Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Airgas is a supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals. The Sales Intern will assist with sales activities including generating leads, preparing proposals, supporting customer management, coordinating with internal teams, and maintaining sales reports while working with the area sales team in an assigned territory.
Responsibilities
- Establishes and maintains clear and consistent lines of communication with internal departments relative to customer specific successes and failures, new customer developments and other customer specific information. Works closely with local Branch Managers to assist in promoting sales and customer management through retail store locations within assigned geographical area
- Maintains a high level of internal customer service by assisting sales force and submitting professional quotes as needed
- Prepares and delivers effective sales presentations and proposals to prospective customers
- Qualifies and pursues sales leads from other parts of the Airgas organization
- Keeps local, regional and national Airgas management informed of territory performance, personal performance and market trends
- Maintains regular and on time submission of required sales and activity reports, including itineraries, call reports, “hot” prospect lists, account wins and losses and other information as required
- Attends and successfully completes all training modules provided by Airgas
- Develops and maintains positive work habits that are conducive to sales and profitability growth
- Coordinates efforts with e-business team to setup customers on Airgas.com
- Maintains focus on safety in the workplace by complying with company safety procedures and practices. Assists customers in their compliance and training with industry safety standards relating to the products and services that Airgas delivers
- Special projects and other duties as assigned
Skills
- Must be enrolled in an accredited university majoring in Business, Sales or similar discipline preferred
- Strong mathematical, problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to apply to customer sales analysis and cost comparisons
- Exhibits customer focused behavior such as building positive relationships and the ability to understand both internal and external customer needs
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- A positive approach and willingness to learn coupled with the ability to work in a team environment
- Proficient in Google suite applications include Gmail, Sheets, and Docs
- Ability to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis
- Third or fourth year student preferred
- Prior outside sales/service experience preferred
- Enrolled at Kansas State University
- Pursuing a degree in National Strategic Selling Institute with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
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- SalesForce
- Power BI
Benefits
- Medical plans for eligible full-time employees
- Dental plans for eligible full-time employees
- Vision plans for eligible full-time employees
- Short-term disability for eligible full-time employees
- Long-term disability for eligible full-time employees
- Life insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for eligible full-time employees
- Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit for eligible full-time employees
- Parental leave for eligible full-time employees
- Vacation for eligible full-time employees
- Sick time for eligible full-time employees
- Floating holidays for eligible full-time employees
- Jury duty leave for eligible full-time employees
- Funeral/bereavement leave for eligible full-time employees
- Paid holidays for eligible full-time employees
- 401k plan with company matching funds for eligible employees
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees
- Discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
- Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children
- Fully remote
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