Hire Manager

Travis Perkins is the UK's largest builders' merchant, and we're offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Hire Manager, Assistant Hire Manager, or Supervisor to manage our HIRE team at our Weston-Super-Mare branch. If you have a sales and customer service background or have worked in the tool hire industry, we want to hear from you!

What does the role involve?

As the Hire Manager, you'll oversee all aspects of the hire operations and team. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing a sales action plan

• You will also be assisting serving on the counter and helping out around the branch 

• Establishing strong customer relationships, and maintaining optimal equipment utilisation to meet customer demands

• You'll also be responsible for directing and coaching the team to achieve sales and revenue targets, ensuring that your team is well-trained, motivated, and committed to delivering exceptional customer service

Does This Sound Like You?

Travis Perkins is looking for individuals with:

• Hire industry experience 

• Management skills are preferred, however not essential 

• Sales background 

• Work well in a team environment

Where will you be working?

Travis Perkins operates more than 500 branches, supplying trade professionals and self-builders with thousands of products and materials, including a hire service. Our Weston-Super-Mare branch employs 8 staff members and runs 1 HGV and 1 Hire Van, offering a wide range of quality timber, building materials, kitchens, plumbing and heating, landscaping, painting and decorating essentials, and tools for the job.

What benefits will you receive?

Our Hire Manager role offers:

• An excellent salary and annual bonus

• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Save As You Earn & Buy As You Earn schemes

• Group Life Assurance/Pension Scheme, Rewards & Discounts with over 1,000 retailer offers, Colleague recognition awards

• Health & Wellbeing, including Employee Assistance Programme, Wagestream Financial Wellbeing App - including Coach, Track, Stream and Save, and Salary Deducted loans.

Do you have what it takes?

We're looking for someone with transferable skills in Inspirational Leadership, Operational Management, Sales, Great Customer Service, and Commercial Acumen. You'll align with our values: We Care, We Give our Best to be the Best, and We're Better Together.

A passionate, inspirational and engaging leader with a "one team" approach is essential, as is being highly adaptable, resilient, and tenacious. If you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and have an entrepreneurial spirit, then we want to hear from you.

At Travis Perkins, we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, and we've been voted one of the UK's Top Employers every year since 2010. We're committed to becoming a truly inclusive employer, where everyone feels safe, welcome, and able to be their authentic selves. 

If you're successful in the role, you'll be made a conditional offer, subject to additional background checks, including a basic DBS, adverse financial, media search, directors search, occupational history, and professional membership/qualification.

You be you, and together we'll make Travis Perkins the best it can be.

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