Business Performance Manager

Airgas•Tulsa, OK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Performance Manager serves as the central driving force of the Central Division Strategy Department. This role is dedicated to strategic project management, capturing business efficiencies & tracking division-wide strategic KPIs. Combining strategic oversight with operational rigor, the manager guides efficiency and expense analysis initiatives to address operational waste and captures cross-functional savings. Additionally, this position stewards the end-to-end design, delivery, and governance of executive reports and dashboards that provide clear, real-time line-of-sight into strategic progress.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
5+ years performance management, PMO, operational analytics, finance, business operations or management consulting.
Experience delivering digital transformation and/or complex BI initiatives within a decentralized, multi-site environment.
Strong understanding in BI architecture (Power BI), data modeling, data lifecycle management, and Google Business Suite.
Familiarity with coding languages.
Advanced financial & operational literacy with a proven track record of identifying, targeting & capturing operating expense savings.
Demonstrated experience in communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex operational data into clear strategic narratives for groups and executive leadership across multiple formats (e.g., email, slides).
Experience in project management and organizational skills.
Innovative, problem-solving mindset capable of challenging the operational status quo.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree in Data Analytics/Business Intelligence preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Industrial Gas or Distribution experience.
Experience with SAP, Gemini and applied AI/ML in a business context.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the implementation of strategic transformation projects across cross-functional teams, supporting milestone completion and deadlines.
Thoughtfully identify operational bottlenecks and partner with department leaders to remove friction and advance project progress.
Identify, quantify, and resolve operational waste (e.g., freight inefficiencies, redundant costs, rogue spend) by developing and executing cross-functional savings plans.
Support alignment of daily purchasing best practices (e.g., PCards, requisitions, blanket POs) among applicable associates.
Design and maintain executive-level performance dashboards that translate raw operational and financial data into actionable strategic insights.
Establish standard reporting definitions and delivery cadences across the division to ensure a single version of truth and inspire stakeholder action.
Build and maintain matrixed relationships across divisional, regional & corporate leadership (operations, finance, sales, etc.) to foster collaborative problem-solving.