R10049466 Branch Manager (Open)

Location:

Stuttgart, AR - Retail shop

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Branch Manager
Stuttgart, AR
Monday thru Friday workweek, daytime hours
Great pay, benefits and opportunities for advancement


A successful Branch Manager has overall responsibility for the critical issues of branch operations and profitability including: sales, sales growth, budgeting, gross margins, operating expenses, safety, customer service, inventory, equipment, building and vehicles, community relations, accounts receivable and resolution of personnel issues.

Our Branch Managers sell industrial, medical, and specialty gases and equipment, welding products and equipment, tools and hardware and safety products. Branch Manager assists the outside sales team in all aspects including, but not limited to preparing quotes, maintaining all required literature, providing customer follow-up, and gathering sales leads. Branch Managers control cost and monitor fiscal performance compared to budget. They ensure the store is maintained in a clean and orderly manner and schedule staffing to ensure excellent customer service is available at all times with the purpose of achieving 100% customer satisfaction.

• Manages all branch personnel in accordance with company policies by hiring, training, motivating, planning and directing work, providing performance feedback, developing associates and resolving associate issues.
• Responsible for timely and quality performance appraisals of assigned personnel.
• Accurately completes and submits all sales-related paperwork (e.g., shippers, invoices, cylinder audits, month-end reports, cash reconciliations, deposits, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Evaluates and monitors day-to-day activities of a branch to ensure cost effective operations and makes changes to ensure the same when required.
• Coordinates sales promotion activities and responsible for maintaining and stocking merchandise and displaying it so that it is attractive to customers. Maintains a clean and attractive store.
• Coordinates activities with other branches and/or immediate branch personnel to resolve any customer, sales or operational problems or inquiries. Issues are handled in a manner that enhances customer satisfaction.
• Participates in the preparation of market and competitor information and annual sales analysis and forecast.
• Works in accordance with all policies and procedures and rules as prescribed by State, Federal, and the Company.
• Lead and promote safety; organize safety meetings and strictly enforce safety rules.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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Are you a MATCH?

Are you a MATCH?

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales, preferrably in the distribution of gases and welding supplies but other similar industrial sales/ product experience works as well.
• Minimum of 2 years’ of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience.
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Experienced using the Microsoft Office Suite of Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel or Google docs, sheets etc.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area and volume. Ability to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometry.
• Must have a valid driver's license

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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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