Field Safety Sales Specialist

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The Mid South Region is hiring a FIELD Safety Sales Specialist: This person is responsible for the management and profitable growth of Airgas business within the Airgas Mid South Region.

• Base Plus Bonus opportunity
• Travel within Mid South Region
• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life including Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match Tuition Assistance Paid Holidays Vacation and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment
  
  
  

See Responsibilities below:

• The Safety Sales Specialist: is responsible for the management and profitable growth of Airgas business within the Airgas Mid South Region (OK KS & parts of LA AR MO & TX) market including surrounding areas of Hayward to Salinas.
• The candidate will be required to meet and exceed both corporate and regional objectives for sales growth profitability growth and A/R management within the assigned territory. The candidate will need to have the ability to sell all Airgas products to his/her customer base.
• Adhere to and assure compliance with the Code of Conduct/Handbook policies and procedures and all applicable rules regulations and standards promulgated by Federal State and other applicable agencies or regulating bodies.
• Develop and execute regional company specific sales and marketing plans
• Actively pursue and acquire new and competitive accounts with emphasis on profit margin
• Review regional sales goals and gross profit margins within the assigned territory and monitor effectiveness of sales and marketing efforts.
• Establish and maintain clear and consistent lines of communication with internal departments relative to customer successes customer failures new customer developments and other customer specific information
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers
• Identifies and qualifies prospective customers within the assigned area or territory and keeps direct managers informed of such information.
• Interprets customer needs and makes appropriate recommendations to increase sales opportunities.
• Researches and analyses market data in assigned area or territory to determine new customers sales volume potential and pricing and develop a strategy to meet sales targets

• High School Diploma;
• Minimum 3-5 years of related outside sales
• Requires a valid drivers license & personal vehicle with insurance coverage as required by the company
• Ability to Travel Overnight for onsite meetings within territory.

Preferred:

• Bachelors degree preferred
  QSSP OSHA 30 certified is a plus

• Knowledge of safety products and services desired

• Proven change management skills including building sponsorship communications and stakeholder management
• Must be able to use a computer and basic working knowledge of Excel SAP Salesforce Google Workspace/programs (like Sheets Docs & Google Slides etc.) is a plus.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent organizational and time management skills.
  

Benefits

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 short-term and long-term disability life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) pre-tax commuter transportation benefit parental leave vacation sick time floating holidays jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.

Additionally we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for eligible employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas we are committed to building a 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.

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; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18000 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 healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66500 employees Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team you play an important role in the success of your team making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

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 an Air Liquide Company 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 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

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