Business Support Manager

Location:

In particular, you will:

• Responsible for working with Region, Area and District personnel to maintain a safe operating environment for all our employees and all our customers

• Responsible for day to day management of Sales Support Specialists in the Area

• Align price analytics and ongoing price management activities with Pricing Director and DMs

• Align sales support and marketing activities with AVP and DMs to enable their sales team to provide quicker customer response as well as new prospect growth

• Responsible for the management of all assigned Retail only facilities

• Hire, coach and direct the managers of each assigned facility

• Develop the merchandising strategy for all retail facilities in the Area to increase walk in traffic and profitable sales growth of this channel

• Work closely with region inventory managers to stock the correct gas and HGs products

• Utilize OEM partners to create store promotions and better align spend with core partners

• Ensure the inside sales team is adequately trained and able to handle all customer requirements

• Responsible for the growth and penetration of eBus with Y0 accounts

• Execute on area efficiency and cost saving opex initiatives

• Executes on plans to realize the strategic pricing targets.

• Ensures effective collaboration, teamwork, and communication throughout the Area.

• Other projects/initiatives as assigned

• Four-year college degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Sales Management, Engineering, or a related field. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be accepted.

• Minimum of three (3) years of increasing responsibility in a business to business sales-related or sales operations position to include prior experience managing a team and a P&L or comparable experience within the distribution industry involving gases and welding supplies or similar industrial products.

• A track record of achieving profitable sales growth is required.

• A reputation for strong leadership skills and the capability of developing and managing a team with a strong emphasis on customer excellence and customer-focused results is required.

• Versatility to function effectively in a fast paced and changing business environment.

• Excellent motivational skills.

• Ability to analyze a business opportunity, and develop a successful sales strategy to acquire new business.

• Demonstrated knowledge of business and accounting concepts including but not limited to Return on Investment (ROI), Profit & Loss (P&L) statements, balance sheets, interest and leasing calculations, and margin responsibilities.

• Change agent who challenges the status quo and acts with a sense of urgency

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others and to create cross-functional alignment.

• Must possess excellent communication skills, especially in the development of actions plans and to ensure accountability and follow through.

• Ability to make highly effective oral and written presentations and proposals to all levels of management.

• Working knowledge of SAP preferred.

• Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.

• Employee may occasionally be required to transverse through office and/or manufacturing locations.

• Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.

• Employee will be required to observe and assess information received via computer.

• Requires use of computer, telephone and operation of a motor vehicle.

• Daily travel within the District is required (75% of the time).

• Minimal overnight travel.

• Must have reliable, appropriate transportation.

• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites, which have varying environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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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 us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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