Hire / Sales Controller

The Workdry Group; Chandler's Ford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company bonus scheme

Medical cash plan

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Holiday buying

Life insurance

Development and training

Employee assistance programme

Employee discount scheme

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

Selwood is seeking a Hire / Sales Controller at Chandlers Ford to join our pump hire team. You will handle enquiries, coordinate hire and sales quotations, and ensure contracts and paperwork are processed accurately.

The role requires strong communication, admin skills, and the ability to work with multiple IT systems. You will work closely with branch colleagues and external clients, learning day-to-day operations and supporting service delivery.

Qualifications

• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to build and maintain good customer relationships.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new skills and products.
• Good IT proficiency with Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound calls and emails, liaise with stakeholders, take ownership of enquiries.
• Prioritise workload and ensure paperwork including quotations, contracts, POs and invoices are completed.
• Ensure contracts and transport paperwork are accurate and up to date in the systems.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure equipment, transport and workforce are in place.

Skills

Planning

Customer relationships

Workload prioritisation

Communication

Learning new skills

IT systems knowledge

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Our Business

Selwood is the leading pump rental solutions company in the UK. We have an outstanding reputation for exceptional customer service backed by one of the largest fleets of quality pump products. Each customer and each project is unique and our deep technical knowledge means we are proud to deliver a bespoke and genuine 24/7, 365 days-a-year service.

This is an exciting time to join Selwood as we drive our business forward and build on a foundation of over 70 year’s success within our industry.

We are committed to ensuring our staff have the right skills, knowledge & experience to deliver to our customers, as well as creating career paths to help develop, retain, and motivate them.

About The Role

We are growing our team in Chandlers Ford to meet the ever-increasing needs of our expanding business, and as such are looking for a Hire / Sales Controller to join the team.

As a Hire / Sales Controller you are at the heart of our Pump Hire branches, this role will bring the individual into daily contact with Selwood stakeholders as well as our external client base.

This is a great opportunity for an individual to join our business and be supported by our branch team to learn and understand the day-to-day operations of Selwood.

In this role you will need to be a confident self-starter, who has the ability and willingness to learn and develop your skills. The role will require good communication skills both verbal and written correspondence as well as having the ability to use a variety of systems and Microsoft office applications. You will also need to have strong administrative skills to raise hire and sales quotations and subsequent contracts, raise purchase orders and process invoices.

Main Responsibilities Include

• Deal with in-bound calls and emails and subsequently liaising with internal and external stakeholders & to take ownership of enquiries & deal with them accordingly in a timely manner.
• Prioritise workload and ensure the day-to-day customer requirements are met in a timely manner, whilst ensuring all paperwork including (but not limited to) hire and sales quotations, subsequent contracts, purchase orders, invoices and other administrative tasks are completed.
• Ensure that contracts, transport documentation and other paperwork are accurately input and up to date on to the applicable systems.
• Liaise with the appropriate internal teams, ensuring relevant equipment, transport and workforce are in place to cover depot & customer requirements.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to build and maintain good customer relationships.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Proven ability of learning new skills and or products.
• A good understanding of IT systems including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• A good level of problem-solving skills.

What we can offer you

Selwood are pleased to offer:

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• Medical cash plan for yourself (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Holiday buying (up to an additional week)
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme

EDI Statement

Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.