VMI Sales Specialist

• 24000706

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc is seeking a VMI Specialist to join our team located in Akron, OH. The VMI Specialist is responsible for daily order management within strategic accounts. By partnering with plant level purchasing contacts, the goal is to ensure adequate product supply and replenishment.

VMI Specialist (1st shift)

• Visit a pre-determined list of strategic customers on a daily basis that require Vendor Managed inventory (cylinders/hardgoods)
• Ensure accuracy of the order, pricing and processing in JDE.
• Convert order into customer PO format and email to purchasing department (As Required)
• Deliver product to customers as needed
• Clearly communicate with General Sales Manager (GSM), Territory Manager (TM) and distribution supervisors
• Identify/Document Prostar conversion opportunities and meet quarterly with Territory Managers to review.
• Assist Territory Managers with cylinder audits
• Write credit memos when customers return hard goods while taking orders on site.
• Looks for opportunities to convert customer to LG&E Express, EDI payments, etc. - opportunities to reduce transaction costs.
• Goes on joint calls with Territory Managers to new customers, as needed

Other duties as assigned

• High School Diploma Required (Bachelor’s preferred)
• Excel / JDE / Computer skills
• Strong written and Oral communication skills

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.