Bulk Sales Support Specialist

Airgas; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive family benefits

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Airgas Scholarship Program

Job summary

Airgas is hiring a Bulk Sales Support Specialist in Elk Grove Village, IL. This role supports our bulk gas business across commercial, operational, financial, and contractual areas, acting as a bridge between sales, operations, and project management to ensure outstanding customer experiences.

You will coordinate with Midwest teams, review documents, and leverage SAP, PROS, BW, Salesforce, and BI tools to keep installations, pricing, and billing accurate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business/finance management work experience welcome.
• 2+ years related experience in bulk and package gas or related energy industry appreciated.
• Understanding of commercial operating and contracting principles.
• Thoughtful analytical approach.
• Experience working across functional business units to develop effective solutions that align with company and department objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in platforms including SAP, Business Warehouse, PROs, and Salesforce welcomed.
• Working knowledge of the Google Suite of products including Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Fundamental understanding of basic accounting and financial reporting practices.
• Ability to balance diverse priorities and workflow needs effectively.
• Experience in project planning and management, including elements of scope, timing, budget alignment, risk mitigation, quality, integration, procurement, and team communications.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial, operational, financial, contractual, and admin aspects of bulk gas business.
• Serve as a connector among sales, operations, and project management for Midwest Bulk Gas customers and prospects.
• Coordinate with Midwest Bulk Sales Specialists for efficient fulfillment of requests, billing questions, product usage data, contracts.
• Coordinate and nurture documents and databases, including Salesforce, Bulk contract database, and Google Drive.
• Track and support all new installations, removals, and key projects with cross-functional teams to ensure proper billing.
• Participate in Project Review Meetings to support installations and removals, ensuring smooth Term Management and Billing implementation.
• Develop and maintain a central resource to manage service installation data and paperwork for accurate billing.
• Gather data from SAP, PROS, BW to empower sales, operations, finance, pricing, and support teams.
• Maintain data accessibility from BI resources including Salesforce, Google Drive, and Power BI.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

PROS

Business Warehouse

Power BI

Google Drive

Job description

R10100322 Bulk Sales Support Specialist (Open)

Location: Elk Grove Village, IL - Retail shop, Aurora, IL - Jericho - Retail shop, Milwaukee, WI - Retail shop

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Airgas is Hiring for a Bulk Sales Support Specialist in Elk Grove Village, IL!

Targeted Salary Range: $27 - $30 per hour

Benefits

• 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 up to 14-week paid child birth benefits 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.
• We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees. Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children. Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

Responsibilities

• The Bulk Sales Support Specialist is responsible for supporting our teams in the collaborative oversight of commercial, operational, financial, contractual, and general administrative aspects of our bulk gas business.
• Serves as a key connector among our sales, operations, and project management teams with the goal of providing an exemplary customer experience for our Midwest Region’s Bulk Gas customers and prospects.
• Partners with our Midwest Bulk Sales Specialists with the efficient fulfillment of customer requests and initiatives, including but not limited to customer letters, billing questions, product usage data, salesforce.com, and contract-related communications.
• Coordinates and nurtures key documents and commercial databases, including but not limited to Salesforce.com, Bulk contract database, and Google Drive.
• Tracks and supports all new installations, removals, and key projects alongside sales, operations, project management, Safety, and AMG distribution teams to ensure proper project tracking, data management, and accurate pricing and project costs.
• Actively participates in Project Review Meetings to support installations and removals, ensuring smooth Term Management and Billing implementation.
• Develops and maintains a central resource to manage service installation data and paperwork, ensuring first fill and upgrade information exists to establish first fill dates and accurate billing.
• Gathers and leverages data as needed from a variety of sources available to our Bulk Group—including but not limited to SAP, PROS, and BW—in order to empower and support our Sales, Operations, Finance, Pricing, and support teams.
• Maintains organization and data accessibility from our internal business intelligence resources provided to support our customers, sales, and operations teams, including but not limited to Salesforce.com, Google Drive, and Power BI.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business/finance management work experience welcome.

Preferred Experience

2+ years related experience in bulk and package gas or related energy industry appreciated.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of commercial operating and contracting principles and practices.
• Thoughtful analytical approach.
• Experience working across functional business units to develop effective solutions that align with company and department objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in platforms including SAP, Business Warehouse, PROs, and Salesforce welcomed.
• Working knowledge of the Google Suite of products including Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Fundamental understanding of basic accounting and financial reporting practices.
• Ability to balance diverse priorities and workflow needs effectively.
• Experience in project planning and management, including elements of scope, timing, budget alignment, risk mitigation, quality, integration, procurement, and team communications.

Physical Demands

• Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• Employee may occasionally be required to traverse through office and/or manufacturing locations.
• Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.
• Employee will be required to observe and assess information received via computer.
• Requires use of computer, telephone, and operation of a motor vehicle.

Work Environment

• Frequent Region travel.
• Occasional overnight travel.
• Access to reliable, appropriate transportation.
• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites, which have varying environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

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.

About Airgas

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; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. 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 healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Airgas 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 [e-mail].