Rentals Director

Annabelle Charles Associates; Halifax; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus up to £25,000

Fully electric company car

Home charging point

Aviva Smart Health Scheme

Work with major brands

Job summary

Annabelle Charles Associates is seeking a Rentals Director to provide strategic direction and lead high-performance service operations in the HVAC sector. The role requires senior leadership engaging with internal and external stakeholders to position the company as a quality, performance-focused industry leader.

HVAC knowledge and experience are essential, with a proven track record in driving profitability and client relationships.

Qualifications

• HVAC industry knowledge and experience required.
• Strong commercial sense with a track record of profitability and turnover growth.
• Proven ability to lead, make strategic decisions and drive performance.
• Degree level or equivalent in engineering or business preferred.
• Experience developing sustained client relationships in customer-driven roles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Directors to grow the business while ensuring exceptional service delivery.
• Provide leadership across the employee lifecycle to apply the People Strategy.
• Champion employee engagement and translate vision into measurable goals.
• Lead rental business strategy, BD, change management and delivery within budgets.
• Accountability for rental Directorate performance including revenue, profitability and fleet utilisation.
• Drive continuous improvement of rental operations, systems, processes and reporting.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service and Projects to grow cross-divisional opportunities.
• Share knowledge and up-skill teams to support scalability and succession planning.

Skills

HVAC knowledge

Commercial acumen

Strategic leadership

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business

Job description

A well-established HVAC company with decades of trusted experience are looking for a Rentals Director to provide strategic direction and leadership, ensuring high-performing service operations are delivered. They require a senior leader of the organisation who actively engages with colleagues, internal and external stakeholders to promote and further develop the company as a quality, performance-focused industry leader.

HVAC knowledge and experience is essential.

• Competitive basic salary
• Performance related bonus of up to £25,000 per annum (not guaranteed)
• Fully electric company car and home charging point
• Aviva Smart Health Scheme
• Opportunity to work with clients that are major brands and household names

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with fellow Directors to maintain and grow the business, ensuring that exceptional service delivery and quality are consistently achieved
• Provide direction and leadership at all points of the employee life cycle to ensure that the company People Strategy is applied
• Apply and champion the employee engagement and communication strategy, messaging and approach; translate the company vision into meaningful directorate, team and individual goals and objectives.
• Lead the rental business strategy, business development, change implementation and operational delivery within budget and timescales.
• Take pro-active accountability and responsibility for Rental directorate performance collectively and individually, including revenue growth, profitability, budget management, service delivery, customer experience and fleet utilisation.
• Drive continuous improvement across rental operations, systems, processes and reporting to support scalability, efficiency and high-quality service delivery.
• Engage collaboratively with Sales, Service and Projects teams to identify opportunities, strengthen customer relationships and maximise cross-divisional growth.
• As the Rental knowledge expert, provide advice, guidance and coaching to others to ensure that the appropriate practices are applied. Share the knowledge and up-skill to ensure succession planning and scalability of delivery.
• Make directorate decisions in accordance with the Leadership Framework, delegated authority and agreed terms of reference.

Requirements

• HVAC industry knowledge and experience
• Proven commercial acumen, driving profitability and turnover
• Strategic leadership, decision making, management and performance delivery
• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent in engineering or business
• Worked within customer-driven roles developing sustained client relationships