Customer Support Specialist

Legrand; Reading; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Legrand, a global electrical and digital building infrastructures company, seeks a Customer Support Specialist to join the DPC Starline team in Reading. You will respond to inquiries, process orders, prepare quotations, and provide technical assistance on products.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or 1–3 years in customer service, strong Office and ERP skills, and a collaborative, detail-oriented mindset. Office-based in Reading with cross-department coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 1–3 years in customer service or related role with high school diploma.
• Proven ability to learn and apply knowledge.
• Prior experience using an ERP system is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop good customer relations and support Regional Sales Managers and assigned independent sales representatives.
• Work with internal departments to ensure the customer’s needs are met in a team-based environment.
• Order Entry – orders received via e-mail and entered in the ERP system.
• Quote Preparation – Quotes managed by reps; where needed, CSS assists and enters quotes in ERP.
• Resolve customer service issues including tracking orders, confirming ship dates, processing returns, and communicating delays.
• With assistance from a Senior CSS, provide technical product support, create material lists from drawings, and help with manuals and submittals.

Skills

Customer service

Active listening

Time management

Communication

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 1–3 years customer service experience

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

At a Glance

Legrand

has an exciting opportunity for a Customer Support Specialist to join the DPC Starline Team. This position reports to 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.

Responsibilities

What Will You Do?

Main Job Duties

• 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.
• Resolve customer service issues including, but not limited to, tracking orders, confirming ship dates with customers and/or representatives, issuing returns, working with production to ensure orders are shipped on time, and informing customers of any order delays.
• With assistance from a Sr. Customer Support Specialist, provide technical assistance regarding products, create material lists from specification drawings, recommend changes to bills of materials, and complete owner’s manuals and customer submittals.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree required; or one to three years of experience in a customer service, inside sales, or other service-related role and a high school diploma.

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.

Note: The above Job Description is representative of the responsibilities and qualifications necessary to be successful in this role. It does not encompass every job duty or responsibility; other tasks may be assigned as necessary. Further the job description does not alter the at will nature of employment with Legrand and does not create a contract of employment.

About Legrand

ABOUT US

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North And Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. 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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