
Product Support Specialist 1 - French Team
Required skills
- French
- English
- customer support
- technical aptitude
- professionalism
- team-oriented
- positive attitude
- follow-up
- attendance
- computer skills
Nice to have
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- product segment interest
- transcreate knowledge articles
- FAQ's
Role summary
Garmin is seeking a full-time Product Support Specialist 1 to join their U.S. headquarters team in the Greater Kansas City area. This role focuses on providing basic technical customer support for Garmin's consumer products, handling inquiries via phone, email, chat, and web posts in French, Portuguese, or Spanish. Responsibilities include resolving customer concerns, escalating issues, documenting work, and maintaining product knowledge. The ideal candidate will have fluency in French and English, demonstrated customer service expertise, technical aptitude, and strong communication and time management skills.
Overview
We are seeking a full-time Product Support Specialist 1 at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for getting people back to their passion by providing basic technical customer support for Garmin's consumer products, answering phone calls, emails, chat and web posts in a timely manner. This role also escalates issues for resolution, documentation, and follow-up when necessary.
Essential Functions
- Provide support to Garmin customers in the designated language – French/Portuguese/Spanish
- Demonstrate international cultural awareness
- Transcreate basic knowledge articles and FAQ’s
- Resolve basic customer concerns regarding Garmin products and services via phone calls, email inquiries, chats and social media/web formats
- Display strong customer support skills and always maintain professional interactions with Garmin customers and co-workers
- Become knowledgeable in the specifications, capabilities and operation of Garmin products
- Remain current on changes in policies, procedures, and product offerings
- Accurate and timely completion of tasks and/or projects of basic complexity within defined process
- Thoroughly document work in an organized and timely manner
- Work a consistent and reliable schedule as identified by management
- Work collaboratively and professionally in a team environment with other Garmin associates to achieve goals including seeking out opportunities to assist team members, sharing ideas and information freely and positively
Basic Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Fluency in French languages in addition to English
- Demonstrated interest for the product segment and interest in developing product knowledge
- Demonstrated customer service expertise
- Proficient verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Personal or professional demonstrated technical aptitude, problem solving and troubleshooting ability
- Must exhibit professionalism, be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
- Excellent time management and follow-up skills
- Demonstrated reliable and predictable attendance
- Demonstrated computer skills and ability to navigate multiple screens
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
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