Outside Sales Account Manager

R10074255 Outside Sales Account Manager (Open)

Location:

Glens Falls, NY - Retail shop

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Airgas is Hiring for an Outside Sales Account Manager in Glens Falls, NY!


The Outside Sales Account Manager is responsible for managing the sales process and driving profitable sales growth within an assigned sales territory to both existing and new Airgas customers. The Outside Sales Account Manager will be required to meet and exceed both corporate and regional objectives for profitable sales growth, A/R management, and customer retention within their assigned territory.

We are looking for you!

• Pay: Base Pay 65K-75K plus commission

• Monthly Auto Allowance

• Travel within assigned territory, minimal overnights

Recruiter:  Gaby Bogenschutz/ gaby.bogenschutz@airliquide.com /  (Phone Number) 920-472-3495

The Outside Sales Account Manager is responsible for managing the sales process and driving profitable sales growth within an assigned sales territory to both existing and new Airgas customers. They are responsible for meeting and exceeding both corporate and regional objectives for profitable sales growth, A/R management, and customer retention within their assigned territory. The successful candidate will be one who can cultivate relationships and provide solutions to both existing and new Airgas customers and who utilizes technology to enhance their productivity. 

• Develops and executes sales plans utilizing Airgas' sales directives and guidelines in order to service existing accounts, obtain orders, and establish new accounts. Qualifies and pursues sales leads.

• Cultivates customer relationships by developing a deep knowledge of the customer's business and establishing a consultative relationship.

• Engages customers by linking the customer's business priorities to the Airgas value proposition.

• Prepares sales proposals by quoting pricing, establishing credit terms, and estimated date of delivery to customer based on knowledge of Airgas' production/delivery schedules and logistics.

• Keeps current with industry insights, current Airgas product mixes, monitors competition by gathering current relevant marketplace intelligence including information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, and merchandising techniques.

• Partners with internal resources to accomplish growth objectives. Establishes and maintains clear and consistent lines of communication with internal departments relative to customer successes, customer opportunities, new customer developments and other customer specific information.

• Maintains and submits sales reports (daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses) as required by District Manager through SAP.

• Actively reviews and manages existing customer Accounts Receivable balances to help minimize Airgas working capital investment and financial risk.

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Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

• 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.

• Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication, and presentation skills that utilize current technology.

• Self-starter; self-motivated, operates with a sense of urgency; ability to work and succeed independently.

• Reliable transportation, current driver's license, minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration.

​Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of prior outside business-to-business sales experience to include proven experience and success in solution-selling concepts and a demonstrated history of managing customers throughout a defined sales territory.

• Famili