Global Process Owner (GPO) Customer Care M/W

AIRGAS INC AND SUBSIDIARIES; Radnor (Delaware County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401k with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Airgas Scholarship Program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, seeks a Global Process Owner for Customer Care to harmonize end-to-end processes and drive agile, scalable operations across regions from the USA to global subsidiaries. You will own design, standards, and playbooks, partnering with IT, Digital and regional leaders to deliver measurable improvements for customers and employees.

The role requires 10–15 years in customer care or large-scale process transformation, mastery of BPM/Lean/Six Sigma, and experience with

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience in Customer Care and large-scale process transformation.
• Expertise in BPM, Lean, Six Sigma, Design Thinking and related tools.
• Strong stakeholder influence and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end Customer Care processes and maintain global standards.
• Lead multi-country transformation initiatives and measure performance.
• Drive implementation of new service capabilities, tools and workflows; coordinate pilots.
• Governance: align global standards with local adoption and IT/Digital partnerships.
• Apply consulting methodologies and provide leadership to top management.

Skills

Process management

BPM/Lean/Six Sigma

CRM systems

Design Thinking

Stakeholder leadership

Executive communication

Tools

Zendesk

Salesforce Service Cloud

CRM

AI / Chatbot

Self-service

Job description

R10089046 Global Process Owner (GPO) Customer Care M/W (Open)

Location:
Radnor, PA (Airgas HO) - Management
Houston, TX (HO) - Management

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

As the Global Process Owner, you are the guarantor of the design, harmonization,convergence and optimization of some Customer Care processes worldwide. Your goal is to support the transformation of our current approach into an agile, process-driven organization to support the Group's growth and efficiency ambitions. You will be able to quickly deliver efficiencies and improvements for both our customers and employees.

The job will be based in the USA

Key Missions

• End to End Process Ownership and Design: Define, harmonize and document selected "End-to-End" target processes for Customer Care (from order taking to dispute resolution). Define and maintain global process standards, documentation and interfaces. Ensure customer-centric, scalable and technology-enabled processes. Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to develop service frameworks, standards, and playbooks that align with global objectives.
• Transformation & Innovation: Lead multi-country transformation initiatives. Identify and size performance levers, based on selected KPIs. Integrate market best practices.
• Program Implementation: Drive the implementation of new service capabilities, tools, and workflows. Coordinate pilots and phased rollouts across regions, ensuring effective training, adoption, and measurement.
• Governance & Change Management: Mobilize and convince international subsidiaries to adopt the new standards. Act as a single point of accountability for process decisions. Balance global consistency with local adoption. Align with Global Business Support teams, IT, Digital, and Regional leaders. Challenge local status quos to promote global alignment.
• Consulting Expertise: Apply consulting-grade methodologies and structured problem-solving. Act as an expert reference for top management to build competence in modern Customer Care management (tools, KPIs, Lean/Six Sigma methodologies).
• Performance & Analytics Monitoring: Define global performance indicators (KPIs) and SLAs. Ensure tracking to help prioritize improvements and report on service performance trends

Are you a MATCH?

• Experience: Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience in the Customer Care field and/ or in customer facing roles within IM, including a significant part spent on large-scale process transformation projects. Experience in matrix organizations and with global service operations and/or omnichannel engagement.
• Business Expertise: Advanced mastery of process management methodologies (BPM, Lean, Six Sigma, Design Thinking), associated technological tools (CRM, Artificial Intelligence / Chatbot, Self-service) and customer service platforms (e.g. Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud, Google CES,...).
• Soft Skills:
  • Influential Leadership: Ability to convince various stakeholders (Subsidiary Directors, field teams) without a direct hierarchical link. Influence without authority.
  • Operational/Strategic Duality: Ability to "dive into technical details" while maintaining a macro and strategic vision.
  • Critical Thinking: Ability to challenge established organizations with benevolence and determination.
  • Executive-level written and oral communication

• Languages: Fluent English is essential (daily international context), French is a major asset

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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.

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.

About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you'll find a welcoming workplace where you're valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career - whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at [e-mail].

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