R10051747 Branch Manager II (Open)

Location:

San Marcos, CA - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Position: Branch Manager II
Location: San Marcos, CA
Target Base Salary Range: $66,560 - $80,000 (DOE)

The Branch Manager is responsible for all critical issues of the branch, including retail sales, sales growth, budgeting, attainment gross margins, and all operational expenses. Other key areas of responsibility include safety, customer service, inventory levels, accounts receivable, and resolution of personnel issues. Schedule and follow-up on deliveries, pre-call customers before scheduled deliveries. Schedule staffing to ensure excellent customer service at all times. Coach, mentor, and plan for development of direct reports by performing the following. The associate will also perform duties which include loading and sorting cylinders, performing cylinder inspections, and filling both cryogenic and high pressure compressed gases.

• Responsible for adherence to company policies including safety and the use of personal protective equipment. Ensure any injury or accident is reported immediately, and investigated promptly.
• Responsible for managing P&L goals and objectives for the branch location. Control costs and monitor fiscal performance compared to budget utilizing the EBITDA tool.
• Assist outside salespersons in all facets including but not limited to preparing quotes, maintaining all required literature, providing customer follow-up, and gathering sales leads.
• Maintain and upgrade selling skills and technical/product knowledge for the branch.
• Maintain a positive work environment for the branch in all direct or indirect communications.
• Provides backup support to sales representatives with order entry and customer inquiries.
• Coordinating with territory sales personnel to grow market sales and margins.
• Manages and oversees the branch inventory, daily inventory cycle counts and maintains showroom and warehouse appearance.
• Oversees reoccurring orders process for the branch on a daily basis.
• Posts daily cash and charge orders for all tickets.
• Manages daily reconciliation of cash and bank deposits.
• Responsible for daily, weekly, quarterly and annual reporting; such as open order edit list, quote list, purchase orders, invoice simulation and more.
• Ensures that internal and external customers receive prompt acknowledgment and service in a pleasant manner.
• Manages associate training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Operating Standards and safety regulations.
• Lead, coach and mentor associates; this will include positive motivation and performance evaluation, coaching, providing regular feedback, communication of goals, leading regular team meetings and calls.
• Recruit, retain and develop the necessary team to ensure success for branch goals.
• Provides leadership and management direction to associates with day-to-day operations of the retail store including compliance, retail sales, warehousing and distribution.
• Manages work hours and approves overtime in timekeeping system. Responsible for maintaining hours within established budget.
• Responsible for managing truck distribution, maintenance, and DOT Compliance.
• Maintains store in a clean and orderly manner.
• Complete daily fill logs, inventory logs and tracking records accurately and timely.
• Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following stand procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards. Conducts a variety of Safety checks per procedures, such as odor tests, checking caps, and valves.
• Analyzes products for purity and correct mixtures.
• Perform minor maintenance and inspection of cylinders and filling equipment as needed.
• Handle high-pressure industrial and liquid cylinders. Prepares high pressure cylinder and cryogenic vessels for filling. Attaches to manifold, evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants. Fills cylinders by pressure and weight, per regulations and standards.
• All employees are expected to perform any reasonable work request that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described.

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Are you a MATCH?

• High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree preferred in business management, finance or similar.
• Basic product knowledge of welding, safety, gases and supplies
• Prefer two to five years of experience in an industrial retail, inside sales, customer service and/or inventory control related position.
• Two to five years’ experience managing and building teams through effective leadership.
• SAP or similar software system experience. Intermediate skills operating a computer in Windows based environment is recommended.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; well organized; creative problem solving; strong service orientation; strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence, work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be able to excel in a deadline-oriented environment and demonstrate a high level of competence in organizing and prioritizing multiple work assignments. Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.

About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products.

Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 associates globally.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you'll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.

Airgas offers a full benefits package includes:
http://www.airgas.com/company/careers/employee-benefits

Airgas will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the FCIHO.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. 

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at [email protected].

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