Customer Service Specialist — London, UK

PCS Wireless, LLC.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

PCS Wireless, LLC is seeking a Customer Service Specialist in London to support consumers in the UK and across EMEA. You will handle orders, trade-ins, payments, returns and warranty, resolving issues quickly within SLAs.

You will provide phone, chat and email support across PCS programs, working from the London hub to cover UK and EMEA hours. Experience with ticketing tools and GDPR is essential.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in consumer customer service or contact-centre role, preferably electronics, telecom or e-commerce.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience working to contact-centre KPIs (service level, FCR, response times).
• Experience across phone, chat and email support, juggling several programs and tools.
• Hands‑on use of ticketing tools.
• Calm, empathetic handling of complaints and upset customers.
• Careful handling of personal data and UK GDPR knowledge.
• Comfort with basic smartphone questions (activation, account locks, data transfer).
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays on a rota.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide phone, chat and email support to customers across PCS Wireless programs.
• Support customers and client teams during each program's business hours.
• Cover phone support for the UK and other EMEA countries from London hub.
• Answer questions on program terms, eligibility, orders and policies.
• Guide customers through trade-ins, orders, returns and follow up on device receipt, inspection and valuation.
• Resolve payment questions: trade-in funds, refunds, credits and payment status.
• Manage device returns, replacements and warranty cases.
• Receive customer complaints and own them through to resolution; escalate where needed.
• Aim to resolve most contacts on the first interaction.
• Capture every call and inquiry accurately in the ticketing system.
• Follow program procedures, scripts and client requirements; switch between programs as volumes change.
• Protect customer PII and follow UK GDPR in every interaction.
• Coordinate with logistics, inspection/quality and finance to close cases.
• Spot recurring issues and suggest process/script/FAQ fixes.

Skills

Customer service

Multi-channel support

English proficiency

KPIs (SLA, FCR, response times)

UK GDPR data handling

Ticketing systems

Shift flexibility

Right to work in UK

Tools

Ticketing tools

Job description

About the role

PCS Wireless is a global leader in the distribution of pre-owned and refurbished mobile devices, giving phones and tablets a second life. We run customer programs for leading consumer technology brands and retailers, including device trade-in, and we are hiring a

Brief Description

PCS Wireless is a global leader in the distribution of pre-owned and refurbished mobile devices, giving phones and tablets a second life. We run customer programs for leading consumer technology brands and retailers, including device trade-in, and we are hiring a Customer Service Specialist in London to support consumers in the UK and EMEA across these programs.

You will answer customer questions on orders, trade-ins, payments, returns and warranty, and resolve complaints quickly against clear service-level targets. The programs you support will grow as we add new clients.

What You Will Do

• Provide phone, chat and email support to customers across several PCS Wireless programs, such as device trade-in and buy-back, sales of refurbished devices, and other client programs
• Support customers and our clients' retail and online store teams during each program's business hours
• Cover phone support for the UK and other EMEA countries served from our London hub
• Answer questions on program terms, eligibility, orders and policies
• Guide customers through trade-in submissions, orders and returns, and follow up on device receipt, inspection and valuation
• Resolve payment questions: trade-in funds, refunds, credits and payment status
• Manage device returns, replacements and warranty cases
• Receive customer complaints and own them through to timely resolution, escalating where needed
• Resolve most contacts on the first interaction
• Capture every call and inquiry accurately in the ticketing system (program, contact reason, order, outcome)
• Follow each program's procedures, scripts and client requirements, and switch between programs as volumes change
• Protect customer personal information (PII) and follow UK GDPR and data privacy rules in every interaction
• Coordinate with logistics, inspection / quality and finance teams to close open cases
• Spot recurring issues and suggest fixes to processes, scripts and FAQs

Requirements

What you bring

• 2–5 years in a consumer customer service or contact-centre role, ideally in electronics, telecom or e-commerce
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Experience working to contact-centre KPIs (service level, first contact resolution, response times)
• Experience across phone, chat and email support, and the ability to juggle several programs, processes and tools
• Hands‑on use of ticketing tools.
• Calm, empathetic handling of complaints and upset customers
• Careful handling of personal data and working knowledge of UK GDPR
• Comfort with basic smartphone questions (activation, account locks, data transfer)
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays on a rota
• Right to work in the UK

Nice to have

• A second European language (e.g. French, German, Spanish, Italian)
• Experience with trade-in, buy-back, warranty or refurbished device programs
• Experience supporting several client programs or brands at once (e.g. in an outsourced or BPO setting)
• Knowledge of the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Summary

About PCS Wireless:

Founded in 2001, by two visionary traders, PCS Wireless, affectionately known as “PCS”, is not your average mobile distributor. Led by fearless entrepreneurs, PCS has completely transformed the landscape of the device resell market, both from a business and a consumer perspective.

Today, PCS is a recognized global leader, powering the secondary market. At PCS, we buy and sell mobile devices and products worldwide through partners and programs by breathing new life into old devices effectively extending the device lifecycle up to 5X and beyond. We collaborate with industry giants in consumer electronic manufacturing, wholesalers, big box retailers and small businesses alike, catering to a diverse clientele of more than 1,500 clients. Our operations span major markets worldwide with offices and warehouses in the Americas, APAC, UK & EMEA.

Our go-getting spirit valuing flexibility, a "me for we approach" and curiosity, continues to be the foundation of our success. We are looking for doers and thinkers who get things done and have fun while doing it!