Sr. Manager, Strategic Accounts
Highline Warren · Naperville, IL · 1 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
About the Role
The Senior Manager, Strategic Account Support leads the Strategic Account Support function for Highline Warren's Aftermarket business. This role serves as the senior operational partner for a portfolio of strategic Aftermarket accounts, driving cross-functional execution, removing operational barriers, and ensuring exceptional customer support.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Strategic Account Support Leads supporting Highline Warren's largest Retail customers.
- Establish priorities, service standards, and best practices across the Strategic Account Support organization.
- Drive employee development, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Serve as the senior operational partner for a portfolio of strategic Aftermarket customers.
- Partner with Sales to execute customer growth initiatives, new business opportunities, product launches, and account transitions.
- Lead cross-functional coordination across Customer Operations, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Pricing, Product Management, Marketing, Finance, and Regulatory to ensure customer commitments are delivered accurately and on time.
- Drive resolution of complex customer issues related to supply, pricing, product setup, order execution, customer portals, and service performance.
- Oversee customer performance metrics, identify operational risks and opportunities, and support customer business reviews with actionable insights and follow-up.
- Develop and standardize processes that improve customer execution and operational efficiency.
- Foster strong cross-functional collaboration to remove barriers and improve responsiveness.
- Champion a customer-focused culture that delivers consistent, high-quality support across the commercial organization.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Strong organizational, planning, and project coordination skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple strategic customer initiatives simultaneously.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Customer-centric mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and drive proactive solutions.
- High attention to detail, accountability, and execution discipline.
- Ability to coach, guide, and share best practices with team members while fostering collaboration.
Success Measures
- Providing exceptional operational support for a portfolio of strategic aftermarket customers.
- Leading the successful execution of customer initiatives through effective cross-functional coordination.
- Improving responsiveness, issue resolution, and overall customer experience.
- Increasing alignment between Sales, Customer Operations, Supply Chain, Pricing, Finance, and other business partners.
- Delivering accurate, timely, and consistent customer-facing outputs with minimal rework.
- Reducing administrative burden and operational friction for the Sales organization.
- Driving continuous process improvements that increase efficiency and scalability.
- Supporting the development and effectiveness of the Strategic Account Support team through leadership, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.