Senior Manager of Customer Support | Automotive Aftermarket

Epicor Software Corporation

$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of customer support experience, with 5+ years in team management.
  • 4+ years of industry-specific experience, ideally in automotive.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Proven track record in applying AI tools to enhance customer support.
  • Strong background in SaaS, cloud-based, and eCommerce solutions.
  • Demonstrated relationship management with enterprise customers and stakeholders.
  • Solid experience with CRM and issue management tools.
  • Strong analytical abilities to leverage operational and customer data.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a multi-national customer support team to provide effective solutions.
  • Build trusted relationships with enterprise customer leadership and manage escalations.
  • Develop strategies leveraging AI tools to enhance support workflows and reduce resolution times.
  • Collaborate with various departments to resolve operational challenges.
  • Coordinate technical resources and customer needs during solution rollouts.
  • Establish and continuously improve key metrics to measure support effectiveness.
  • Recommend and implement support policies and process improvements for better efficiency.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment, offering flexibility.
  • Opportunity to lead transformative initiatives in customer support.
  • Access to professional development and training resources.
  • Potential for substantial impact on the organization through operational enhancements.
  • Involvement in a fast-paced, innovative automotive marketplace.
Full Job Description

Lead customer support transformation in the automotive marketplace! As the Senior Manager, Customer Support, you will drive operational excellence, build strong relationships with enterprise customers, and champion process improvements that enhance solution rollouts and ongoing operations. We are seeking applicants with proven leadership, SaaS and cloud expertise, and a passion for leveraging AI tools to improve business and customer support outcomes.

What you will be doing:

  • Lead and direct a multi-product, multi-national customer support team to deliver timely, effective solutions for enterprise customers.
  • Build trusted relationships with enterprise customer leadership, addressing escalations, operational needs, and fostering long-term partnerships.
  • Develop and implement strategies to diagnose complex issues, apply AI tools, and optimize support workflows to reduce resolution cycle time.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, Product Development, Hosting/Cloud, and other business leaders to resolve customer and operational challenges.
  • Support solution rollouts and ongoing operations by coordinating customer needs, technical resources, issue resolution, and cross-functional activities.
  • Establish, manage, and continuously improve key operational metrics to measure support effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Develop and recommend support policies, operating practices, and process improvements that increase efficiency, scalability, and customer satisfaction.
  • Lead financial planning and forecasting activities for recurring revenue, operating expenses, and staffing within the support organization.
  • Drive the creation, optimization, and effective use of knowledge base content to improve customer and employee self-service and reduce issue resolution cycle time.
  • Use customer insights, operational data, industry trends, and knowledge of common customer issues to identify and implement innovative support solutions.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop employees while building a high-performing, accountable, and customer-focused support organization.

What you will likely bring:

  • 10+ years9 progressive experience in customer support, including 5+ years managing and developing teams.
  • 4+ years9 specialized industry experience; automotive experience is a plus.
  • Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent experience).
  • Demonstrated experience applying AI tools to business or customer support workflows.
  • Strong experience supporting SaaS, cloud-based, and eCommerce solutions.
  • Proven ability to manage relationships with enterprise customers and executive stakeholders.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
  • Experience using CRM, customer support, and issue-management tools.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to use operational and customer data to identify trends, measure effectiveness, and drive decisions.
  • Experience in the automotive aftermarket, automotive technology, or automotive marketplace environment preferred.

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Recruiter:

Mouy Bun

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