Manager - Branch 2

R10066788 Manager - Branch 2 (Open)

Location:

El Dorado, AR - Retail shop

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Branch Manager
El Dorado, 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.

In particular, you will: 

• 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?

• High school diploma or equivalent.  College degree preferred.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales and distribution of industrial gases and welding supplies or similar industrial products; at least two (2) years of experience in a managerial capacity.

• Strong retail sales/customer service skills desired.

• Knowledge of welding applications and equipment is a plus.

• Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and be detail-oriented with good organizational skills.

• Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds while promoting a team player attitude.

• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, MSDS, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

• Must be flexible to adjust work schedules to meet operational requirements, may include “on call’ weekend work and overtime on an as-needed basis.

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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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