Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Branch Manager to join our team located in Fort Worth, TX.

The Floating Branch Manager will be based out of Ft Worth and cover 10 branches in North Texas to assist in branch coverage during planned and unplanned absences, reporting to the Branch Operations Manager. This position will assist in training all Branch Managers with JDE/POS processes and product lines.
Responsibilities

• Coordinates and directs the activities in the branch to meet or exceed sales and margin targets.
• Completes timely and accurate branch reporting on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis in accordance with branch reporting schedule
• Supervises the daily activities of a minimum of two employees in a manner consistent with Linde's Leadership values
• Directs staff to perform their job duties in compliance with Safety standards
• Provides guidance to team members on how to provide service consistent with Customer Focused Behaviors
• Proactively recognizes and provides training and development as needed
• Builds effective relationships with customers through on-site visits, Territory Manager, and Driver ride along and resolves customer concerns in a timely manner
• Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and senior management's direction related to the business plan
• Ensures efficient management of staff schedule and operations
• Involved in establishing and updating processes and procedures to ensure staff performs job duties in compliance with Safety, SOX and other applicable government regulations
• Oversees the process of setting inventory level targets to meet customer and sales expectations
• Plans for future needs and monitors production/manpower levels to ensure continued efficiency
• Review's plant/ branch/ area/ product reports and provides executive management with analysis and recommendations for business improvements based on such analysis
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required, Associates Degree in related field preferred
• 2 years retail sales experience required
• 2 years management experience preferred
• No DUI/DWI or other alcohol (driving) related convictions within the last ten (10) years

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com .

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law .