German speaking Customer Service Specialist - fixed term contract

The Language Business; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global tech brand is seeking a German speaking Customer Service Specialist to support their business customers. The role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence three days a week. Candidates must be fluent in German and possess strong communication skills, with experience in customer service preferred. A competitive salary of £27,500 plus a 15% end-of-contract bonus is offered, along with excellent benefits including holiday, pension contribution, and travel reimbursement.

Benefits

24 days holiday increasing with service

Pension after two months

75% reimbursement of travel costs

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Life assurance

Cultural and subsidised lunches

Qualifications

• Fluency in German is essential.
• Previous experience in customer service or administration is preferred.
• Good skills in social media platforms are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support German-speaking customers via calls, emails, and social media.
• Manage Customer Service databases ensuring prompt responses.
• Coordinate product returns from the EMEA territory.

Skills

Fluency in German

Communication skills

Customer service experience

Social media understanding

Job description

German speaking Customer Service Specialist - maternity cover contract to start as soon as possible until December 2026

Our client is a leading and well established global tech brand who are looking for a German speaker to support customers with calls, emails and live chat for the EMEA territory.

LOCATION

Hybrid role. Working in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the week, Mondays and Fridays from home. It will be 4 days a week in the office for training (for the first month). The office is based in the South West London area (40 minutes direct from Waterloo)

SALARY

£27,500 basic salary plus end of contract bonus of 15% of salary (£4,125).

LANGUAGES

Fluency in German is essential

COMPANY
Our global client is a world leading brand in the technology industry.

THE JOB
Your main responsibility will be to support all German speaking business customers with calls, emails, social media and live chat queries and also coordinate product returns from the EMEA territory and will include the following responsibilities:

• Manage the Customer Service and Email databases ensuring that a 24-hour response is achieved
• Communicate with German speaking customers via e-mail and phone and deal with complaints where necessary
• Provide support to customers via Social Media platforms
• Manage requests from distributors, resellers and end users from the EMEA region
• Deal with special product requests from Technical Support
• Attend product training

CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

• Fluency in German is essential
• Previous experience in customer service or administration is a preference
• Good skills and understanding of social media platforms is preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to co-ordinate and resolve a variety of customer queries

SALARY

• £27,500 + end of contract bonus (15% of salary, £4,125) + excellent benefits including:

• 24 days holiday increasing after service PLUS up to 8 Bank Holidays a year
• Pension after two months - 6% contribution from the company
• 75% REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL (up to £120 per month)
• Private medical insurance - FULLY EXPENSED BY THE COMPANY plus 50% SUBSIDY FOR PARTNER
• Permanent health insurance
• Gym membership (up to 50% paid for by the company)
• Life Assurance
• Free tea/coffee and subsidised vending
• Cultural and subsidised lunch AND MORE!!!

WORKING HOURS
38.5 hours per week (8am - 5pm, Monday - Thursday with 1 hour lunch and 8am - 3pm on a Friday with 30 minutes lunch)

Please apply now for this role, the role is to start as soon as possible and will last until December 2026

Recruiter contact: Lisa Grimes 020 8503 7766