Specialty Gas Sales Specialist driving growth for Specialty Gas Products at Airgas. Collaborating with account managers in California to achieve sales objectives in diverse industries.
Responsibilities
Driving specialty gas sales within the assigned geography through identification of key growth markets including Life Science, Energy and Chemical, Semiconductor, Research Laboratories, Manufacturing, EV Lithium Battery and PV solar manufacturing, Food and Beverage and or products and associated targets
Development and execution of a strategy to capture that growth
Supporting account managers to drive the growth of specialty gas sales within the account managers assigned portfolio
Maintaining solid working relationships with Account Managers, District Managers and other Specialists in region
Provide customers with the technical support, engineering, training, and service for all your specialty gas needs
Establish a process for continuous and accurate market data collection for customer sales and service needs, market trends and competitor activities
Utilize all necessary sales and marketing literature to promote Airgas initiatives that are identified as part of the region's growth strategy
Maintain and upgrade selling skills and technical/product knowledge through required training and self- directed research and learning
Utilizes Salesforce and Google Suite daily, generates and executes customer contracts
Reads and responds to email and phone calls in a timely manner
Special projects and other duties as necessary
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Science, Food Science, Engineering, Technology, or related degree field required
In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 4 years of additional related experience may be accepted
A minimum of 5 years of prior outside business-to-business sales experience that includes proven experience and success in solution-selling concepts
Familiarity with industrial and specialty gases, industrial gas / welding supply sales a plus
Knowledge of customer segmentation and ability to prioritize the targeting of customers delivering the highest value to Airgas
Proven success using a consultative sales approach providing multiple layers of value to a customer to establish a mix sales solutions and products
Proven success of using their deep knowledge of customer's business, current macro- and microeconomic trends, industry trends, and potential new business opportunities
Working knowledge of SAP a plus
Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills
Strong PC skills (i.e. Windows, Word, Excel, email) with ability to acclimate to a PC based order entry system , handheld, scanning, and wireless devices
Self-starter; self-motivated, operates with a sense of urgency; ability to work and succeed independently
Strong organizational, analytical and planning skills
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Reliable transportation, current driver’s license, minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration
Benefits
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
paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
401k plan with company matching funds
tuition reimbursement
discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
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