Customer Success Manager

Aston Carter; Allentown (Lehigh County); Remote; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth options

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Transit benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking a Strategic Customer Success Manager to lead OEM customer relationships and ensure alignment between demand, operations, and business objectives. You will own the S&OP cadence, guide quarterly reviews, and drive long-term growth while coordinating across planning, supply chain, and engineering teams.

The role requires executive presence, strong analytics, and experience in the OEM manufacturing sector (medical device a plus).

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex OEM customer relationships and executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to balance strategic account management with operational execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the commercial relationship for strategic OEM customers across product lines and sites.
• Lead QBRs, strategic planning, and commercial discussions with executives.
• Align customer growth with capacity plans and operational capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth and strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate customer requirements across functions for new product introductions.
• Escalate and resolve customer-impacting issues with cross-functional teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and delivery performance.

Skills

OEM customer relationships

Executive presence

S&OP/SIOP

Demand planning

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Excel

Power BI

ERP systems (Epicor)

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related

Master's degree preferred

Experience in FDA-regulated environments

Tools

Epicor ERP

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Customer Success Manager

Job Description

The Strategic Customer Success Manager is a customer-facing leader within the Commercial Operations organization, responsible for managing strategic OEM customer relationships. This role advocates for customer success, ensuring alignment between customer demand, operational execution, and business objectives. The position involves owning the customer-facing S&OP cadence, resolving executive-level issues, and driving long-term customer growth and retention strategies. Significant customer-facing experience within the OEM manufacturing industry is required, with a preference for medical device OEM experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall commercial relationship for strategic OEM customers across multiple product lines, programs, and manufacturing sites.
• Develop and execute customer success strategies to improve retention, growth, customer satisfaction, and long-term partnership value.
• Serve as the point of contact for executive customer stakeholders.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews, strategic planning sessions, program reviews, and commercial discussions.
• Align customer growth objectives with operational capabilities and capacity plans.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth, new business expansion, and strategic partnership development.
• Manage the customer-facing S&OP cadence for strategic accounts.
• Act as the primary demand representative for assigned customers within the SIOP process.
• Review, validate, and reconcile customer demand forecasts prior to monthly planning reviews.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, analyze demand trends, and identify drivers of forecast variance.
• Partner with Planning, Supply Chain, and Operations leadership to manage capacity risks and customer requirements.
• Support new product introductions and program transitions by coordinating customer requirements across various functions.
• Serve as the executive escalation point for customer-impacting issues.
• Lead cross-functional resolution efforts for delivery, supply chain, quality, and service-related concerns.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action activities for significant customer issues.
• Maintain transparent, proactive communication with customers regarding risks, constraints, delays, and recovery plans.
• Mentor and coach Customer Success Managers and Key Account team members.
• Provide leadership input regarding account coverage, succession planning, and team development opportunities.
• Support onboarding and training of new team members.
• Promote best practices across customer management processes and workflows.
• Own customer performance reporting across the strategic account portfolio.
• Monitor and report key customer metrics, including On-Time Delivery, Forecast Accuracy, Fill Rate Performance, Backorder Trends, and Customer Satisfaction Metrics.
• Identify recurring account trends and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support ERP and Power BI reporting enhancements.
• Drive process improvements that enhance customer experience, order fulfillment, planning accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO 9001, and all company quality standards.

Essential Skills

• Demonstrated experience managing complex OEM customer relationships.
• Strong customer-facing presence with the ability to influence executive decision-makers.
• Experience balancing strategic account management with operational execution.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong collaboration skills across Sales, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance teams.
• Deep understanding of demand planning, forecasting, S&OP/SIOP processes, and customer order management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems (Epicor preferred) and Power BI reporting tools.
• Ability to lead initiatives and drive accountability without direct authority.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of customer-facing experience within an OEM manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting or leading formal S&OP/SIOP processes.
• Experience managing strategic customer relationships.
• Medical device OEM or contract manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or coaching customer-facing professionals.
• Experience working within FDA-regulated environments.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Epicor ERP experience preferred.
• Experience with demand planning, forecasting, and customer operations processes.

Work Environment

The position offers flexibility, allowing you to work from either the Allentown, PA office or the Marquette, MI office.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Allentown, PA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $110000.00 - $130000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical
• dental & vision
• Critical Illness
• Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] ([e-mail]) for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.