Strategic Account Lead

thyssenkrupp Materials NA; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance and Disability

Voluntary Wellness Programs

401(k) and RRSP programs with Company/

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

And more!

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Materials NA is seeking a Strategic Account Program Lead to manage a key customer account end-to-end, coordinating production planning, inventory, order execution and delivery performance.

You will serve as the central owner, working cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and other teams to meet customer requirements and drive program success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in account management, program management, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Experience managing large or strategic customer accounts.
• Strong understanding of production planning, inventory management, supply chain, and order fulfillment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple programs, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functional teams.
• Strong ownership mentality with the ability to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or technically complex environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary day-to-day contact and owner for assigned strategic accounts.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with key customer contacts.
• Understand customer business needs, forecasts, programs, and expectations.
• Communicate account status, priorities, risks, changes, and action plans to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead regular customer meetings, business reviews, program updates, and issue-resolution discussions.
• Ensure customer concerns are addressed promptly and effectively.
• Coordinate production planning and scheduling based on customer demand, forecasts, orders, and program requirements.
• Monitor production status and proactively communicate potential delays or capacity constraints.
• Work with Operations and Manufacturing to prioritize customer requirements and resolve execution issues.
• Ensure production plans align with customer commitments and required delivery dates.
• Monitor customer-specific inventory levels, material requirements, and supply commitments.
• Procurement of materials and expediting with mills as needed
• Track inventory against forecasts, orders, and anticipated customer demand.
• Identify potential shortages, excess inventory, or supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain and Procurement to ensure materials are available to support customer requirements.
• Maintain visibility into inventory positions and communicate risks before they impact the customer.
• Own the tracking and execution of customer programs from launch through completion.
• Maintain program timelines, milestones, deliverables, and action items.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to ensure program commitments are met.
• Track open issues and drive them to resolution.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and schedule impacts and develop appropriate recovery plans.
• Ensure changes to customer requirements are communicated and incorporated into internal plans.
• Act as the central point of coordination across Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and other functions.
• Drive accountability for customer-related actions and commitments.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across departments.
• Escalate issues appropriately and ensure timely resolution.
• Provide leadership and direction without necessarily having direct authority over all supporting functions.
• Track key account metrics including delivery performance, production status, inventory, forecasts, open orders, program milestones, and customer issues.
• Prepare and present regular internal and customer-facing account updates.
• Analyze trends and identify opportunities for improved service, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate account plans, forecasts, schedules, and program documentation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Customer-facing communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Job Summary

The Strategic Account Program Lead is responsible for the overall management and execution of a key customer account, serving as the primary point of contact between the customer and the organization. This role has end-to-end responsibility for coordinating customer programs, production planning, inventory, order execution, delivery performance, and ongoing customer communication.
The Strategic Account Program Manager works cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and other internal teams to ensure customer requirements are understood, communicated, and executed successfully.
This individual serves as the central owner of the account, proactively identifying risks and opportunities, tracking program performance, resolving issues, and ensuring commitments to the customer are met.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Account & Customer Management

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact and account owner for assigned strategic customer accounts.
• Develop and maintain strong, trusted relationships with key customer contacts.
• Understand customer business needs, priorities, forecasts, programs, and expectations.
• Communicate account status, priorities, risks, changes, and action plans to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead regular customer meetings, business reviews, program updates, and issue-resolution discussions.
• Ensure customer concerns are addressed promptly and effectively.

Production Planning & Execution

• Coordinate production planning and scheduling based on customer demand, forecasts, orders, and program requirements.
• Monitor production status and proactively communicate potential delays or capacity constraints.
• Work with Operations and Manufacturing to prioritize customer requirements and resolve execution issues.
• Ensure production plans align with customer commitments and required delivery dates.

Inventory & Supply Chain Management

• Monitor customer-specific inventory levels, material requirements, and supply commitments.
• Procurement of materials and expediting with mills as needed
• Track inventory against forecasts, orders, and anticipated customer demand.
• Identify potential shortages, excess inventory, or supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain and Procurement to ensure materials are available to support customer requirements.
• Maintain visibility into inventory positions and communicate risks before they impact the customer.

Program Management

• Own the tracking and execution of customer programs from launch through completion.
• Maintain program timelines, milestones, deliverables, and action items.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to ensure program commitments are met.
• Track open issues and drive them to resolution.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and schedule impacts and develop appropriate recovery plans.
• Ensure changes to customer requirements are communicated and incorporated into internal plans.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the central point of coordination across Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and other functions.
• Drive accountability for customer-related actions and commitments.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across departments.
• Escalate issues appropriately and ensure timely resolution.
• Provide leadership and direction without necessarily having direct authority over all supporting functions.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Track key account metrics including delivery performance, production status, inventory, forecasts, open orders, program milestones, and customer issues.
• Prepare and present regular internal and customer-facing account updates.
• Analyze trends and identify opportunities for improved service, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate account plans, forecasts, schedules, and program documentation.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in account management, program management, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Experience managing large or strategic customer accounts.
• Strong understanding of production planning, inventory management, supply chain, and order fulfillment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple programs, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functional teams.
• Strong ownership mentality with the ability to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or technically complex environment is preferred.

Compensation: $72,000 to $77,000 annual salary, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits Overview

We offer competitive company benefits to eligible positions, such as :

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance and Disability

• Voluntary Wellness Programs

• 401(k) and RRSP programs with Company Match

• Paid Vacation and Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement

• And more!

Benefits may vary based on job, country, union role, and/or company segment. Please work with your recruiter or tk representative for applicable benefits information.

Equal opportunity employer, including people with disabilities and veterans.

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