Counter Sales Associate / Back Up VMI Driver
Airgas · Kalamazoo, MI · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Title: Counter Sales Associate / Back Up VMI Driver (Open) Location: Kalamazoo, MI - Retail shop
- "Base pay plus bonus opportunities!" (Pay info). Also "Monday - Friday, no weekend work!" (Schedule). Also "Counter Sales would be 80% of the time VMI Back Up Driver would be 20% of the time". That's schedule/role split.
- Benefits: "Airgas provided PPE 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 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". Also later more benefits list.
- About the role: description of duties.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). We need to extract them into
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Title: Counter Sales Associate / Back Up VMI Driver (Open) Location: Kalamazoo, MI - Retail shop
- "Base pay plus bonus opportunities!" (Pay info). Also "Monday - Friday, no weekend work!" (Schedule). Also "Counter Sales would be 80% of the time VMI Back Up Driver would be 20% of the time". That's schedule/role split.
- Benefits: "Airgas provided PPE 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 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". Also later more benefits list.
- About the role: description of duties.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). We need to extract them into - .
- Requirements: "Required Qualifications:" list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications:" list.
- Skills: maybe "Excellent customer service skills. Ability to multi-task..." etc.
- Pay: "Base pay plus bonus opportunities!" (maybe also mention base pay? Not specific amount). We have pay info.
- Schedule: "Monday - Friday, no weekend work!" and also split 80/20.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not include Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none). Remove boilerplate: diversity statements, EEO, etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the posting that are substantive, but we can format them.
We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe a paragraph summarizing role). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (required qualifications). Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Skills (maybe combine some skill statements). Benefits (list). Pay (maybe short paragraph). Schedule (maybe short paragraph). Ensure we only include sections with real content.
Let's extract substantive content:
From posting:
- "We are looking for you! Base pay plus bonus opportunities! Monday - Friday, no weekend work! Counter Sales would be 80% of the time VMI Back Up Driver would be 20% of the time Airgas provided PPE 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 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"
- "We’re looking for a Counter Sales Associate/ Back Up VMI Driver to join our team in a role that balances high-energy customer interaction with meaningful operational support. If you enjoy solving problems and building relationships in a dynamic, industrial environment, we want to meet you! As a Counter Sales Associate will partner with our customers to provide industrial, medical, and specialty gases, welding equipment, and other essential supplies. You will serve as a trusted guide, advising customers on the tools, hardware, and materials needed to successfully complete their projects. By demonstrating equipment use and sharing insights on product quality, you help our customers pioneer new solutions in their own work. As a Back Up VMI Driver, you will play a vital role in our team's success by ensuring our key local customers always receive seamless, reliable service. In this dynamic role, you will step in to deliver and manage critical safety and consumable inventories, keeping client storerooms and specialized vending cabinets perfectly organized. It’s an active, collaborative position where your adaptability and attention to detail directly impact customer satisfaction and keep local workforces safe."
Then list of duties (starting with "Welcomes and assists walk-in and telephone call-in customers..." etc). Let's extract each sentence as a bullet.
List:
- Welcomes and assists walk-in and telephone call-in customers, partnering with them to identify their specific product needs and locate merchandise.
- Accurately completes and files all required paperwork on a timely basis to document sales, quotes, or other important information.
- Enters sales & quote data into the computer system, using strong research skills to find the right information for customers.
- Processes customer payments for merchandise or services sold and efficiently enters the sales data into the computer.
- Organizes and restocks store merchandise as needed, beautifully arranging stock on shelves or racks to keep the sales area perfectly in order, as well as marking or ticketing items.
- Maintains showroom cleanliness and presentation by following procedures set forth by management.
- Coordinates the delivery and replenishment of various industrial products, vending machines, or storeroom items to support our customers' daily operations.
- Monitors and maintains dedicated branch inventory levels for proper replenishment.
- Tracks and turns in delivery tickets and consignment fill tickets to keep operations running smoothly.
- Delivers and replenishes various industrial products, vending machines, or storeroom items directly to customers, ensuring they always have what they need.
