Center Business Manager Job

Employer Name: LifeGas	SpiderID: 2933659
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Date Posted: 10/26/2009
Wage:	Category: Management
Job Code: 851539
Number Of Openings: 1

Job Description:
Join LifeGas, a leading gas therapy and respiratory solutions provider across the care continuum. We provide high quality medical gases and gas-enabled medical solutions and utilize these solutions to assist our clients in their management of various medical disease states. LifeGas provides a full line of medical and quality critical gases for a broad range of medical, dental and clinical applications. We develop and manufacture products and services which play significant roles in a variety of different areas of patient care, including hospitals, long term care facilities and in the home.

A member of The Linde Group which is a world leading supplier of gases and engineering services, we are backed by an extensive worldwide network, constantly striving to develop new gas-enabled therapies and devices that raise the standard of patient care.

LifeGas is currently seeking a Center Business Manager to join the team in the Raleigh, NC area.

Job Responsibilities:

•Manages the day-to-day operational, sales, administrative and financial operations of a LifeGas Center
•Responsible for Center P/L
•Ensures all safety procedures and policies are implemented and staff appropriately trained
•Analyzes center current financial and operational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and constraints in order to develop, prepare, and implement goals, projects, and policies that will enable the center to achieve a competitive advantage in the market
•Forecasts future trends and needs and develops action plans which will enable the center to meet the predicted situation
•Monitors sales activities by planning, administering, and coordinating the center’s current sales strategy after reviewing the previous year’s sales and inventory levels
•Develops operating plans and sales strategies to pro-actively prepare for future demands based on analysis of current and past results; implements new plan or makes adjustments to current plans as the market competition and customer need dictates
•Maintains strong customer service focus for all center employees; develops and monitors distribution schedules to ensure customers are served in a timely manner
•Maintains and develops relationships with key accounts and customers
•Develops and implements marketing strategy for Center
•Proactively introduces new products and programs to customers
•Responsible for representing company by ensuring employees and Centers meet standards established organization and cleanliness
•Develops profit plan for center using strong P&L knowledge including actions required to meet cost targets
•Facilitates communication within the center by communicating with staff members keeping them informed of initiatives, strategies, and operational change
•Actively listens to staff input concerning daily operations to ensure staff members are aware of situations that may affect their work
•Maintains professional growth by participating on teams and in educational programs and activities to maintain knowledge of national trends and to promote leading-edge expertise within the center
•Motivates and encourages employees to participate in team building activities
•Interfaces with customers, Area Business Manager, Production staff, Distribution staff, Operations management, Customer Service staff, and External vendors
•Ensures specific federal, state and local employment qualifications are met
•Ensures all policies and procedures are adhered
•Ensures local, state and federal regulatory requirements are met

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:

•College degree preferred with emphasis on business management; industrial distribution and/or related field
•Minimum six to twelve years of medical gas or industry-related experience with supervisory experience required
•Operations and sales management experience
•Ability to work with limited supervision and achieve results
•Must be detail oriented and a self starter
•Must possess Financial awareness
•Ability to lead by example
•Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of internal staff and customer organizations
•Ability to prioritize and manage in a crisis
•Possess an entrepreneurial focus
•Creative problem solving abilities required
•Ability to coach employees to achieve results
•Demonstrated consultative sales techniques required
•Excellent computer skills with experience in MS Office Tools and SAP preferred

LifeGas offers excellent salaries, world-class benefits, and unparalleled opportunities for development – all to create an invigorating and satisfying environment.

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Company Profile:
Join LifeGas, a leading gas therapy and respiratory solutions provider across the care continuum. We provide high quality medical gases and gas-enabled medical solutions and utilize these solutions to assist our clients in their management of various medical disease states. LifeGas provides a full line of medical and quality critical gases for a broad range of medical, dental and clinical applications. We develop and manufacture products and services which play significant roles in a variety of different areas of patient care, including hospitals, long term care facilities and in the home.

A member of The Linde Group which is a world leading supplier of gases and engineering services, we are backed by an extensive worldwide network, constantly striving to develop new gas-enabled therapies and devices that raise the standard of patient care.

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Jaci Lee	Company Type: Employer
Company: LifeGas

City: Alpharetta
State: Georgia
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Web Site: http://www.bocjobs.com/us/JobSearch/JobCenterViewCndt.asp?JobAd_Id=851539