STARK Building Materials UK
Tool Hire Manager
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Tool Hire Manager
Jewson — Tool Hire Manager
Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Tool Hire Manager to lead and drive the Tool Hire Department in our High Wycombe branch. We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the Tool Hire operation in branch - develop tool hire product knowledge & competence across all branch colleagues, giving regular and timely constructive feedback on performance
- Lead by example in developing strong relationships through regular customer interaction, supporting the team to maximise growth through pro-active cross selling to achieve Tool Hire targets
- Use our in-house systems to process hires, organise deliveries, manage stock control and keep customers updated throughout their journey
- Maintain full compliance with company policies and procedures, especially in relation to Health & Safety
- Ensure inventory and availability levels are appropriate to meet customer needs, collaborating across the local network
- When required, deliver and collect customer orders in a timely manner, ensuring orders are accurate and all equipment is secured and loaded/offloaded safely in accordance with company procedures
Required Skills and Experience
- Manual UK driving license, held for a minimum of 1 year, with no more than 6 points
- Previous industry experience would be beneficial but not essential
- Experience in a customer facing, sales focused role
- Confident in leading and developing a team
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- Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
- A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.
- Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support
- Generous employee discounts
- Access to discounts with hundreds of your favourite high street and online retailers
- Retirement savings plan
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Why STARK?
At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!
What's next…
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.
STARK Building Materials UK comprises 14 brands, including one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants Jewson, along with JP Corry and Normans, specialist brands Minster and Jewson Civils Frazer, as well as major timber importer and distributor, International Timber. With over 600 dedicated builders merchant branches and distribution centres, this makes us one of the UK’s largest retailers and distributors of building and construction materials. However, more importantly, our dedicated team and the high-quality products we offer make us trusted, expert partners to the industry. Together, we give our customers hassle-free access to the market-leading, sustainable solutions they need to build responsibly for the future. If you’d like to build that future with us, check out our careers page or get in touch. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. At STARK Building Materials UK, we are known for our building distribution, but in reality, it is our colleagues that drive our business forward. All around the UK, in our branches, warehouses and offices, our team give everything to make building better for our customers. We value our customers, the communities we work in and the colleagues in our team, who collectively build our business to ever greater heights every day. We strive to create a workplace where all colleagues feel safe and empowered to do their best and are comfortable to bring their true selves to work every day. We are proud that we offer all our colleagues a great place to work.
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