Air Liquide is a global leader in the gas industry not by chance, but through our constant
advances in the technological field. So when it comes to recruiting great people to join our
business we take it seriously. We believe our talented people and their passion for our
Business is what brings success to our group.
Working at Air Liquide UK means having opportunities to evolve in an environment that
actively promotes and encourages its people, recognises expertise, and offers genuine
opportunities that provide colleagues with autonomy and accountability.
We believe our people are the cornerstone of our Company as such we care about the
development and growth of our people and teams as much as the development and growth of
our business.
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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Air Liquide is currently searching for a proactive Head of Branches to join the team and be responsible for branch operations in northern England.In this role, you will hold ultimate accountability for branch operations including safety, customer experience, employee experience, branch efficiencies and profitability, PG Distribution (including HG’s), retail showroom and trade counter, warehouse activities, internal sales and sales growth.
The accountabilities :
Safety, Compliance & Risk Management
Culture of Safety: Establish and enforce an absolute safety-first culture across all branch activities, ensuring compliance to process, laws and local dangerous goods regulations.
Hazard & Audit Management: Ensure routine safety inspections are carried out, audit actions completed, adherence to ADR regulations, near miss reporting and incident investigations.
Road Safety: High focus on road safety, driver training, driver and vehicle compliance and fleet management alongside the Road Safety team
P&L, Operations & Supply Chain
P&L Management: Own the operational budget, sales revenue, capital expenditure (CapEx), and cost-control initiatives for the branch.
Asset & Cylinder Logistics: Ensure management of inventory, PG storage, and local route planning to optimize delivery efficiency and customer experience.
Continuous Improvement: Streamline store/warehouse operational workflows, order fulfillment, and counter sales procedures to raise
productivity and lower cost-to-serve.
Commercial Growth & Customer Experience
Revenue Generation: Encourage collaboration with field sales reps and key account teams to drive sales of industrial gases and hardgoods.
Customer Relationship Management: Collaboration with Customer Experience and Customer Service teams to ensure customer retention.
Team Leadership & People Operations
Direct Management: Lead, recruit, coach and mentor a multidisciplinary branch team consisting of Branch Operations Managers, distribution teams including delivery drivers, branch operatives, internal sales specialists and yard operatives.
Performance Development: Conduct regular performance reviews, foster technical training programs and promote career succession planning.
Retail & Customer Service: Oversee the training and mentoring of the branch counter teams to ensure fast, expert technical support for walk-in industrial and trade customers.
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Are you a MATCH?
- Bachelor Degree optional but not essential. Equivalent combination of experience and/or training and education will be considered.
- The ideal candidate brings strong operational leadership, commercial drive, financial acumen and an uncompromising commitment to safety and environmental standards ideally across a multi site operation within a chemical, industrial manufacturing, or high-pressure gas distribution environment.
- Safety Leadership: Proven track record of leading, auditing, establishing, and upholding strict safety protocols in high-risk environments.
- Business & Financial Acumen: Strong capability in P&L analysis and branch sales growth.
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Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive 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 background. 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree optional; equivalent experience, training, or education accepted.
- Strong operational leadership experience.
- Commercial drive and strong financial acumen.
- Experience with multi-site operations, ideally in chemical, industrial manufacturing, or high-pressure gas distribution environments.
- Proven track record establishing, auditing, and upholding strict safety protocols in high-risk environments.
- Strong capability in P&L analysis and branch sales growth.
- Commitment to safety and environmental standards.
Air Liquide Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Air Liquide and has not been reviewed or approved by Air Liquide.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and life coverage are broadly provided under a global common care baseline that includes inpatient and outpatient healthcare. Dental and vision coverage are present in many locations, and short-term disability provisions have been enhanced.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide at least 14 weeks of fully paid maternity leave globally and paid parental leave for non-birthing parents in the U.S. Childcare benefits are available in some countries as part of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive bonuses, performance bonuses for exceeding goals, and profit-sharing are integrated into the total rewards structure. Feedback suggests additional earning avenues like overtime can further augment pay in eligible roles.
Air Liquide Insights
What We Do
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
