Hub Manager - Southern Portables

Hirepool; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-Assigned Vehicle

4% Employer KiwiSaver contribution

Job summary

Hirepool Christchurch seeks a Hub Manager - Southern Portables to lead our Southern Portables branch and oversee Otago/Southland and Tasman/Marlborough driver teams. You will drive service excellence, sales growth, and safety, ensuring efficient branch operations and strong local networks.

The role offers an excellent career opportunity with a company vehicle. Applicants should have transport/logistics leadership experience and a NZ Driver Licence.

Qualifications

• Full Class 1 NZ Driver Licence (other classes/endorsements an advantage).
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to engage effectively with people at all levels.
• Staff management experience including leadership, mentoring and safety involvement.
• Experience in business administration and transport regulations (Dangerous Goods).
• Experience in efficient route-planning would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure our customers receive the highest level of service delivery; always thinking proactively about ways to increase our effectiveness.
• Help to build and maintain a collaborative and positive teamworking environment in your Hub, built on mutual respect, trust and personal accountability.
• Proactively contribute to building a sales-led culture; leading by example and demonstrating a willingness to help out wherever required
• Ensure your branches operate efficiently to best serve our customers' needs and our assets are effectively utilised; selling strategically and increasing profitability
• Lead by example in all areas of health and safety; taking all opportunities to reinforce and improve the safety agenda

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Communication

Driver Licence

Negotiation

Job description

• Christchurch Based with Company-Assigned Vehicle
• Excellent career opportunity for an experienced manager from the transport, hire or service industry
• Free staff hire across our DIY fleet & 4% Employer Kiwisaver contribution

Within Hirepool we have a number of National specialised business units, one of which is our Portables division. They're responsible for the hiring of products such as Portaloos, industrial use fencing and barriers, road plates and luxury toilet units.

As Hub Manager - Southern Portables you will be responsible for the operational excellence and financial performance of our branch in Christchurch while also having management oversight of branch operations for our South Island Portables operations. Locally you'll directly manage a small team of Sanitation Drivers, Yard and Customer Service as well as our Sanitation Drivers located in Otago/Southland and Tasman/Marlborough.

To ensure successful revenue generation you will be commercially minded, a strong negotiator and have superb customer relationship management skills with the ability to develop strong local networks. You will also need a track record of sales and business development as well as successfully delivering operational objectives.

What you will do:

• Ensure our customers receive the highest level of service delivery; always thinking proactively about ways to increase our effectiveness
• Help to build and maintain a collaborative and positive teamworking environment in your Hub, built on mutual respect, trust and personal accountability
• Proactively contribute to building a sales-led culture; leading by example and demonstrating a willingness to help out wherever required
• Ensure your branches operate efficiently to best serve our customers' needs and our assets are effectively utilised; selling strategically and increasing profitability
• Lead by example in all areas of health and safety; taking all opportunities to reinforce and improve the safety agenda

What you need to have:

• Full Class 1 NZ Driver Licence (other classes/endorsements an advantage)
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to engage effectively with people at all levels
• Significant staff management experience including: leadership, business development, employee mentoring, and branch safety involvement
• Proven experience in business administration, transport regulations particularly those pertaining to Dangerous Goods
• Experience in efficient route-planning would be an advantage