Branch Manager

Branch Manager (Open) - R

Location: Frederick, MD (Retail shop)

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At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR, and VALUE diversity.

Airgas is hiring for a Branch Manager in Frederick, MD!

Recruiter: Matt McCain ( / )

• Monday thru Friday, 7am - 4:30pm hours
• Salary range: 70-80K
• 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: 14-week paid child birth benefit.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Benefits start after 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage day‑to‑day branch retail operations including safety, retail sales, warehousing and distribution. Leads and manages a team consisting of Counter Sales, Warehouse, Drivers and Customer Service employees.
• Assist with development and execution of marketing plans to support the penetration of key market segments in collaboration with our Sales and 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 properly scheduled customer deliveries by Airgas trucks.
• Manage branch inventory, daily hard goods inventory cycle counts and maintain showroom and warehouse appearance.
• Manage all hard goods receiving and dynamic deployment (hard goods inter‑branch orders) for timely completion daily.
• Lead and manage the annual/bi‑annually physical hard goods inventories.
• Monitor SAP reports daily such as open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports and open PO reports. Provide Daily Cash Reconciliation (DCR) ensuring daily completion addressing any issues prior to deposit.
• Oversee employee training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Standard Operating Procedures (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.

Required 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.
• Two (2) years of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience.
• Demonstrated planning skills: identify requirements, allocate and effectively use information, personnel, time, and other resources necessary for mission accomplishment; establish appropriate courses of action for self and/or others to accomplish specific goals; develop evaluation criteria and tracking systems for monitoring goal progress and accomplishment; specify objectives, schedules, and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Prior SAP experience preferred.

Benefits

We care about and support our Airgas Families through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 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, eligible employees enjoy a 401(k) plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Your Differentiators Enhance Our Performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, 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, fostering innovation 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 18,000 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 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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