GAP Group Limited
Hire Manager
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About the Role
Are you a strong leader with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service, driving commercial performance, and developing high-performing teams?
We're looking for a manager to join our dynamic Welfare division, taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Hire Desk and Transport operation. You'll lead a team of Hire & Sales Coordinators and Drivers, ensuring safe, efficient, and customer-focused operations while helping to drive revenue growth and operational excellence.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys balancing people leadership, customer relationships, and commercial performance. If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact while developing your career with an industry leader, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and managing the day-to-day operation of the Hire Desk and Transport function
- Motivating, coaching, and developing a team of Hire & Sales Coordinators and Drivers
- Driving revenue growth through proactive promotion of consumables, accessories, and additional hire opportunities
- Monitoring transport performance to ensure deliveries and collections are completed on time
- Ensuring the accurate processing of hires, off-hires, exchanges, and transport activities
- Resolving customer queries, hire issues, and administrative discrepancies efficiently
- Working closely with operational teams to maximize equipment availability
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About You
What You'll Bring
The ideal candidate will combine strong leadership skills with commercial awareness and operational expertise, including:
- Ideally you will have experience managing a hire desk, transport operation, or similar customer-facing team
- Strong people management and coaching skills with the ability to develop and motivate others
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail
- Outstanding communication skills with customers, colleagues, and stakeholders at all levels
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem solving
- A good understanding of Health & Safety responsibilities within an operational environment
- Experience within the plant hire industry would be advantageous, although candidates from similar operational backgrounds will also be considered
About Us
About GAP and What We Offer
You'll be joining an industry leader that's growing and genuinely committed to your success. At GAP, we're proud to be the UK's leading equipment hire provider, supporting projects across construction, infrastructure, events, facilities management, and more. With nearly 200 locations nationwide and a wide range of specialist divisions, we offer exciting career opportunities across Plant & Tools, Lifting, Survey, Environmental, Welfare, and Event Services.
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As a family-run business with over 50 years of experience, we believe in doing things the right way. That means:
- More investment in our equipment than anyone else in the industry, ensuring our teams have the best resources available
- Remaining fully independent, allowing us to make agile, long-term decisions that support sustainable growth
- Providing genuine opportunities for career progression, training, and development
- Offering a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, Life Assurance, and Health & Wellness support
- Creating a culture where teamwork, dedication, communication, and efficiency are at the heart of everything we do
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