Depot Manager

As a Depot Manager at our Birmingham Central branch, you will be responsible for all operational and strategic matters at your depot. At the front of house, you will be managing the hire desk staff to ensure that customer enquiries are handled efficiently enabling maximum conversion into hire and sales transactions. At the back of house, you will be managing the workshop staff to ensure the fast and safe turnaround of equipment.

Leading from the front, you will enable and encourage your team to adhere to the H&S and quality standards that both you and Boels have set. As a driven Depot Manager at our Birmingham Central branch, you will always have you eye on the P&L revenues and targets to ensure that your depot performs at its peak ability. You will always be seeking new and resourceful ways to improve your depot’s efficiency and productivity. The customer is key to you! Although you will be focused on retaining your existing customers, you will always have one eye on the competition and the new opportunities and revenue that you can acquire. Finally, you will accurately complete the necessary weekly, monthly or quarterly administration required for the Birmingham Central depot.

Your working hours will be Monday to Friday, 0730hrs to 1700hrs.

What Boels Offers

If you come to work with Boels Rental as a Depot Manager in Birmingham Central, then you do that for a good reason. We will value your skills and that is why you can expect from us:

• A competitive annual salary ranging from £27,280 to £39,100 plus quarterly performance based bonuses. The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills/experience, relevant qualifications and performance
• 33 leave days of annual leave per year including official bank holidays.
• At Boels, we recognise the benefits that contributing to the community can have on our mental strength. This is why we also offer all our employees one additional day of leave per year (separate to the annual leave allowance) to spend supporting their local community, getting involved with a local charity, or boosting their mental strength.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Boels Rental recognises that many of the skills that Armed Forces Reservists gain during their training are transferrable to the workplace. Therefore, we offer seven days extra paid leave for you to undertake official reservist activities (proof from MOD to be provided).
• Boels Rental offers you an Employee Assistance Programme with access to legal, health and wellbeing advice and support when you need it most (https://www.healthassured.org/)
• Boels Rental recognises and honours our employees with quarterly and annual awards.
• You can take advantage of the TechScheme (https://www.techscheme.co.uk/)
• You can take advantage of the Cycle to Work scheme (https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/)

Your Profile

“A proven ability to lead and inspire your team!” “A top understanding of the plant/tool hire or construction/civils industries!”: It's you, so you fit into our orange team in Birmingham Central. To also become the best at Boels as a Depot Manager, you have to:

• Evidence a minimum of 3 years plant/tool hire industry experience. ESSENTIAL
• Be an experienced and driven Depot Manager (within plant/tool hire) looking for a horizontal move or be an experienced and driven Assistant Depot Manager (within plant/tool hire) that is looking to be promoted. ESSENTIAL
• Have valid proof of your right to work in the UK – (Boels does not arrange relocation, work visas or provide visa sponsorship)
• The personal qualities that we expect you to demonstrate are:
• Goal and results driven mindset, with a focus on both enhancing the customer experience and maximising revenue.
• Commercial astuteness with an ability to plan logically and strategically.
• Organisational skills with the aim to keep the administration of your depot in a ship-shape manner.