Tool Hire Supervisor

Job Location	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Salary negotiable
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time

Job Description

The RoleAt Jewson we pride ourselves on our ability to provide a great welcome to our customers, being proactive when helping them, being trusted, and recognised for our customer first approach. If you enjoy a customer-facing role where you are responsible fordriving sales and business opportunities, and enjoy working with mechanical equipment, then this Tool Hire Supervisor could be a great opportunity for you.This Tool Hire Supervisor role is working in our Jewson Branch in Newcastle Upon-Tyne, St Lawrence Road. Jewson is the biggest employer in the UK Saint-Gobain business, with over 500 branches.What will I be doing in this roleThe Tool Hire Supervisor role is a varied and busy role. You will be focused on generating profitable Tool Hire business by building relationships with customers both face to face and via the telephone to achieve maximum sales, while ensuring effective andefficient running of Tool Hire in line with Health & Safety guidelines.Key day to day duties include:

Supervising a small team to ensure that profitable customer relationships are built and maintained; driving sales and seeking new business opportunities with new and existing customers
The creative and efficient scheduling, allocation and management of the tools - working closely with other local branches to ensure that all contracts can be fulfilled to maximum capacity
Ensure sales orders and delivery schedules are processed accurately and promptly and advising customers on trading terms and conditions
Servicing and maintenance of all tools making sure that any technical problems, faults and repairs are dealt with efficiently
Administration duties to ensure that all tool hire reports and health & safety data is up to date

What skills are we looking forFirst and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; this means that we are open to applications from all Saint-Gobain businesses and would welcome you to apply if you can demonstrate the followingkey skills:

A customer-focused approach and the ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with customers and suppliers
Strong commercial acumen and the ability to manage customer needs whilst maximising profit
Strong mechanical mind-set - you may not have worked with tools before but can demonstrate an understanding of, or interest in mechanical equipment
A positive attitude and the desire to want to continually improve our service
A full driving licence to be able to deliver equipment locally

Please note that product and system training can be provided where applicants may lack this knowledge. We encourage applications from all background if you can demonstrate the skills highlighted.RequirementsWe are an inclusive employer and keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, what football team you support, taste in music, fashion sense or anything elsethat makes you, you!We believe that working in a diverse business can be more enjoyable, teams can be more innovative, and make better decisions. We already employ many fantastic people from diverse backgrounds, but we still want to do more. So, we are on a mission to make Saint-Gobaininclusive and accessible to all, with role models for you to look up to and learn from, no matter who you are!The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexiblerequirement or need that you may have for this role. We cant guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting. But, we promise to listen.

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