Airgas
Area Vice President - Savannah, GA
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Job Description
- Req#: R10031644
About the company
Distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as a product line of safety products, welding equipment, specialty tools, and MRO products.
R10031644 Area Vice President - Savannah, GA (Open)Location:
Savannah, GA - Filling industrialHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
If you are seeking a company that values its employees, encourages growth and development, and makes a global impact, Airgas is the place for you. Join our team and be a part of an organization that is shaping the future of the gas and welding industry while fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
The Area Vice President oversees multiple locations, providing strategic vision, guidance, and leadership to personnel, including Branch, Area, District, and Sales managers. They drive outside sales efforts, analyze sales statistics, and review market analysis to develop sales campaigns, and maintain reports, budgets, and forecasts. This role enforces safety policies, ensures regulatory compliance, and maintains staffing levels.Safety and Regulatory Compliance:
- Demonstrates and ensures staff alignment with Airgas Safety Pledge and 12 Live Saving Rules.
- Reviews safety incident investigations and recommends corrective actions.
- Ensures all regulatory (OSHA, FDA, EPA, DOT) requirements are met.
Personnel / Personnel Development:
- Provides supervision of direct reports and ensures sufficient staffing levels.
- Delegates duties and responsibilities for increased efficiency.
- Leads, supervises, manages, motivates, and trains managers to achieve safety standards and productivity.
- Consults with Human Resources regarding personnel issues.
Customer Service / Business Development:
- Ensures exceptional customer service and penetrates the existing customer base.
- Assists outside sales representatives and oversees sales-related paperwork.
- Drives increased sales activity at the retail store.
- Responsible for inventory management, sales promotion activities, and maintains selling skills and product knowledge.
Business / Facility Management & Support:
- Acts as a liaison to the Region President.
- Recommends annual program goals and ensures an evaluation system is in place.
- Actively acquires new accounts with an emphasis on gases business and new product supply agreements.
- Protects the company's operation and maintains the corporate image.
- Reviews monthly dashboard results when making business decisions.
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Are you a MATCH?
- Demonstrated ability to create and execute action plans to drive business improvement.
- Excellent communication skills, self-starter, well-organized, and ability to work independently.
- Understanding of products, services, and associated technologies.
- Strong financial acumen and the ability to interpret and manage the Area P&L.
Key Skills:
- Strategic Leadership
- Safety and Regulatory Compliance
- Personnel Management and Development
- Customer Service and Business Development
- Business and Facility Management
- Financial Acumen
- Business Growth Strategy
- Communication Skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- SAP knowledge and experience a plus.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- 8+ years of business operations experience in a leadership capacity.
- 4+ years of supervisory/management experience.
- Proven track record of executing an aggressive growth strategy and delivering sales margin growth.
Travel Requirements:
- Frequent travel (50-75% throughout the assigned area).
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Your differences enhance our performance
At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our 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 and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request by contacting Human Resources at 844-myHR4AG (844-694-7424).
Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies 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 phone at 844-myHR4AG (844-694-7424) or by email to us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com .