Branch Manager

Branch Manager (Open) – Frederick, MD Location: Frederick, MD – Retail shop. Responsibilities Directly manage day-to-day branch retail operations, including safety, retail sales, warehousing and distribution. Lead and manage a team consisting of counter sales, warehouse, drivers and customer service employees. Assist with development and execution of marketing plans to support penetration of key market segments in collaboration with sales, operations teams and outside vendors. Coordinate sales promotion activities, merchandising and displays, and opportunities for Airgas-wide conversions. Manage inside sales, sales growth and sales margins. Collaborate with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and proper scheduling of customer deliveries by Airgas trucks. Manage branch inventory, daily hard‑goods inventory cycle counts, and maintain showroom and warehouse appearance. Handle all hard‑goods receiving and dynamic deployment (hard‑goods inter‑branch orders) for timely completion. Lead and manage the annual/bi‑annual physical hard‑goods inventories. Monitor SAP reports daily (open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports, open PO reports). Provide daily cash reconciliation (DCR) ensuring daily completion and addressing issues prior to deposit. Oversee employee training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas SOPs and safety regulations. Partner with Airgas hardware vendors to schedule and hold monthly vendor product training sessions. Manage branch operating expenses including overtime and office supplies. Work with corporate accounts receivable to manage branch credits and collections. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications High School Diploma or GED. Minimum five (5) years of experience in sales and/or distribution of gases and welding supplies or similar industrial products. Minimum two (2) years of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience. Demonstrated planning skills: Identifies requirements; allocates and effectively uses information, personnel, time, and other resources necessary for mission accomplishment. Establishes appropriate courses of action for self and/or others to accomplish specific goals. Develops evaluation criteria and tracking systems for monitoring goal progress and accomplishment. Specifies objectives, schedules, and priorities. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred. Prior SAP experience preferred. Benefits Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) and disability insurance. Comprehensive family benefits including paid child‑birth benefit (14weeks). 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Tuition assistance and discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents. Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, and floating holidays. Employee assistance program (EAP) and pre‑tax commuter transportation benefit. Parental leave, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave. Equal Employment Opportunity 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr