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 Sales Intern in Kansas City, KS! We are looking for you! Full time Opportunity. Travel required within Territory. Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability InsuranceSupport for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit 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. Recruiter: Cherese Aviles cherese.aviles@airliquide.com (470) 791 3040 The Sales Intern is responsible for assisting in various stages of the sales process, including creating awareness of new offerings, generating leads, and retaining customers. This role will work closely with members of the area sales team. 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. Are you a MATCH? REQUIRED: Must be enrolled in an accredited university majoring in Business, Sales or similar discipline preferred. Third or fourth year student preferred. Prior outside sales/service experience 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. Preferred:Enrolled at Kansas State University. Pursuing a degree in National Strategic Selling Institute with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. SAP - SalesForce. Power BI - Benefits. 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 401 k 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. Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE - At Airgas, we are committed to building a 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.