Branch Manager

Branch Manager (Open)

Location:

Wixom, MI - Retail shop

Airgas is hiring for a Branch Manager in Wixom, MI. 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.

Contact:
Abby Chroniger | abi |

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

• Directly manages day‑to‑day branch retail operations including safety, sales, warehousing and distribution. Leads and manages a team of Counter Sales, Warehouse, Drivers and Customer Service employees.

• Studies production schedules and estimates worker‑hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Maintains time and production records.

• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.

• Implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, quality of product and changes working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew. Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.

• Manages branch inventory, daily hard goods inventory cycle counts and maintains 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.

• Other duties may be assigned.

• 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.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Leadership skills: establishes work standards and expectations for self and others, assigns and delegates work, monitors progress, provides coaching, and recognizes contributions.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Clear, direct and effective speaking manner for communicating with customers and employees.
• Strong detail‑oriented problem‑solver.

• Prior SAP experience preferred.
• Proficient working knowledge of Google‑suite applications and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

We care about and support all Airgas associates. This includes a competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full‑time employees. We provide a progressive parental leave package, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and the Airgas Scholarship Program.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Airgas is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, hardgoods and related products. Through passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation.