Customer Services Representative

RCustomer Services Representative (Open)

Location:

Oklahoma City OK (Branch) - Retail shop

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

This role serves as a vital contributor to the customer-experience mission by providing proactive account management and churn prevention. The Customer Service Representative handles interactions for key strategic partnerships orchestrating daily operational requirements to free up capacity for the local salesforce. By acting as the primary cross-functional liaison this professional continually reviews and drives best practices for cost savings efficiency and seamless customer experiences.

• Account Management and Retention:
  • Proactively identifies accounts showing signs of dissatisfaction reduced engagement or service issues and coordinates corrective actions before business is lost.
  • Executes a strategic strategy with Sales and Operations to strengthen relationships while ensuring operational execution meets high expectations.
  • Conducts outbound customer contacts specifically focused on account health unresolved concerns and identifying high-margin product opportunities.
  • Maintains visibility on at-risk customers documenting concerns and following through until issues are completely resolved.
• Operational Excellence and Analytics:
  • Takes ownership of initiatives designed to improve the Customer Effort Score (CES) by identifying recurring pain points and eliminating friction.
  • Analyzes purchasing habits and account activity to find areas for improved profitability and operational efficiencies for both the company and the customer.
  • Conducts proactive account reviews to clean up pricing discrepancies delivery issues and account-data inaccuracies.
  • Tracks retention results saves recurring service issues and CES trends to demonstrate measurable impact.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  • Serves as the Voice of the Customer by identifying feedback trends and communicating systemic issues to Sales Operations and leadership.
  • Coordinates directly with production distribution and sales teams to seamlessly prepare for new customer requirements.
  • Champions a safety-first culture and utilizes the 3Cs to act as a premier Brand Ambassador.
• Omnichannel & Sales Support:
  • Leverages e-business platforms () and multi-channel touchpoints to streamline order cycles and expand account engagement.
  • Supports outside sales force in servicing and obtaining new business while assisting sales managers in planning to meet departmental sales goals.
  • Updates sales force on market and sales opportunities and maintains upgraded industry product knowledge on an ongoing basis.

Are you a MATCH

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure & General Requirements: Must possess and maintain an active Class D drivers license; reliable transportation required. Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace with pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Communication: Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency preferred.
• Education & Background: High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelors degree in Business Administration Marketing Supply Chain Management or a related discipline or relevant professional certification (e.g. CCXP) preferred.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of progressive experience in Customer Experience (CX) Voice of Customer (VoC) strategy strategic account management or customer service within industrial gases welding supplies or B2B industrial environments.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP platforms (e.g. SAP) CRM systems and enterprise data analytics software to extract customer intelligence and forecast retention trends.
• Strong financial acumen with experience analyzing pricing structures margins and account profitability to support churn-prevention strategies.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet and document platforms (Excel Google Sheets/Docs/Slides) and fundamental mathematical/financial skills for calculating discounts percentages and margins.

ESSENTIALS - Be Act Engage

• Critical Thinking: The ability to look at a list of prospects and ask Why would this specific company need our product right now
• Curiosity & Learning Agility: A genuine interest in the companys product line and the drive to quickly learn technical salable features.
• Customer Oriented: Ability to take care of the customers needs while following company procedures.
• Initiative: Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Safety Awareness: Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Time Management: Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

OTHER COMPETENCIES

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good analytical skills; competency for understanding metrics and ability to present and communicate to management.
• Self-starter self-motivated independent well-organized attention to detail.
• Team player with positive attitude; strong collaborative skills; ability to influence without having direct authority.
• Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.
• Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
• Ability to read speak write spell and understand the English language.

WORKING CONDITIONS

If the job requires a person to work in special working conditions this should be stated in the job description. Special working conditions cover a range of circumstances from regular evening and weekend work shift work working outdoors working with challenging clients and so forth.

• Travel expectations of 20% within the region.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites which have varying environments/conditions layouts and accessibility

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 18000 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 66500 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 turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre 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

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