Assistant Branch Manager

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• Directly supervises two or more employees in the day-to-day operations of the retail store including compliance, retail sales, warehousing and distribution. Supports both the scheduling and performance management efforts for personnel.

• Participates in the execution of marketing plans to support the penetration of key market segments in collaboration with our Sales and Operations teams and outside vendors. Assists with sales promotional activities, merchandising and displays.

• Collaborates with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and properly scheduled customer deliveries.

• Assists with managing the branch inventory, daily hard goods inventory cycle counts and maintaining showroom and warehouse appearance.

• Assists with managing all hard goods receiving and all dynamic deployment (hard goods inter-branch orders) for completion timely and daily. Participates in the annual/bi-annual physical hard goods inventory audits.

• Helps monitor SAP reports daily such as open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports and open Purchase Order (PO) reports. Responsible for Daily Cash Reconciliation (DCR). Ensures daily completion and that all errors are addressed and bank deposits are initiated.

• Oversees employee training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Operating Standards and safety regulations.

• Works in partnership with corporate accounts receivable to manage branch credits and collections.

• Solicits sales from walk-in and telephone call-in customers assisting customers with identification of product needs and locating merchandise.

• Enters sales & quote data into the computer and researches information for customers using the computer system.

• Receives payment for merchandise or services sold and enters sale into the computer. Responsible for payments received and adhering to all administrative and accounting related procedures.

• Provides warehouse support for shipping & receiving, inventory stocking, cleaning, labeling, or other tasks.

• Restocks store merchandise as needed. Arranges stock on shelves or racks in the sales area and keeps merchandise in order. Marks or tickets merchandise.

• Follow all safety procedures. Uses established safety procedures for cylinder handling during exchanges and storage of cylinders.

• Maintains showroom cleanliness by procedures set forth by management.

• Additionally, this position will be responsible for occasionally safely and efficiently delivering compressed gas cylinders to local and regional business customers from an Airgas branch or plant location using a company provided truck when needed. This position loads, unloads, delivers, and returns compressed gas cylinders while frequently interacting with Airgas customers.

• Establishes and maintains good customer relations. Listens to and helps resolve service inquiries and complaints.

• Maintains load manifests and all required vehicle documents ensuring they are properly completed and balanced with truck counts and shipping documents before and after deliveries. Ensures that vehicle manifests, labeling and load are in compliance with regulatory guidelines such as those pertaining to the Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Airgas safety standards (SAFECOR).

• Performs pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections documenting deficiencies & ensures all safety items are in good working order.

• Ensures all safety rules are strictly observed & any accidents or injuries are promptly reported to management.

• Operates a pallet jack, forklift & other warehouse equipment.

• Work in a warehouse or on a dock as needed.

• High School Diploma or GED. Advanced degree preferred.

• Must be 21 years old

• Valid Class B Commercial Driver's License.

• Valid USDOT Medical Examiner's Certificate (card).

• Hazmat Endorsement (H or X Endorsement).

• Ability to operate a vehicle with an air brake system (no air brake restrictions on CDL).

• Minimum of three (2) years of experience in an industrial retail, inside sales, customer service and/or inventory control related position.

• One (1) year of prior supervisory and/or demonstrated leadership experience.

• SAP experience preferred.

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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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