Branch Manager

R Branch Manager (Open)

Location:

Duluth, MN - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Airgas is Hiring for a Branch Manager in Duluth, MN!

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We are looking for you!

• Salary Range: $73k-$79k, plus bonus
• Monday to Friday, First Shift!
• Leadership Experience
• Location:
  
  Duluth, MN

Recruiter:
Gaby Bogenschutz / ga /

The Branch Manager has overall responsibility for the critical issues of branch operations and profitability including: safety, sales, sales growth, budgeting, gross margins, operating expenses, customer service, inventory, equipment, building and vehicles, community relations, accounts receivable and resolution of personnel issues.

• Directly manage 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.
• Assist with development and execution of marketing plans to support the penetration of key market segments in collaboration with Sales and Operations teams and outside vendors.
• Coordinate sales promotion activities, merchandising and displays also opportunities for Airgas-wide conversions. Manage inside sales, sales growth and sales margins.
• Collaborate with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and properly scheduled customer deliveries by Airgas trucks.
• Manage branch inventory and daily hard goods inventory cycle counts and maintain showroom and warehouse appearance.
• Manage all hard goods receiving and all dynamic deployment (hard goods inter-branch orders) for completion timely and daily.
• Lead and manage the annual/bi-annual physical hard goods inventories.
• Monitor SAP reports daily such as open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports and open Purchase Order (PO) reports. Provide Daily Cash Reconciliation (DCR) ensuring daily completion addressing any issues prior to deposit.
• Oversee employee training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) and safety regulations. Partner with Airgas hardware vendors to schedule and hold monthly vendor product training sessions.
• The above job functions are illustrative of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position and are not intended to be all inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

• 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 and two (4) years of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience.
• Demonstrated planning skills: identifies requirements; allocates and effectively uses information, personnel, time, and other resources necessary for mission accomplishment; establishes appropriate courses of action for self and/or others to accomplish specific goals; develops evaluation criteria and tracking systems for monitoring goal progress and accomplishment; and specifies objectives, schedules, and priorities.
• Interpersonal skills: is aware of, responds to, and considers the needs, feelings, and capabilities of others; deals effectively with others in favorable and unfavorable situations regardless of their status or position; accepts interpersonal and cultural differences; manages conflict/confrontations/disagreements in a positive manner that minimizes personal impact; and provides appropriate support to others.
• Role Model: sets a good example of how to do the job; demonstrates personal integrity, responsibility, and accountability. Provides advice and assistance to help others accomplish their work. Directs/motivates self.
• Leadership skills: establishes work standards and expectations for self and others. Appropriately assigns/delegates work and authority to others in the accomplishment of goals. Keeps goals and objectives in sight at all times, monitors progress toward goals, and works to overcome barriers and obstacles. Provides coaching, advice, and assistance as required. Appropriately assessed contributions and performance of employees; provides appropriate recognition, and deals with problems as they arise.
  
  Instills in others a sense of pride in the job at hand.
• Excellent customer service skills. Demonstrates a clear, direct and effective speaking manner for the purpose of explaining information to customers and employees exhibiting a positive attitude.
• Strong detail oriented problem-solver: identifies existing and potential problems/issues. Obtains relevant information about the problem/issue, including recognizing whether or not more information is needed. Objectively evaluates relevant information about the problem/issue. Identifies the specific cause of the problem/issue. Develops…