Outside Sales Associate

R10038240 Outside Sales Associate (Open) Location: Seattle, WA - Retail shop How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Develop rentals and sales of welding equipment, power generation and weld automation in the assigned region by following up on sales leads, making presentations, preparing quotations, maintaining all required literature and providing customer follow-ups. And will assess customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions. Some overnight travel is required. Essential Duties: - Ensures a safe work environment by following Airgas/Red-D-Arc's health and safety guidelines. - Develops and increases the end user customer base by effective communication, assessment of needs and recommendations of solutions. - Performs onsite equipment demonstrations. - Develops long-term supply relationships through contracts and/or agreements. - Meets or exceeds rental and sales goals specified in the market area. - Represents the company at trade association meetings and Trade Shows to promote products. - Compiles lists of prospective customers for sales leads based on information from newspapers, business directories, trade journals and/or other sources. - Maintains accurate and timely submission of sales call reports and expenses. - Travel within designated territory up to 25-50% of the time, including some overnight travel. Ability to develop and execute market/business plans. - Proven ability to develop new accounts and new business opportunities. - Requires high-quality presentation and negotiating skills. - Ability to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds. - Computer skills to produce effective spreadsheets, reports, documents and presentations, as required. Knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications. Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time, work well at developing relationships, and Self Motivated. ________________________ Are you a MATCH? Ability to develop and execute market/business plans. - Proven ability to develop new accounts and new business opportunities. - Requires high-quality presentation and negotiating skills. - Ability to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds. - Computer skills to produce effective spreadsheets, reports, documents and presentations, as required. Knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications. Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time, work well at developing relationships, and Self Motivated. _________________________ Your differences enhance our performance At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world. _________________________ Equal Employment Opportunity Information We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com. _________________________ California Privacy Notice 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. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 associates globally. Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.