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Hire Manager

Gap Group


Job Location:

Norwich - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 August 2026 (16 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

General information
Reference
011879
Publication start date
28/08/2026
Job description

Managers

Post description

Hire Manager

Division

Plant & Tools - Hire & Sales

Title

Hire Manager

Contract type

Permanent Full Time

Location

Skye House Peachman Way Broadland Business Park Norwich NR70WE
Location

United Kingdom South East Norwich Plant & Tools

Vacancy contact last name

Jackson

Vacancy contact first name

Dawn

Vacancy contact email

Number of positions to be provided

1

Employment Details
Contract hours

45.00

About the role
The Role

Are you an experienced people leader with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service

Were looking for a proactive and driven Hire Manager to lead the day to day operation of the Hire Desk within our busy Plant & Tool division. If you thrive in a fast paced environment enjoy developing teams and want to play a key role in driving performance and revenue this could be the next step in your career.

Youll take ownership of hire desk operations leading a team of Hire & Sales Co ordinators and Drivers to deliver safe efficient and customer focused service. Youll balance operational control with commercial focus ensuring high standards of compliance administration and sales performance across the depot.

What Youll Be Doing

Leading and managing the day to day operation of the Hire Desk and Transport function
Allocating prioritising and overseeing workloads for Hire & Sales Co ordinators and Drivers
Recruiting motivating coaching and developing team members to achieve high performance
Ensuring adequate staffing cover including holidays absence and weekend attendance
Driving add on sales performance through proactive promotion of consumables and accessories
Overseeing stock control of consumables and resale items to meet demand
Ensuring accurate processing of on hires off hires exchanges and transport activity
Monitoring delivery and collection performance to meet cust

About You

What Youll Bring

Were looking for a confident leader with strong operational and commercial awareness including:
Proven experience managing a hire desk transport operation or similar customer facing team
Strong people management skills with the ability to coach and develop others
Commercial focus with experience driving revenue and add on sales
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform under pressure
Strong communication skills with customers staff and stakeholders at all levels
A solid understanding of Health & Safety within an operational environment

About Us

About GAP and What We Offer

Youll be joining an industry leader thats growing and genuinely committed to your success. At GAP were proud to be the UKs leading equipment hire providersupporting projects big and small across construction infrastructure events and more. With nearly 200 locations nationwide and a wide range of specialist divisions we offer exciting opportunities in everything from Plant and Tools to Lifting Survey Environmental and Event Services.

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 so you work with the best tools in the game
Remaining fully independent which lets us make agile long-term decisions that support your success
Offering real career growth training and development from day one
Support that values you from generous holidays to Life Assurance and Health & Wellness Support

If youre ready to lead from the front and make a real impact wed love to hear from you. Upload your CV and complete our short application well take it from there.

Were proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer and embrace the unique contributions each individual brings.









Required Experience:

Manager