R10093315 Specialty Gas Products Manager (Open)

Location:

Houston, TX (HO) - Management

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

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Airgas is hiring a Specialty Gas Product Manager!

We are looking for you!

• This is a remote position with 50% National Travel requirements.

• 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.

Recruiter: Abby Chroniger | abigail.chroniger@airliquide.com | (445) 289-1577

The Specialty Gas Products Manager drives sales growth and profitability by developing and implementing strategic initiatives in collaboration with regional and national Airgas teams. This role oversees the design and execution of marketing, sales, and product management programs while optimizing gas supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.

• Strategic Growth & Road mapping: Develop and execute a US business roadmap to increase sales volume and profit, utilizing benchmarking against competitors and affiliates to guide regional strategy.
• Sales Enablement & Training: Accelerate sales readiness by onboarding regional teams through technical instruction, regulatory compliance education, and standardized selling frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive cross-selling opportunities across Airgas and Air Liquide organizations by leveraging strategic relationships, referrals, and deep product knowledge.
• Market Penetration & Project Leadership: Identify and prioritize national project leads, providing guided pursuit strategies and solution alignment to improve opportunity conversion and business growth.
• Operational & Pricing Support: Assist market sectors and regions with price management and optimize the gas supply chain to enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness.
• Product Lifecycle & Innovation: Establish business cases for new product line offerings, including leading product roll-outs, brand alternates, and OEM business development initiatives.
• Strategic Marketing & Engagement: Maximize ROI from trade shows, digital platforms, and major customer meetings by aligning messaging, targeting audiences, and serving as a technical subject matter expert.

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Are you a MATCH?

Required Experience:

• Core Experience: 5-10 years in the specialty gas industry, product management, product launch, and data mining.

• Education: Business, Sales, or Technical degree.

• Software Proficiency: Proficiency in SAP and expert-level skills in spreadsheet/document tools (Excel, Word, Google Suite: Sheets, Docs, Slides).

• Leadership & Communication: Demonstrated career progression in commercial, technical, and leadership roles. Must possess the ability to lead by influence (internally and externally), provide concise/precise communications to all management levels, and rapidly absorb complex technical/business concepts.

• Strategic & Analytical Skills: Proven data-driven business acumen, with the ability to extract, analyze, and present dat