Margin Controller

HSS Hire Ireland; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment rental company is seeking a Commercial Team Leader to manage customer enquiries and coordinate hire orders. You'll analyze trends and drive profitability across all categories, while collaborating with various teams for decision support. Advanced Excel skills and a deep understanding of market dynamics are essential for this role. This position offers a hybrid working model with competitive perks and a commitment to employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Your birthday as annual leave

One paid volunteering day

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing and healthcare support

Culture of revolution in digital change

Discounts and cashback on various perks

Access to flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Expert at interpreting complex data and identifying trends.
• Deep understanding of profitability, pricing, and market dynamics.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, macros, and data modelling.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and exceed margin targets across the Marketplace.
• Monitor performance, flagging risks and opportunities.
• Review deals and pricing requests to ensure healthy margin capture.
• Analyse margin trends at category, sub-category, and product level.
• Collaborate with Finance and Commercial teams for margin reporting accuracy.

Skills

Interpreting complex data

Understanding profitability

Advanced Excel skills

Presenting insights

Proactive problem-solving

Job description

Commercial Team Leader

Trafford Park, Hybrid working, 3 days per week in office – Various roles available

At HSS ProService Marketplace, we’ve built a smarter way for businesses to get the tools, equipment, and materials they need to get the job done. Our online marketplace connects customers with trusted suppliers quickly and easily, helping businesses across the UK work faster, smarter, and more sustainably.

We’re now looking for a confident, customer-focused Commercial Team Leader to join our growing operations team. You’ll play a key part in managing customer enquiries, coordinating hire orders, and making sure everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

The impact you’ll have:

You’ll combine data-driven insight with commercial know-how to drive profitability across every category, supplier, and customer segment. From analysing trends to influencing pricing and supplier negotiations, you’ll play a key part in shaping our commercial success.

A typical day:

• Take ownership of delivering and exceeding margin targets across the Marketplace
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly performance, flagging risks and opportunities
• Review deals, pricing requests, and transactions to ensure healthy margin capture
• Analyse margin trends at category, sub-category, and product level
• Partner with the Commercial and Sales teams to drive better pricing discipline
• Provide clear, actionable insights to support decision-making across the business
• Collaborate with Finance and Commercial teams to ensure margin reporting accuracy

What you’ll bring:

• Expert at interpreting complex data and identifying trends
• Deep understanding of profitability, pricing, and market dynamics
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, macros, and data modelling
• Confident presenting insights that influence senior decisions
• Determined to deliver measurable, sustained margin improvement
• Proactive in identifying and fixing issues before they impact performance

What you’ll get back:

Join a forward-thinking team that's committed to transforming how businesses operate, using the latest technology and a bold vision. If you're passionate about being part of an industry disruptor, this is the place to build your career.

• Your birthday each year as annual leave to spend how you want to!
• One paid volunteering day each year to give back to your community
• Training and development opportunities to grow your career and skills
• Wellbeing and healthcare support - at work and at home
• A culture of revolution, driving digital change in a traditional industry
• Discounts and cashback on a huge range of perks including gyms, restaurants, and shopping
• Access to flexible benefits like Cycle to Work, Holiday Buy, Critical Illness Cover and more

Different Perspectives, One Platform

We’re not all the same, and that’s what makes us stronger. We believe great ideas come from different people, different experiences, and different ways of thinking.

Whether you’re starting out, switching careers, or looking for your next big move – if you’ve got the skills and the drive, we want to hear from you.

Not sure you tick every box? That’s okay. We’d still love to hear from you. If you’ve got any questions, email us at [e-mail] and one of our team will be happy to help.