with employer match
  • Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
• PTO and 9 paid holidays, as well as your birthday!
• And More!

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as a team with JHL management and all JHL personnel.
• Maintain effective relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Promote and maintain the image and reputation of JHL, ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Participate in market planning and the implementation of marketing strategies.
• Provide feedback on pricing, service, new products, quality, customer needs and competition to the appropriate departments within JHL.
• Participate in sales meetings and training as requested.
• Initiate customer contact as required and requested, performing timely follow-up of inquiries and quotation requests.
• Assist customers with product selection, pricing and shipping requirements.
• Oversee order entry, submittal, shipping, expediting and billing processes on project jobs.
• Provide feedback on purchasing requirements, product code descriptions, inventory levels and related activities.
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding sales and gross profit objectives.
• Provide customer service including order entry, expediting, follow-up and other sales tasks required.
• Develop quotations for customers within corporate profit objectives and guidelines.
• Inform the Branch Manager of in-house inventory discrepancies and unusually large orders.
• Provide accurate, timely information as requested.
• Understand method of payment options available to customers, i.e.: open account, cash and credit card.
• Advise customers of problems as they arise in a timely manner and assist with mutually agreeable resolutions.

• Minimum 2 years of related experience.

• Proficient computer skills.

• Solid math skills.

• Strong oral and written communications skills.

• Self-motivated and self-starter.

• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and collaborate within a multi-functional team.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

• Detail oriented, organized, consistent and tenacious.

Why wait? Check out our website: www.jhlarson.com to learn more about us and our products, and while you’re there, contact us at jhlcareers@jhlarson.com to learn more about this opportunity and how you can be a part of a team who wants you to be successful!

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.