Outside Sales Account Manager

Outside Sales Account Manager

Location: Salisbury, MD (Branch) - Retail shop

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Airgas is hiring for an Outside Sales Account Manager in Salisbury, MD!

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Essential duties and responsibilities:

Develops and executes sales plans utilizing Airgas's sales directives and guidelines in order to service existing accounts, obtain orders, and establish new accounts. Qualifies and pursues sales leads.

Cultivates customer relationships by developing a deep knowledge of the customer's business and establishing a consultative relationship.

Engages customers by linking the customer's business priorities to the Airgas value proposition.

Prepares sales proposals by quoting pricing, establishing credit terms, and estimated date of delivery to customer based on knowledge of Airgas's production/delivery schedules.

Keeps current with industry insights, current Airgas product mixes, monitors competition by gathering current relevant marketplace including information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, and merchandising techniques.

Partners with internal resources to accomplish growth objectives. Establishes and maintains clear and consistent lines of communication with internal departments relative to customer successes, customer opportunities, new customer developments and other customer specific information.

Maintains and submits sales reports (daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses) as required by District Manager (DM) through SAP.

Actively reviews and manages existing customer Accounts Receivable balances to help minimize Airgas working capital investment and financial risk.

Other duties as assigned.

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Minimum qualifications:

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required education:

Bachelor's degree in a science, business or related degree field required. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be accepted.

Required length & type of experience:

A minimum of 3 years of prior outside business-to-business sales experience to include proven experience and success in solution-selling concepts and a demonstrated history of managing customers throughout a defined sales territory.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

Familiarity with industrial and specialty gases, industrial gas / welding supply sales a plus.

Knowledge of customer segmentation and ability to prioritize the targeting of customers delivering the highest value to Airgas.

Proven success using a consultative sales approach providing multiple layers of value to a customer to establish a mix sales solutions and products.

Proven success of using their deep knowledge of customer's business, current macro- and microeconomic trends, industry trends, and potential new business opportunities.

Working knowledge of SAP a plus.

Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills.

Strong PC skills (i.e. Windows, Word, Excel, email) with ability to acclimate to a PC based order entry system and wireless, handheld scanning device.

Self-starter; self-motivated, operates with a sense of urgency; ability to work and succeed independently.

Strong organizational, analytical and planning skills.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Reliable transportation, current driver's license, minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration.

Physical demands:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time including sitting in an automobile for long periods of time.

Employee may occasionally be required to transverse through office and/or manufacturing locations.

Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.

Employee will be required to observe and assess information received via computer.

Requires frequent use of computer, telephone and operation of a motor vehicle.

May occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.

Work environment:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Frequent local travel (75% of work time).

Minimal overnight travel.

Must have reliable, appropriate transportation.

Job requires visitation of customer sites, which have varying environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.