- Performs basic troubleshooting and light repairs on mechanical vending systems as needed to support our clients.
- Reviews and manages manual stock levels of various inventories across multiple plant departments for timely reorders.
- Maintains dedicated branch inventory levels to ensure seamless, proper replenishment.
- Regularly required to move up to 60 pounds and transport up to 125 pounds, with material handling equipment provided to assist you.
Then "Are you a MATCH? Required Qualifications:" list:
- HS Diploma or equivalent required.
- Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace.
- Valid drivers license, we will run a Motor Vehicle Report.
- Minimum of 2+ years of experience in product, warehouse, or sales environments (we also value an equivalent combination of education and unique life experience).
- Requires frequent use of computer and telephones and occasional use of a forklift, pallet jack or other material handling equipment.
- Employees will frequently be required to position themselves to stock inventory and handle cylinders.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Ability to routinely move up to 60 pounds and move more than 60 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.
Then "Preferred Qualifications:" list:
- A background in gas, welding, or safety supplies is a wonderful asset.
- Intermediate knowledge of Google and/or MS Office Applications.
- A detailed understanding of SAP and PROS functionalities
- The ability to communicate clearly and warmly with a wide variety of people from different backgrounds.
- Forklift preferred.
Then later benefits section again: "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 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."
We need to avoid duplication; we can combine benefits info into one Benefits section.
Pay: "Base pay plus bonus opportunities!" That's it. Also maybe mention "competitive compensation". We'll include Pay section with that.
Schedule: "Monday - Friday, no weekend work!" and also "Counter Sales would be 80% of the time VMI Back Up Driver would be 20% of the time". We'll include Schedule section.
About the role: we have a paragraph describing role. We'll put that in About the role.
Responsibilities: the list of duties.
Requirements: required qualifications.
Qualifications: preferred qualifications.
Skills: maybe we can extract skill statements: "Excellent customer service skills. Ability to multi-task. Ability to routinely move up to 60 pounds and move more than 60 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment." Also "Requires frequent use of computer and telephones and occasional use of a forklift, pallet jack or other material handling equipment." Also "Employees will frequently be required to position themselves to stock inventory and handle cylinders." Also "Strong research skills" etc. But we already have many skill-like items in responsibilities and qualifications. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine Skills into Responsibilities or Qualifications. But we need to follow headings list: we can include Skills if we have content. Let's see if we have distinct skill statements not covered elsewhere.
We have:
- Excellent customer service skills (also in Required Qualifications)
- Ability to multi-task (also in Required Qualifications)
- Ability to routinely move up to 60 pounds and move more than 60 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment (also in Required Qualifications)
- Requires frequent use of computer and telephones and occasional use of a forklift, pallet jack or other material handling equipment (also in Required Qualifications)
- Employees will frequently be required to position themselves to stock inventory and handle cylinders (also in Required Qualifications)
- Strong research skills (mentioned in responsibilities)
- Ability to communicate clearly and warmly with a wide variety of people from different backgrounds (Preferred Qualifications)
- Intermediate knowledge of Google and/or MS Office Applications (Preferred)
- Detailed understanding of SAP and PROS functionalities (Preferred)
- Forklift preferred (Preferred)
- Background in gas, welding, or safety supplies (Preferred)
Thus many skill statements are already in Required/Preferred Qualifications. So we could omit Skills section to avoid thin duplication. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can skip Skills if it would be thin. We'll include only sections with substantive unique content: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now we need to format.
We must not include any markdown fences. Just raw HTML.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
... paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- HS Diploma or equivalent required.
...
Qualifications
- A background in gas, welding, or safety supplies is a wonderful asset.
...
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
...
But we need to preserve all substantive info; we should not lose details like "14-week paid child birth benefit", "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", also later benefits list: short-term and long-term disability, life and AD&D, EAP, pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, paid holidays, 401k plan with company matching funds,
About the role
... paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- HS Diploma or equivalent required. ...
Qualifications
- A background in gas, welding, or safety supplies is a wonderful asset. ...
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance ...