Account Manager

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• Develops and executes sales plans utilizing Airgas's sales directives and guidelines in order to service existing accounts, obtain orders, and onboard new accounts
• FURTHER PENETRATE CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, especially in the food and beverage industry
• Cultivates customer relationships by developing a deep knowledge of the customer's business and establishing a consultative relationship.
• Analyses product shortages
• Executes on price management initiatives
• Ensures transaction accuracy
• Onboards new business by partnering with respective business development team
• Maintains customer relationships and schedules routine business reviews
• Creates account specific strategies on wallet share growth and retention
• Connects customers to various Airgas resources to maximize value creation
• Drives improved adoption and utilization of Airgas.com/ebusiness
• Ensures Airgas is engaged with customer success and expansion
• Manages contract lifecycles (price reviews, renewals, etc.)
• Identifies and manages mode changes, engaging appropriate specialist to identify and manage processes
• Engages sales support team to provide administrative support & best-in-class customer service
• Maintains opportunities and contacts data & logs various sales activities inside Salesforce E
• Keeps current with industry insights, current Airgas product mixes, monitors competition by gathering current relevant marketplace including information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, and merchandising techniques
• Partners with internal resources to accomplish growth objectives. Establishes and maintains clear and consistent lines of communication with internal departments relative to customer successes, customer opportunities, new customer developments and other customer specific information
• Actively reviews and manages existing customer Accounts Receivable balances to help minimize Airgas working capital investment and financial

• Bachelor's degree in a science, business or related degree field required. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be accepted.
• A minimum of 3 years of prior outside business-to-business sales experience to include proven experience and success in solution-selling concepts and a demonstrated history of managing customers throughout a defined sales territory.
• Familiarity with industrial and specialty gases; industrial gas / welding supply sales a plus.
• Knowledge of customer segmentation and ability to prioritize the targeting of customers delivering the highest value to Airgas.
• 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.
• Proven success using a consultative sales approach providing multiple layers of value to a customer to establish a mix of sales solutions and products.
• Proven success of using their deep knowledge of customer's business, current macro- and microeconomic trends, industry trends, and potential new business opportunities.
• Working knowledge of SAP is a plus.
• Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills.
• Strong PC skills (i.e. Windows, Word, Excel, email) with ability to acclimate to a PC based order entry system and wireless, handheld scanning device.
• Self-starter; self-motivated, operates with a sense of urgency; ability to work and succeed independently.
• Strong organizational, analytical and planning skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Reliable transportation, current driver's license, minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration.

About Airgas

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.

Airgas offers a full benefits package includes:
http://www.airgas.com/company/careers/employee-benefits

Airgas will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the FCIHO.

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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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