Hire Controller

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland; West of England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Company pension

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland is recruiting for a Hire Controller to deliver a best-in-class customer service experience at our depot. You will welcome customers in person and via phone, email, and website requests, managing each order from enquiry through post-hire feedback, while identifying upselling opportunities and building lasting relationships.

This hands-on, highly operational role requires strong communication, initiative, and a commitment to continuous improvement in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Customer Service role.
• Experience in the hire or construction industry would be advantageous but not essential.
• Experience developing and utilising product knowledge.
• Exceptional communication skills including negotiating and influencing.
• Comfortable using own judgment and initiative to make decisions in line with company policies.
• Effective team member with a collaborative approach.
• Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and suggesting process improvements.
• Good level of computer literacy in MS Office and willingness to learn new IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and assist customers visiting the depot, across face-to-face, phone, email and website requests.
• Manage an order from enquiry to post-hire feedback and own the customer journey.
• Deliver best-in-class service while maximising upselling opportunities using product knowledge.
• Build relationships with regular customers and ensure high standards of accuracy while handling multiple tasks.
• Support the team in a busy, hands-on operations environment with a proactive mindset.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team player

Upselling

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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 this role you'll be responsible for delivering a best-in-class service whilst using product knowledge and expertise to maximise upselling opportunities. As the first point of contact, you will welcome and assist customers visiting the depot. Your days will be spent communicating with customers face to face, 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.