VMI Technician

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• Pay: $25.00 - $29.00 with bonus eligibility.
• 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.
  

The VMI technician will be responsible for implementing and maintaining a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) program located at a wide variety of customer locations. The responsibilities include order placement product deliveries and reporting about customer day-to-day operations to various stakeholders within Airgas. VMI technicians provide customers with industry knowledge related to best practices and innovative product offerings.

• Welcoming point of contact with Airgas customers regarding gasses hardgoods or other equipment.
• Collaborates on and coordinates local VMI programs including delivery of product restocking and resupply as necessary.
• Provides area supply chain managers account managers and branch managers with updates related to the customer VMI program.
• Enters orders in SAP and researches products as necessary.
• Follows up on back orders and provides helpful insights to various customers.
• Works together with account managers to maintain continuity in pricing strategies for each account.
• Identifies additional items that could be supplied and nurtured through the VMI program. Helps to quote and sample new products for customers.
• Orders product to ensure proper inventory levels are met. Communicates inventory requirements and changes to the supporting branch.
• Partners with Area Supply Chain Manager to update inventory levels at local branches.
• Helps establish Min/Max levels based on delivery cycle and customer stock level requirements.
• Supports inventory health at customer sites. Reviews customer usage and suggests thoughtful adjustments to product levels to optimize flow and product turn.
• Communicates customer concerns and questions to proper Airgas personnel.
• Ensures the ongoing care and maintenance of Airgas vehicles.
• Attains customer signatures on delivery documents. Updates database system to close out delivery ticket information on a daily basis.
• Evaluates and guides new delivery points for accessibility and safety for our drivers.
• Maintains VMI System by cleaning organizing and relabeling bins. Organizes production additions and deletions.
• Provides emergency response support for the area.
• Provides initial troubleshooting support and resolution for VMI equipment.
• Shares industry knowledge with various levels within the customers organization.
• Mentors and shares knowledge with various personnel within Airgas.

• High school diploma or the equivalent five years related experience and/or training or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of one to three years of experience in an industrial retail inside sales customer service and/or inventory control related position.
• Experience using SAP or similar software systems.
• Intermediate computer skills with a strong command of basic data input and extraction using standard productivity suites (e.g. Google Workspace).
• Proven ability to work effectively under deadlines and with little supervision and to complete a high volume of paperwork accurately and on time.
• Ability to clearly communicate by phone email or in person with customers sales staff Branch Manager and all the other branch personnel. Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
• May be required to operate a forklift in the warehouse.
• Ability to read and comprehend safety data sheets.
• Must be able to operate in a drugfree workplace.
• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Prior industrial gas experience.

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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