Branch Manager

R10048387 Branch Manager (Open)

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Location : Sioux City, IA - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The 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.

Key Responsibilities :

• Directly manages the day to day branch retail operations including safety, retail sales, warehousing and distribution. Leads and manages a team consisting of Counter Sales, Warehouse, Drivers and Customer Service employees.
• Assists with development and execution of marketing plans to support the penetration of key market segments in collaboration with our Sales and Operations teams and outside vendors.
• Coordinates sales promotion activities, merchandising and displays also opportunities for Airgas-wide conversions. Manages inside sales, sales growth and sales margins.
• Collaborates with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and properly scheduled customer deliveries by Airgas trucks.
• Manages branch inventory, daily hard goods inventory cycle counts and maintain showroom and warehouse appearance.
• Manages all hard goods receiving and all dynamic deployment (hard goods inter-branch orders) for completion timely and daily.
• Leads and manages the annual / bi-annual physical hard goods inventories.
• Monitors SAP reports daily such as open order / delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports and open Purchase Order (PO) reports.

Provides Daily Cash Reconciliation (DCR) ensuring daily completion addressing any issues prior to deposit.

Oversees employee training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) and safety regulations.

Partners with Airgas hardware vendors to schedule and hold monthly vendor product training sessions.

• Manages branch operating expenses including overtime and office supplies. Works with corporate accounts receivable to manage branch credits and collections.
• Other duties as assigned.

Are you a MATCH?

• High School Diploma or GED. Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales and / or distribution of gases and welding supplies or similar industrial products.
• Two (2) years of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience.
• Prior SAP experience preferred.

Required Skills :

• Demonstrated planning skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Role Model : Sets a good example of how to do the job.
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong detail oriented problem-solver.

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.

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.

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