Branch Manager
Airgas
- Portland, OR Clackamas, OR
- Permanent
- Full-time
managing multi-million dollar budgets? Do you have a passion for helping develop your team to
be the best they can be? Do you have a vision for the future and continuous improvement? Do
you thrive leading both self and direct associate accountability? If you answered yes to these
questions, we may have the role for you!
Airgas Dry Ice is the largest wholesale dry ice distributor to grocery stores in the United States. Penguin
BrandTM Dry Ice is the retail dry ice sales program of Airgas Dry Ice. We serve over 4,000 grocery stores
on a direct store delivery basis coast to coastWhat you will do:
The Branch Manager has overall responsibility for the critical issues of branch operations, distribution,
and profitability including: safety, sales, sales growth, budgeting, gross margins, operating expenses,
customer service, inventory, equipment, building and vehicles, community relations, accounts receivable
and resolution of personnel issues.Your responsibilities:
- Chief People Officer for the Branch. Support / foster a culture that allows team members to
hire, train, develop, coach, counsel, & discipline employees according to corporate &
government policies / procedures. Drive record keeping requirements related to these activities
in a timely manner to include: payroll, performance evaluations, safety training, disciplinary
actions, job related training, & documentation.
- Responsible for development, implementation & strategic leadership around best practices of
inventory control, container tracking efforts. (Safety and customer service are always first
priority with all decisions made.)
- Manage all aspects of safety in partnership with the organizational safety team. Foster a culture
Federal, State, Local, Corporate safety & environmental regulations at all locations assigned.
Ensure all product delivered meets / exceeds QC standards, following specified SOP testing
methods before they leave the facility. Work with Plant Management (production) to ensure
product ordering to support operations are both timely & efficient. Supervise maintenance
vendors to ensure that distribution equipment is properly maintained & in good working order
to ensure our customer’s requirements are met at all times.
- Directly manages the day to day branch retail operations including safety, retail sales,
and Drivers.
- Assists with development and execution of marketing plans to support the penetration of key
- Coordinates sales and infield merchandising sets of retail Dry Ice program. Manages inside sales,
- Collaborates with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and properly scheduled customer
- Manages branch inventory, daily hard goods inventory cycle counts and maintain showroom and
- Manages all hard goods receiving and all dynamic deployment (hard goods inter-branch orders)
- Leads and manages the Monthly physical hard goods/Dry Ice inventories.
- Monitors SAP reports daily such as open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports
completion addressing any issues prior to deposit.
- Oversees employee training in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Standard Operating
are trained properly.
- Manages branch operating expenses including distribution, cost of goods, freight cost , overtime
collections.
- The above job functions are illustrative of the duties and responsibilities associated with this
meet the ongoing needs of the organization.Are you a MATCH?Qualifications
What you will have:
- High School Diploma or GED. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales and/or distribution of products to retail or
management or leadership experience.
- Demonstrated planning skills: Identifies requirements; allocates, and effectively uses information,
evaluation criteria and tracking systems for monitoring goal progress and accomplishment; and
specifies objectives, schedules, and priorities.
- Interpersonal skills: is aware of, responds to, and considers the needs, feelings, and capabilities
status or position; accepts interpersonal and cultural differences; manages
conflict/confrontations/ disagreements in a positive manner that minimizes personal impact, to
include controlling one’s own feelings and reactions; and provides appropriate support to others.
- Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite applications. Prior SAP experience preferred.
- Role Model: Sets a good example of how to do the job; demonstrates personal integrity,
work. Directs/motivates self.
- Leadership skills: Establishes work standards and expectations for self and others. Appropriately
objectives in sight at all times, monitors progress toward goals, and works to overcome barriers
and obstacles. Provides coaching, advice, and assistance as required. Appropriately assesses
contributions and performance of employees; provides appropriate recognition, and deals with
problems as they arise. Instills in others a sense of pride in the job at hand.
- Excellent customer service skills. Demonstrates a clear, direct and effective speaking manner for
- Strong detail oriented problem-solver: Identifies existing and potential problems/issues. Obtains
information is needed. Objectively evaluates relevant information about the problem/issue.
Identifies the specific cause of the problem/issue. Develops recommendations, develops and
evaluates alternative course of action, selects courses of action, and follows up.
- Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA, and all related rules, regulations, procedures which are
- Some local travel required for periodic in-field Driver observation or customer site visits