Hire Controller

The Hire Place LLP; Reigate and Banstead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension with matched contributions

Training

Excellent holiday pay and sick pay

Job summary

The Hire Place UK, part of the Places for People Group, is seeking a Hire Controller to join our team. This role covers the complete hire process and involves dealing with customers, arranging hire and sales of goods and equipment, and handling related paperwork.

Based on site five days a week (Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm), you will also plan driver routes, respond to invoice queries, place orders with suppliers, and contribute to a friendly, supportive team environment with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Experience managing on/off hires.
• Experience preparing/raising customer quotations.
• Procurement related to hire and purchase of equipment.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Strong numeracy and basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Deal with customers and arrange hire and sales of goods and equipment.
• Complete the paperwork for hires and sales.
• Plan driver routes and schedules.
• Handle invoice queries and supplier orders.
• Carry out other duties as required.

Skills

On/Off hire management

Quotations to customers

Procurement

Relationship building

Numeracy

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are The Hire Place UK, part of the Places for People Group; we are looking for aHireControllerto join our team.

This role is a varied andinterestingrole which requiresinvolvementin the completehireprocess and is anopportunityto be involved in a widevarietyof the functions within thehirebusiness.

The primary function of this role will be dealingwithcustomers, and arranginghireand sales of goods and equipment, completing theappropriatepaperwork, planning driver routes, dealingwithinvoice queries, placing orderswithsuppliers and related tasks, alongwithmany other duties that may be required from time to time.

This role is based on site 5 days a week (Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm).

For moreinformationplease download our job profileavailableon our website.

More about you

Ideally applicants should have experience of:

• Managing on/ off hires,
• Providing / raising quotations to customers,
• Procurement relating to hire and purchase of equipment,
• Building working relationships,
• MS Office including Outlook/Word/Excel, as well as basicmathematicalability.

Experience in thehire industry is an advantage but not essential.

The benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier which can include:

• Annual bonus
• Excellent holiday pay and sick pay
• Pension with matched contributions
• Training

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

As part of ourcommitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [e-mail].

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.