Airgas Incorporated

National Accounts Manager

Airgas Incorporated$100K — $120K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of successful experience in account management, preferably in rental equipment markets.
  • Strong mastery of contract negotiations and securing partnerships aligned with company protocols.
  • Proven ability to build relationships with senior decision-makers across organizational levels.
  • Excellent communicator with skills in both verbal and written formats, including presentations.
  • Ability to manage influence and coordinate effectively across different teams and regions.
  • Experience using CRM tools like Salesforce.com for sales management and reporting.
  • A foundational understanding of the Airgas business model, ensuring operational alignment.

Responsibilities

  • Drive rental growth and client retention for key national accounts in the specialty and industrial contractor market.
  • Establish and nurture relationships with C-suite executives and corporate procurement teams.
  • Secure contract renewals and expand revenue from existing program customers.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive sales plans in collaboration with local sales management.
  • Implement and manage national agreements ensuring operational alignment with regional teams.
  • Oversee the sales budget and profitability of the assigned portfolio of accounts.
  • Monitor high-level account activity to preempt administrative issues and enhance customer service.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Tuition assistance and employee scholarship programs for dependents.
  • Paid parental leave and a robust family support program.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, sick days, and holidays.
  • Early access to benefits beginning 30 days after employment.
Full Job Description


Location:
Houston, TX (RDA) - Welding equipment rentalBaton Rouge, LA (RDA) - Welding equipment rental, Dallas, TX (RDA) - Welding equipment rental, Tulsa, OK (RDA) - Welding equipment rental

Airgas- RDA is Hiring for a National Account Manager!

We are looking for you!
  • Base & Auto allowance
  • National footprint- Candidate Must reside in any of the areas Houston TX- Dallas TX, Baton Rouge LA OR Tulsa OK Area.
  • Up to 30% travel
  • 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: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
  • Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
  • Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment


Responsibility for rental growth, client retention, relationship management, and commercial development of key national account customers within the specialty and industrial contractor market space.

  • Target and develop senior level, c-suite, and corporate procurement relationships with existing and prospective national account customers and prospects (i.e., industrial construction, steel erectors, tank construction, fabricators, and infrastructure contractors) with the objective of capturing a greater percentage of wallet share and sell/deliver the total value and benefits of the Red-D-Arc/Airgas relationship.
  • Secure contract renewals, retain and grow revenue with existing program customers.
  • New business: prospect, target, and sign new clients that complement the portfolio and will drive future growth.
  • Develop comprehensive sales plan in conjunction with Red-D-Arc sales districts and regions to increase account penetration and growth.
  • Strategic account planning: create and execute annual business plans/reviews and growth strategies tailored to key customers
  • Implement national agreements and ensure alignment through collaboration with Red-D-Arc Regional Vice Presidents, District Managers and Sales Teams.
  • Manage the portfolio's sales budget, revenue targets, and profitability.
  • Contract structure and negotiation: negotiate business terms, pricing, and contract development.
  • Develop growth plans for mutual accounts with Airgas market segments NAM counterparts in metal fabrication, construction, energy, and aerospace.
  • Responsible for monitoring and reporting high level account activity as necessary to mitigate administrative and inefficiency issues such as credits, collections, and customer service performance.
  • Support jobsite level account establishments and shut downs for assigned accounts ensuring continuity across regional and divisional company boundaries to minimize errors and optimize service levels


Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:
  • A professional who is effective and deeply comfortable in environments ranging from the corporate office to the production floor.
  • A demonstrated history of high-quality performance and goal achievement.
  • Broad knowledge of rental equipment markets and a strong understanding of applications for key products.
  • Exceptional influencing and teamwork skills, with a natural ability to promote coordination across organizational boundaries.
  • Experience navigating customer contract language and a high level of skill in securing significant partnerships that align with standard company protocols.
  • A foundational understanding of the Airgas business model, including branch operations, asset management, and diverse sales channels.
  • A clear and effective communicator who ensures a smooth flow of information and encourages the open expression of ideas in both in-person and virtual settings.
  • The ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics, sustain results and relationships, and delegate purposefully to ensure team success.
  • The ability to achieve excellent outcomes through both formal channels and informal networks.
  • Adept at time management and prioritization, with the ability to coordinate workflows using CRM tools (such as Salesforce.com)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelors Degree & or 5 years experience
  • Knowledge of our customers' unique markets and a proven ability to tailor the Airgas value proposition to their specific needs.
  • A bottom-line orientation with a steadfast commitment to motivating yourself and others to reach collective growth milestone
  • Remaining steadfast and composed in the face of challenging customer situations.
  • Strong presentation skills and the financial acumen to articulate complex value propositions.
  • A pre-existing network or deep familiarity within the Airgas regional strategic accounts organization.


Benefits

We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, 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, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

About Airgas Incorporated

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. Airgas was founded in 1982, and acquired by Air Liquide in 2016. The company operates through two segments: Distribution and Production. The Distribution segment offers a wide range of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products, to customers in various industries, including manufacturing and health care. The Production segment offers nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gases for use in steelmaking, welding, and other industries.
Learn more about Airgas Incorporated
Size
18,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1982

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