Customer Account Management Supervisor

Kirby; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewart & Stevenson is hiring a Customer Account Management Supervisor at 10750 Telge Road, Houston, TX. You will lead and develop the Customer Account Management team, coordinating with Sales, Project Management, Operations, and other internal groups to ensure top-tier service across the order lifecycle.

The role emphasizes coaching, onboarding, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration to improve processes and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor- or associate-level education in business or related field preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years in account management, customer service leadership, sales support, or similar roles.
• Supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with industrial parts distribution (rail car movers, oilfield, power gen) preferred.
• CRM (Salesforce or similar) experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop Customer Account Managers for assigned customers, dealers, and distributors.
• Oversee onboarding, training, and staff development for product knowledge and processes.
• Prioritize daily inquiries, quotes, orders, warranty claims, and escalations for timely handling.
• Serve as escalation point for complex issues and drive resolution across internal teams.
• Monitor accounts for risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure accurate quotations within pricing guidelines and maintain ERP records.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Escalation management

Attention to detail

Account management

Sales support

Problem analysis

Policy adherence

Education

Associate degree or higher

High School Diploma + equivalent experience

Tools

CRM

ERP

Microsoft Office

Reporting tools

Job description

Stewart & Stevenson is Now Hiring a Customer Account Management Supervisor at 10750 Telge Road Houston, TX 77095.

The Customer Account Management Supervisor is responsible for leading and supporting the Customer Account Management function to ensure assigned customer accounts, dealers, and distributors receive accurate, timely, and professional service throughout the full customer order lifecycle. This position provides day-to-day supervision, workflow prioritization, coaching, and escalation support for Customer Account Managers while partnering with Sales, Project Management, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and other internal teams to resolve customer issues, improve processes, and support business objectives. This role supports sales growth, operational effectiveness, customer satisfaction, quality of work, and continuous improvement through proactive leadership, professional communication, and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop Customer Account Managers supporting assigned customers, dealers, and distributors.
• Support onboarding, training, mentoring, process guidance, work quality reviews, and employee development for product knowledge, systems, communication expectations, and internal processes.
• Set daily priorities and ensure inquiries, quotes, orders, warranty claims, complaints, and escalations are handled accurately and on time.
• Serve as escalation point for complex customer issues, order discrepancies, warranty concerns, and service matters.
• Monitor accounts to identify risks, trends, service gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure accurate quotation preparation within approved pricing and negotiation guidelines, accurate records are maintained in ERP and related business systems.
• Oversee order management, documentation accuracy, configuration review, delivery follow-up, and customer communication.
• Coordinate with internal departments to resolve issues, remove roadblocks, and support timely execution.
• Oversee warranty claims to ensure proper review, documentation, communication, and resolution.
• Review warranty trends, root causes, corrective actions, and replacement activity to support improvement.
• Provide leadership updates on escalations, account risks, warranty activity, staffing, workload, and partner with leadership to improve procedures, reporting tools, communication standards, and performance metrics.
• Promote accountability, professional communication, consistent documentation standards, and effective team performance through coaching, policy adherence, and staffing support.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, prioritize, and hold team members accountable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customers, dealers, distributors, internal teams, and leadership.
• Ability to manage escalations, resolve conflict, and make sound business decisions.
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing orders, quotes, parts, configurations, warranty records, and system data.
• Solid understanding of account management, sales support, order management, warranty, and customer service operations.
• Ability to analyze information, identify discrepancies, track trends, and recommend process improvements.
• Working knowledge of company policies, pricing guidelines, warranty standards, and customer support expectations.
• Ability to communicate priorities, follow up consistently, and close customer issues and action items timely.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and escalator complex matters appropriately.
• Strong organizational skills to manage competing priorities, deadlines, workload changes, and business needs.
• Professional judgment, confidentiality, and discretion with customer, employee, and business-sensitive information.
• Proficiency with CRM, ERP, Microsoft Office, reporting tools, and related business systems.
• Continuous improvement mindset with ability to identify gaps and support better workflows.

Education

Associate degree or higher, preferred. A combination of High School Diploma and prior equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of higher education degree.

Experience

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience in account management, customer service leadership, sales support, order management, warranty, operations, or related functions.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Industrial parts distribution experience preferred, including rail car movers, oilfield, and power generation parts.
• Salesforce or related CRM experience required.
• ERP, quotation tools, warranty logs, order management, or similar business systems experience preferred.

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Working Conditions:

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Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.