Role: Area Hire Manager
Salary: £34,000 - £44,000 + Company Car + Commission
Location: Purfleet
Are you looking to start a new career with a great company? We’re looking for an Area Hire Manager to join the team at Portakabin based in Purfleet, covering the Thameside Region.
The role of Area Hire Manager is a hands on, commercial and results driven sales manager who has a passion for business development, understanding clients’ needs and achieving orders, whilst delivering excellent customer service and clearly demonstrates our Company values.
You will develop and promote the Company’s hire business, to include our full range of products and services, ensuring the Division’s Customer Charter is followed. The role is target driven and the key focus is on order winning activity. Working alongside projects and service teams in the region, and the Building Service functions, the role holder will be a strong communicator with a teamwork ethic.
As an Area Hire Manager, you will:
* Be accountable for the delivery set targets for the year for a particular catchment area including contract value, order numbers, and visits as well as other commercial KPI’s.
* Carry out structured business development, local and national campaigns, including “cold calling” within the area designated, in order to achieve order targets.
* Prepare quotations and drawings against customer requirements.
* Generate orders by attending Customer sites.
* Maximise added value for every opportunity through promoting the full range of Building Services.
* Complete customer care programme to ensure maximum satisfaction, continuity of business and maximise referral opportunities.
* Ensuring compliance to business and quality processes for own catchment area, including ISO 9001.
* Effectively use internal systems (e.g. SAP, CRM) to ensure customer information is kept up to date and systems are aligned.
* As directed liaise with Service Manager with regard to refurbishment, fitting out, deliveries, rectifications and terminations.
* Expedition of monies owed, in line with company guidelines and procedures.
Benefits & Opportunities
* Electric Company Car and EV charging point if required
* Commission
* Company Pension
* Flexible Working
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and the option to buy 5 days
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin
Our ideal candidate
We are looking for someone who has:
* A full UK Driving licence,
* Proven commercial experience, including face to face sales experience and business development,
* Strong experience of carrying out business development activities (campaign calling and cold calling),
* Strong ability to work independently and drive in new initiatives,
* Strong B2B sales experience,
* Solid understanding of various software packages including MS Excel and PowerPoint,
* GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above, education to A Level standard is desirable
* Ability to keep up to date with competitor information and market trends.
Why Portakabin?
Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK.
Portakabin innovates, develops and delivers exceptional modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com
