Customer Account Management Supervisor

Stewart-; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewart & Stevenson is hiring a Customer Account Management Supervisor in Houston, TX. You will lead the Customer Account Management team to deliver accurate, timely service across the full order lifecycle.

This role coaches staff, sets priorities, handles escalations, and collaborates with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve issues, improve processes, and support business objectives.

Experience in account management, CRM/ERP systems, and strong communication is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience in account management, customer service leadership, or related functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Customer Account Managers supporting assigned customers, dealers, and distributors.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Account management

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Coaching

CRM knowledge

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

Salesforce CRM

ERP

Microsoft Office

Reporting tools

Job description

Overview

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 escalate 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.

Special Requirements:

Physical Activities & Requirements: Standard Office Criteria

Working Conditions: Standard Office Criteria

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