Branch Manager

Branch Manager – Greenville, TN

Location: Greenville, TN – Retail shop

Schedule: Monday – Friday, Daytime hours.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily store operations to achieve sales and margin goals.
• Promote sales, deliver excellent customer service, and nurture inventory levels.
• Balance expenses through purchase support and financial processing, including cash reports, charge tickets, coding, costing, pricing, and bank deposits.
• Maintain accuracy of back‑order, open‑order, and purchase order (PO) expedite reports.
• Cultivate and refine appropriate cylinder and hard‑goods inventory levels for the branch.
• Lead training for inside sales associates on product knowledge, company policies, procedures, and safety.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews for branch associates.
• Act as a bridge between employees and management, providing mentorship and guidance in collaboration with Human Resources and senior management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive family benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave: 14‑week paid childbirth benefit.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Early access to benefits after 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

Required:

• Previous management experience in a customer‑facing environment.
• Background in leading teams within a retail or industrial distribution setting.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs and occasionally up to 125 lbs with material handling equipment.
• Proficient computer skills and a willingness to learn new digital tools.
• Self‑motivated with a focus on contributing to overall team success.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred:

• Track record in the welding, gas, or safety industry.
• 3+ years in a role focused on nurturing team growth and operational efficiency.
• 5+ years’ experience in sales with measurable contributions.
• Experience with inventory cultivation and vendor relationship support.

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