Veterans Preferred - Bulk Sales Specialist - Airgas, Inc : Job Details

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10057275 Bulk Sales Specialist (Open) Location: Mankato, MN - Retail shopDes Moines, IA - Retail shop How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Position Title: Bulk Gas Sales Specialist - 50% territory travel The Bulk Sales Specialist drives and supports the sale of Bulk gas products serving as a subject matter expert (SME) to both internal and external customers. The Sales Specialist is directly responsible for executing regional company specific bulk product marketing and sales growth plans through direct sales and collaboration with internal sales partners. - Responsible for sales growth by providing branch and outside sales associate support to facilitate sales of Bulk gas/systems in a given geographic territory. Coordinates and participates in customer Bulk gas installation, removal, modification, site survey and quote request activities looking for opportunities to sell Airgas products to all customers. - Provides technical knowledge to customers by showing how Airgas can match customer needs with the appropriate products and services. - Initiates customer sales calls and provides customers with product and application training, engineering and technical support and service. Evaluates customer's - Bulk processes and provides needed training for improvement/optimization. - Establishes a process for continuous and accurate market data collection for customer sales and service needs, market trends and competitor activities. - Completes and turns in sales-related paperwork, including call reports, month-end reports, reads and responds to e-mail and phone calls in a timely manner. - Operates in a safe manner at all times and is a proactive advocate of safety; promotes safety by example and aggressively promotes safety with other associates and customers. - Special projects and other duties as required. ________________________ Are you a MATCH? - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field preferred. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be considered. - 3 years of prior technical solution driven sales experience within the bulk gas field preferred. - Demonstrated relationship management & consultative aptitude with the ability to problem-solve and devise technical solutions for the customer. - Ability to build effective relationships with all levels and roles both within Airgas and outside the organization. - Strong mathematical, problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to apply to customer sales analysis and cost comparisons. - Self-motivated with excellent organizational and time management skills to include the ability to multitask and effectively manage projects in a diverse organization. - PC skills to include proficiency with Google Suite and Microsoft Office applications. ________________________ 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 [email protected] . _________________________ California Privacy Notice