Customer Support Specialist

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Customer Support Specialist to join the Data Center Power & Control Division Starline Team in Reading, UK. The Customer Support Specialist (CSS) responds to a wide variety of customer’s inquiries which may include requests for pricing, preparing quotations, processing orders, providing order status, expediting orders, requests for literature and more. 

What Will You Do?

• Develop good customer relations, as well as providing support to Regional Sales Managers and assigned independent sales representatives.
• Work with internal departments, in a team-based environment, to ensure the customer’s needs are met.
• Order Entry – orders received via e-mail. Orders are entered using our ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.
• Quote Preparation – Quotes are primarily developed by the independent sales representatives, however, there are situations where the quoting is done by the Customer Support Specialist or where the Customer Support Specialist is consulted for assistance. Quotes are entered using our ERP system.
• Resolving customer service issues including, but not limited to tracking orders; confirming ship dates with the customer and/or representatives; issuing returns; working with production to ensure orders are shipped on time; informing customers of any order delays.
• With assistance from a Sr. Customer Support Specialist, provides technical assistance regarding products, creates material lists from specification drawings, recommends changes to bills of materials, and completes owner’s manuals, and customer submittals.

Required Skills

Education:           

• Bachelor’s degree or one to three years of experience in a customer service, inside sales or other service-related role and a high school diploma required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Proven ability to learn and apply the knowledge gained.
• Prior experience using an ERP system a plus.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet programs, managing files and records, and other office procedures.
• Active listening skills – giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made and asking clarifying questions as appropriate.
• Time management skills – ability to meet deadlines and manage one’s own time.
• Service orientation – actively looking for ways to help others.
• Critical thinking skills – using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships – developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Ability to learn and understand the technical aspect of manufactured products.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• Work performed in office setting.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.

About Legrand

Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting.  We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers’ needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.  LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity.  For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development. 

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