Account Manager

R10066938 Account Manager (Open) Location: Bellingham, WA - Retail shop How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? As Account Manager you will sell welding products as well as industrial and specialty gases. You will advise customers on tools, hardware, and abrasive products, as well as safety apparel and equipment including goggles, helmets, hearing protection, welding jackets, and more. You’ll call on prospective and existing customers to build relationships and increase sales, and work with Airgas product specialists and branches to bring value and added resources to improve customer’s profitability. The base salary for this position is $67,000- $79,0000 with 30% commission bonus and auto allowance. In particular, you will: Build strong relationships with all branch personnel and create open communication with branch managers to grow and support business. Actively pursue and acquire, on an on-going basis, new and competitive accounts with emphasis on gases, business, and product supply agreements. Ensure customer inquiries related to billing problems, cylinder balances, order status, time of delivery, etc are promptly and courteously handled, providing follow-up as necessary. Complete and turn in sales related paperwork and annual sales analysis and forecasts to management. Schedule joint sales calls with vendors and Airgas Product Specialists. ________________________ Are you a MATCH? High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred. 3 years experience in industrial sales (preferred). 5 years experience in outside sales (preferred). Welding and compressed gases product knowledge (preferred). Proficiency working with computer applications including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and Salesforce (required) ________________________ 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. _________________________ 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. _________________________ 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. _________________________ California Privacy Notice 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.