Account Manager (Industrial Gases)

Location: Kenner, Louisiana, United States — retail shop; travel within the assigned territory with minimal overnight stays.

Compensation: Base pay plus commission and a monthly auto allowance.

Company

A major U.S. supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals, operating as part of a global industrial and healthcare group.

What you will do

• Grow an established territory by strengthening existing B2B customer relationships and identifying new partnership opportunities.
• Act as a consultative partner, understanding customer needs and integrating relevant product lines and technical solutions.
• Develop strategic account roadmaps, manage priorities, and work toward sales milestones.
• Conduct regular business reviews and implement account partnership strategies for key customers.
• Coordinate stakeholders and information throughout the partnership lifecycle while supporting healthy margins and sustainable growth.
• Monitor products and the competitive landscape to remain a trusted advisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or two to three years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination.
• At least three years of successful B2B sales or business development experience, ideally in industrial gases or a related field.
• Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales and business development goals.
• Ability to understand customer concerns, facilitate technical solutions, build alignment, and navigate agreements.
• Proficiency with email, spreadsheet, word-processing, and presentation software, plus flexibility to work varied hours.
• Ability to work at the Kenner retail shop and travel within the assigned territory.

Nice to have

• Experience in industrial, commercial, or educational markets.
• Knowledge of industrial, specialty, or medical gases, or strong interest in learning the products.
• Experience developing new market approaches in an evolving industrial environment.
• Experience with CRM tools such as Salesforce and SAP.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on safety, customer success, sustainability, innovation, and diversity.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D, and employee assistance benefits.
• Paid parental leave, vacation, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and bereavement leave.
• 401(k) plan with company matching, tuition assistance, discounted tuition for eligible dependents, and scholarship support.
• Benefits begin after 30 days of employment.