Hire & Sales Co-ordinator

At Adaptable Recruitment we have an Exciting Opportunity for a Hire & Sales Co-Ordinator to join a global leading company in the Bootle area, you would be part of a great team in a busy sales environment.

Salary: up to £30,000 depending on experience
Working hours: 8.30 - 5.30 fully office based - over time available
Holidays: 25 days holiday plus bank
Benefits: Performance Related Bonus

Main Responsibilities to include:-

• To assist the Hire manager in attaining hire targets set and contribute to the day-to-day running of the hire operation
• Respond to all incoming telephone calls in a positive and enthusiastic manner, logging on-hires in the Daily call log, converting enquiries to orders where possible and processing to conclusion, for yard/transport to facilitate delivery.
• Ensure at all times paperwork is completed speedily and accurately.
• Comply with company credit control guidelines.
• Produce appropriate computer-generated hire quotations.
• Take incoming telephone calls for off-hires, logging them in the Daily Call Log and processing paperwork for yard/transport to facilitate collection.
• Engage with yard personnel to understand stock profile, availability and forthcoming transport capability and movements.
• Aim to maximise recovery of transport costs on deliveries and collections and appropriate charging of material lost upon completion of hires.
• Provide/request assistance when imminent tasks cannot be satisfactorily completed, achieving balanced workloads across the overall business unit.
• Encourage exchange of information between hire and sales functions.
• To adhere to the company Price Guide, referring to the senior staff for larger enquiries.
• Attend to call-in-trade clients at the trade counter, converting enquiries to orders and processing to point of despatch.
• To develop your technical knowledge of products, allowing you to embrace existing and new product development.
• When time allows, to pro-actively call existing, lapsed or potential clients from database lists provided, promoting the company's products and services and broadening its customer base.
• Take ownership of specific tasks as assigned to you from time to time.
• Maintain functional links with other areas of the business in order to contribute to the effective running of the company.

The ideal candidate:-

• Construction, Ground work, Plant hire, Civil engineers industry back ground would be beneficial not imperative
• To conduct yourself in a manner which reflects the professional image of the company.
• Embrace and contribute to your Personal Development Plan. Encompassing sales and product training, aiming to improve your future potential and performance capability.
• Maintain administration, reporting and planning systems.
• Follow company policies for discipline, health and safety.