Branch Manager

Location

Harrisonburg, VA - Retail shop

Recruiter Contact

Recruiter: Matt McCain
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Phone:

Working Hours

• Monday thru Friday, 7am - 4:30pm

Compensation

• Salary range: $80-90K

Benefits

• Full benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability Insurance)
• 14‑week paid childbirth benefit
• 401(k) with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, 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; 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 key market segments in collaboration with Sales and Operations teams and outside vendors.
• Coordinate sales promotion activities, merchandising, 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 annual/bi‑annual physical hard goods inventories.
• Monitor SAP reports daily (open order/delivery, billing, delivery block, open PO) and perform daily cash reconciliation (DCR), addressing issues prior to deposit.
• Oversee employee training in SOPs and safety regulations; partner with hardware vendors to schedule monthly vendor product training.
• 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 5 years of experience in sales and/or distribution of gases and welding supplies or similar industrial products.
• Minimum 2 years of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience.
• Demonstrated planning skills: identify requirements, allocate and effectively use information, personnel, time and other resources; establish appropriate courses of action; develop evaluation criteria and tracking systems; specify objectives, schedules and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

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

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 is a government contractor subject to VERAAA 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. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us by email at