Airgas Incorporated

Strategic Account Manager

Airgas Incorporated$94K — $115K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field; or equivalent experience (up to 4 years) in lieu of degree.
  • 7+ years of technical solution-driven sales experience.
  • Proven ability to build lasting relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong analytical skills for customer sales analysis and cost comparisons.
  • Exceptional organizational and time management skills, capable of multi-tasking in diverse settings.
  • Ability to interpret scientific and technical materials, financial reports, and legal documents.
  • Willingness to travel frequently (50% or more) with overnight stays.

Responsibilities

  • Steward and manage opportunities and issues for Strategic National Accounts serviced within the region.
  • Nurture relationships with business decision-makers in national accounts.
  • Advance sales through collaboration with regional sales management and teams.
  • Oversee rollout and implementation of accounts while ensuring compliance with contractual commitments.
  • Engage and monitor active/non-active accounts; maintain comprehensive records.
  • Develop proposals and presentations for strategic accounts with insights on pricing and technical bids.
  • Conduct market trend analysis to stay informed and relevant.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Up to 14-week paid parental leave benefits.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and commuter transportation benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Tuition reimbursement including discounted college tuition for dependent children.
  • Early access to benefits after just 30 days of employment.
Full Job Description


Location:
Columbus, OH - Retail shop

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Airgas is Hiring for a Strategic Account Manager in Ohio!

We are looking for you !

  • Base salary: $94,000 - $115,000, plus annual bonus opportunities
  • Monthly Auto Allowance
  • Travel within assigned territory and minimal overnight stays.
  • 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 up to 14-week paid child birth benefits 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.


The Strategic Account Manager (SAM) is pivotal in advancing sales growth of Strategic National Accounts (SNA) serviced within the regional company. The SAM focuses on cultivating and nurturing business relationships with decision-makers in national, multi-location companies. This position will partner on sales activities with the regional company management and local teams, ensuring that Airgas and all strategic account locations are thriving within contract commitments.

  • Responsible for the stewardship of all opportunities and issues of Strategic National Accounts (SNA) serviced within the regional company.
  • Nurtures high-level relationships with business decision makers at Strategic National Accounts (SNA) serviced within the regional company.
  • Responsible for advancing sales to strategic accounts in the region. This includes the collaboration, support, and coordination of sales activities with the region's sales management and team.
  • Responsible for rollouts, implementations, and reporting requirements for all SNA's within the regional company and completion of required cost savings documentation.
  • Responsible for ensuring Airgas and all strategic account locations are adhering to contractual commitments, fostering and supporting strategic relationships. Engages the national group for non-active accounts that require national contacts. Maintain and monitor active/non-active file.
  • Develop proposals, presentations and pricing agreements for Strategic accounts, providing insight into strategic price points and technical bids.
  • Keeps abreast of current market trends.
  • Acts as a collaborative liaison between the regional company and National Accounts.
  • Analyzes existing regional company customer database; identifies new potential prospects; designs and implements strategies to acquire, solidify and enhance existing client connections.
  • Works with sales force to identify strategic account sales opportunities. Develops and prioritizes targets based on our ability to strengthen and enrich our existing relationship.
  • Foster understanding by communicating in an organized and clear manner, ensuring that ideas, plans, and projects effectively support our customers' business goals.


Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, in Business Administration, Marketing, or equivalent. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be considered.
  • 5+ years of commercial experience
  • Ability to build effective, lasting relationships with all levels and roles both within Airgas and outside the organization.
  • Strong mathematical and analytical skills with the ability to provide meaningful customer sales analysis and cost comparisons.
  • Proactive with excellent organizational and time management skills to include the ability to multi-task and effectively contribute to projects in a diverse organization.
  • Ability to work effectively toward deadlines in a high-energy environment.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to work flexible hours to meet customer needs and team goals.


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field. In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be considered.
  • Valid driver's license and personal vehicle with insurance coverage as required by company.
  • A proven history 7 years of prior technical solution-driven sales experience.
  • Demonstrated relationship management & consultative aptitude with the ability to devise technical solutions for the customer.
  • Ability to build effective, lasting relationships with all levels and roles both within Airgas and outside the organization.
  • Strong mathematical and analytical skills with the ability to provide meaningful customer sales analysis and cost comparisons.
  • Proactive with excellent organizational and time management skills to include the ability to multi-task and effectively contribute to projects in a diverse organization.
  • PC skills to include both Google and Microsoft Application
  • Ability to work effectively toward deadlines in a high-energy environment.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to work flexible hours to meet customer needs and team goals.
  • Ability to evaluate strategic price points and technical bids.

    Frequent regional travel (50% or more of the work time) requiring overnight travel


Preferred Qualifications:
  • A proven background contributing to growth in industrial, commercial, or educational markets.
  • A natural ability to nurture long-term partnerships and build alignment across complex, multi-level stakeholder groups.
  • Familiarity or interest in industrial gas, welding, or safety markets.


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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