Hire Controller

Places for People; Salfords; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Excellent holiday pay and sick pay

Pension with matched contributions

Training

Job summary

Places for People is seeking a Hire Controller to join our team. Based on site five days a week, you will manage the complete hire process, interact with customers, arrange hire and sales of goods and equipment, and handle paperwork and invoicing queries.

You will coordinate supplier orders, plan driver routes, build relationships, and use MS Office tools to support daily operations, with experience in the hire industry being advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience with managing on/off hires or similar lifecycle tasks is preferred.
• Ability to provide quotations and handle supplier procurement related to hire.
• Strong relationship-building skills and customer focus.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Good numerical ability for invoicing and basic calculations.

Responsibilities

• Deal with customers, arrange hire and sales of goods and equipment.
• Complete paperwork, plan driver routes, and handle invoice queries.
• Place orders with suppliers and perform related tasks as required.
• Maintain strong working relationships with customers and suppliers.

Skills

Managing on/off hires

Quotations to customers

Procurement relating to hire

Building relationships

MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel)

Basic mathematical ability

Job description

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

This role is a varied and interesting role which requires involvement in the complete hire process and is an opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of the functions within the hire business.

The primary function of this role will be dealing with customers, and arranging hire and sales of goods and equipment, completing the appropriate paperwork, planning driver routes, dealing with invoice queries, placing orders with suppliers and related tasks, along with many 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 more information please download our job profile available on our website.

More About You

• 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 basic mathematical ability.

Experience in the hire 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

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you 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 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.

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

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

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.