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Customer Service Manager at Schneider Electric

Customer Service Manager

Schneider Electric · Buffalo, NY, US

2 weeks ago

Customer Service Manager

Schneider Electric · Buffalo, NY, US

17 days ago
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About the Role

The Customer Service Manager leads the Resource Coordination and Technical Triage teams, ensuring efficient service delivery, optimal technician utilization, rapid customer response, and effective escalation management for liquid cooling systems. This role is crucial for maintaining high customer satisfaction and operational excellence in supporting data centers, AI infrastructure, and mission-critical cooling applications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop Resource Coordinators and Call Center/Triage Technicians.
  • Establish performance expectations, KPIs, and development plans.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews, coaching sessions, and team meetings.
  • Foster a customer-focused and accountability-driven culture.
  • Ensure appropriate staffing levels to meet customer commitments and business requirements.
  • Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of service operations personnel.
  • Oversee customer service requests from intake through closure.
  • Manage dispatching and scheduling processes for field service technicians.
  • Ensure accurate prioritization of emergency, warranty, and project-related service activities.
  • Monitor service queues and backlog to maintain service level agreements (SLAs).
  • Drive continuous improvement in work processes and operational efficiency.
  • Manage technician scheduling, utilization, and workforce planning.
  • Balance service demand against resource availability.
  • Ensure proper assignment of technicians based on skills, certifications, geography, and customer requirements.
  • Monitor labor capacity and forecast future staffing needs.
  • Coordinate subcontractor and third-party service resources as required.
  • Oversee first-level technical support for liquid cooling products and systems.
  • Ensure effective troubleshooting and issue classification.
  • Manage escalation processes from L1 to L2 support.
  • Ensure timely communication with customers regarding service status and resolution progress.
  • Drive improvements in first-call resolution and response times.
  • Monitor customer feedback and implement corrective actions as needed.
  • Track and improve key operational metrics including response time, call abandonment rate, first-call resolution rate, technician utilization, dispatch efficiency, SLA compliance, customer satisfaction (CSAT), Net Promoter Score (NPS), escalation frequency, and service backlog.
  • Work closely with Field Service Managers, Engineering, Product Support, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales teams.
  • Coordinate support for planned outages, startup activities, and emergency service events.
  • Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action programs.
  • Support implementation of new service offerings and operational processes.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and industry standards.
  • Promote safe work practices and adherence to EHS requirements.
  • Maintain accurate service records and documentation.
  • Ensure process consistency across service operations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of service operations, call center, dispatch, or field service management experience.
  • 3+ years leading customer support, resource coordination, or technical service teams.
  • Experience supporting mission-critical equipment, HVAC, thermal management, liquid cooling, data center infrastructure, or industrial equipment preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Effective cross-functional collaboration.
  • Root cause analysis.
  • Decision making under pressure.
  • Prioritization in fast-paced environments.
  • Technical issue escalation management.
  • Must submit an online application to be considered.
  • This position will be posted until filled.

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Team development
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Performance management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Change management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Executive communication
  • Escalation management
  • Service excellence
  • Workforce planning
  • Resource allocation
  • Process improvement
  • KPI analysis
  • Continuous improvement
  • Liquid cooling systems
  • CDU (Coolant Distribution Units)
  • Data center cooling infrastructure
  • Pumps, heat exchangers, valves, and controls
  • HVAC and thermal management systems
  • Remote monitoring and diagnostics
  • Service dispatch and workforce management systems

Location

  • United States

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • 5+ years of service operations, call center, dispatch, or field service management experience
  • 3+ years leading customer support, resource coordination, or technical service teams

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field preferred.
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience considered.

Salary/Compensations

  • USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 per year

Benefits

  • Medical (with member reward points)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life insurance
  • Benefit Bucks
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Paid family leaves
  • Well-being programs
  • 12 holidays per year
  • 15 days of paid time off per year
  • Competitive pay
  • Incentives
  • Company share ownership
  • 401(k) with match
  • Performance discussions
  • Global opportunities
  • Schneider Career Hub
  • Learning platforms like Coursera
  • Recognition
  • Sharing your voice
  • Volunteer leave
  • Programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation
  • Youth education initiatives
  • Military leave benefits

About the Company

  • Schneider Electric is a global company with €40 billion in revenue, +9% organic growth, and over 150,000 employees in 100+ countries.
  • Our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – are the foundation for creating a great culture.
  • We aim to turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization.
  • We aspire to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, providing equitable opportunities and ensuring all employees feel valued and safe.
  • We uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, guided by our Trust Charter.

Equal Opportunity

  • Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.