Hire Controller
11 days ago
Cardiff
Hire Controller - Plant/Tool Hire\n\nCardiff\n\n£29,000-£31,000 + Quarterly Bonus\n\nA growing plant and tool hire business is looking for an experienced Hire Controller to join its Cardiff depot. This is a key operational role, ensuring the smooth running of the hire desk, supporting customers, and helping drive business growth. \n\nIf you have experience in hire operations, fleet management, or customer-facing depot roles, this could be the perfect next step in your career.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nManage depot hire operations, ensuring high service standards\nOversee hire fleet stock levels and maximise availability to meet business needs\nAudit and quality manage hire contracts, including new hires and off-hires\nHandle customer enquiries and support sales activities\nSupport logistics and transport coordination for efficient service delivery\nIdentify new business opportunities and contribute to sales growth targets\nAssist the depot team when the Depot Manager is unavailableSkills & Experience\n\nExperience in hire operations or similar depot/branch management role\nStrong organisation and communication skills\nAbility to develop customer relationships and negotiate effectively\nConfident working independently and under pressure\nCompetent with IT and systems relevant to hire or fleet management\nExperience in selling products or services to end users is a plus\nFlexible and proactive approach to support business objectivesExperience in plant, tool, or construction hire is desirable but not essential, if you have the right operational and customer-focused experience, you can succeed in this role.\n\nBenefits\n\nCompetitive salary: £29,000-£31,000 + quarterly sales bonus\nLoyalty bonus scheme\n32 days holiday (including bank holidays)\nPension (auto-enrolment)\nGroup life assurance (3x salary, after probation)\nPerkBox & birthday gift\nWorking hours: 7:30am - 5:00pm \n\nShould you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.\n\nGi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, corperate members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability Confident committed members, Gold status for the Armed Forces Covenant, Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters and Age Freindly Employer pledge members. \n\nGi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.\n\nWe are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the Privacy page on our Gi Group website