Customer Service Administrator

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland; West of England; Presencial; GBP 23.000 - 29.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible rewards package

Generous holiday allowance

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Employee recognition awards

Company pension scheme

Descripción de la vacante

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland is seeking a Hire Controller to look after customers, build relationships and understand their needs to help them do it better. You will manage an order from enquiry to post-hire feedback, communicating by phone, email and website requests.

This role offers a hands-on, highly operational environment in the UK’s largest equipment rental provider, with a flexible rewards package, generous holiday allowance and a company pension scheme.

Formación

• Proven experience in a Customer Service role.
• Previous experience in the hire or construction industry would be advantageous but not essential.
• Experience in developing and utilising product knowledge.
• Exceptional communication skills including negotiating and influencing.
• Comfortable using your own judgment and initiative to make decisions.
• An effective team member with a highly supportive, collaborative approach.
• A flexible and adaptable approach in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to continuous improvement.
• Good level of computer literacy in MS Office.

Responsabilidades

• Handle in-bound order/sales enquiries and complete transactions.
• Deliver best-in-class service and maximise upselling opportunities using product knowledge.
• Manage an order from enquiry to post-hire feedback and own the customer journey.
• Build relationships with regular customers and ensure high standards of accuracy.
• Communicate with customers by telephone, email and website requests.
• Work in a fast-paced, operational, service-focused environment.

Descripción del empleo

CUSTOMER SERVICES - IT’S A PEOPLE THING

Are you someone who can start a conversation in an empty room? One of those people who always manages to get things done, no matter how much there is to do? If the answer is yes and yes, there’s a place in our Customer Service team for you.

It’s not about what you know. It’s who you are. As a Hire Controller you’ll be doing one of the most important jobs in our business looking after our customers. Which means building relationships, getting to know what they do, how they do it, and most importantly, how we can help them do it better.

In the role of Hire Controller you'll be responsible for delivering a best-in-class service whilst using product knowledge and expertise to maximise upselling opportunities. Your days will be spent communicating with customers on the telephone, via email and responding to website requests. You’ll manage an order from enquiry to post-hire feedback, taking ownership of the customer journey and building relationships with regular customers. You’ll enjoy thinking on your feet and using your initiative to ensure we deliver the very best experience for our customers and that we continue to improve our service.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for individuals from a customer service environment, ideally with industry experience, who would like to see and feel the impact of their work in a hands-on, highly operational, service-focused business.

What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.

To succeed as a Hire Controller you will bring the following skill-set and behaviours:

• Proven experience in a Customer Service role, preferably handling in-bound order/sales enquiries where you have used your skills and experience to successful complete transactions and satisfy customers
• Previous experience in the hire or construction industry would be advantageous but not essential
• Experience in developing and utilising product knowledge, eager to understand our product range and the wider Sunbelt business
• Exceptional communication skills including negotiating and influencing. You’ll have the ability to engage and build relationships with both internal and external customers
• Comfortable using your own judgment and initiative to make decisions in line with our company policies and pricing structures
• An effective team member with a highly supportive, collaborative approach
• A flexible and adaptable approach, you’ll enjoy a varied work day in a fast-paced operational environment where you’ll manage multiple tasks, deadlines and targets whilst maintaining high standards of accuracy
• A commitment to continuous improvement, puts forward and acts on suggestions to improve processes and service levels
• A good level of computer literacy in MS Office packages. You’ll embrace learning new IT systems and enjoy making the most of technology in your job role

Why Sunbelt?

Whether it's construction sites, energy projects, government initiatives, or unforgettable events, Sunbelt Rentals deliver the equipment and expertise to move every industry forward. With our ambition to an employer of choice this makes Sunbelt Rentals an ideal destination for your next career move.

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff, and users of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.

Having a criminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us. We judge each case on its own merits, taking into account the relevance of the conviction to the role, the circumstances, and the time passed since the offence.