Hire Manager – Milton Keynes (Lead, Motivate, Inspire)

Who we are

We’re Travis Perkins Hire. With 250 locations nationwide, we’re proud to be part of the Travis Perkins family. Whether it’s tool, plant, and equipment hire, powered access, waste management, or welfare hire, we’ve got our customers covered at every stage of their project. Need advice, safety training, or a demo? We’re always ready to help. Hiring with us is simple; we tailor the price to suit our customers, offering a reliable delivery and collection service they can count on. Quick jobs or tough jobs, we get it sorted.

What you’ll be doing

As the new Hire Manager at the Milton Keynes branch, you’ll be at the forefront of driving success and hitting key targets! This is an exciting opportunity for a sales-driven, customer-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment. If you’re ready to take charge and make an impact, this role is for you.

Your main responsibility will be to develop and execute a sales action plan that exceeds budget performance through a proactive sales approach. You’ll play a key role in supporting the integration of Hire into the wider Travis Perkins branch, enhancing the knowledge and understanding of the services available to our Branch colleagues. This includes providing training and coaching where needed, in close collaboration with the Travis Perkins Branch Manager.

What’s in It for You?

You’ll be part of the UK’s biggest builders’ merchant with endless opportunities to grow and develop! You’ll be part of a supportive, friendly team where your skills matter… With over 500 branches across the Travis Perkins business, there’s always room to learn, progress, and make a real impact. Plus, we offer great benefits and career development… come be a part of something big!

We offer:

• Attractive annual salary

• Performance-based bonus that rewards your hard work

• Save-as-you-earn & Buy-as-you-earn schemes for smart financial growth

• Generous contributory pension scheme to secure your future

• Exclusive colleague discounts across a variety of Group businesses, including 20% off at Toolstation

• Wellbeing support to keep you feeling your best

• MyBenefits discounts at top retailers, restaurants, and more!

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, and you’ll only work 2 Saturdays every 4 weeks (Saturdays are 8:00 am to 12:00 pm).

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Crushing Sales Goals: Develop a winning sales action plan and drive results beyond the targets. Proactive is your middle name.

• Coaching & Training: Work with the Branch Manager to level up the team on everything tool hire. Share your knowledge, get everyone on point.

• Keeping Things Running: Make sure all tools and equipment are in tip-top shape, safe, and ready for action. Safety first, always.

• Stock Control: Balance stock levels to meet demand—ensuring the right gear’s available without ever letting it gather dust.

• Leading the Team: Oversee the day-to-day of your Hire team. Train, supervise, and motivate for top-notch performance.

• Top Service: Be the go-to for customer queries. Offer smart solutions and upsell like a pro to boost sales.

• Communication: Keep the team and branch in the loop with daily toolbox talks and quick, effective communication.

Who you are

• Experience: If you’ve worked in tool hire, plant hire, or a leadership role before, great! But if you’ve got sales or customer service experience, we’re still keen.

• Leadership Vibes: You know how to lead a team, inspire, and keep things moving.

• Safety Focused: You’ll make sure everything’s safe and sound…whether it’s equipment or the work environment.

• Proactive: You thrive in a fast-paced environment and always find a way to improve things.

How to Apply

Ready to be part of something big? Apply now and join a company that truly values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the opportunity to succeed.

If you’re offered the role, it will be a conditional offer, subject to a few background checks. These include a criminal record check (basic DBS), adverse financial check, media search & occupational history review. We do this to ensure we’re keeping both our business and customers safe, and we appreciate your understanding.

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We are Travis Perkins.
Leading our industry for over two centuries, we’ve built our early foundations into a nationwide business that gives customers the products they need, with the smile they deserve. We’re proudly part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, providing unrivalled customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK.

What’s it like to be a Yard Assistant?
Every day is different at Travis Perkins, but here’s what you can expect:

• Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.

• You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.

• You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.

• Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don’t worry full training is provided

• Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment

Do you have what it takes?

• This is a key customer facing role, so you will need to be enthusiastic and have great interpersonal skills. 

• Be confident in your physical ability to process heavy and bulky stock throughout the Yard, within our health and safety guidelines.

• Thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment, be adaptable and resilient.

What’s in it for you?

• Make your job a journey – with support to enrol onto development schemes, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to excel and progress.

• Competitive salary – with bonus earning potential too! We achieve together, so we earn together too.

• 22 days of holiday

• Enhanced pension scheme – prepare for your future by matching your pension contributions up to 10%. (Conditions apply)

• Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, with wider savings across the group.

• Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours (no evenings or weekends!).

• ShareSave – own our collective success by investing with our group shares.

• Online shopping discounts – treat yourself more often, thanks to discounts across a range of leading retailers… from everyday essentials, to airport parking and travel!

What about our culture?

Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. By sharing our knowledge we don’t just support our colleagues, we create an unrivalled customer experience that shows them that we really care.
We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer. Please let your recruiter know how we can help you to thrive as your authentic self. You be you, it makes us, us.

We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.

We are Travis Perkins.
Leading our industry for over two centuries, we’ve built our early foundations into a nationwide business that gives customers the products they need, with the smile they deserve. We’re proudly part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, providing unrivalled customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK.

What’s it like to be a Yard Assistant?
Every day is different at Travis Perkins, but here’s what you can expect:

• Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.

• You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.

• You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.

• Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don’t worry full training is provided

• Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment

Do you have what it takes?

• This is a key customer facing role, so you will need to be enthusiastic and have great interpersonal skills. 

• Be confident in your physical ability to process heavy and bulky stock throughout the Yard, within our health and safety guidelines.

• Thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment, be adaptable and resilient.

What’s in it for you?

• Make your job a journey – with support to enrol onto development schemes, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to excel and progress.

• Competitive salary – with bonus earning potential too! We achieve together, so we earn together too.

• 22 days of holiday

• Enhanced pension scheme – prepare for your future by matching your pension contributions up to 10%. (Conditions apply)

• Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, with wider savings across the group.

• Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours (no evenings or weekends!).

• ShareSave – own our collective success by investing with our group shares.

• Online shopping discounts – treat yourself more often, thanks to discounts across a range of leading retailers… from everyday essentials, to airport parking and travel!

What about our culture?

Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. By sharing our knowledge we don’t just support our colleagues, we create an unrivalled customer experience that shows them that we really care.
We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer. Please let your recruiter know how we can help you to thrive as your authentic self. You be you, it makes us, us.

We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.

We are Travis Perkins.
Leading our industry for over two centuries, we’ve built our early foundations into a nationwide business that gives customers the products they need, with the smile they deserve. We’re proudly part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, providing unrivalled customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK.

What’s it like to be a Yard Assistant?
Every day is different at Travis Perkins, but here’s what you can expect:

• Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.

• You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.

• You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.

• Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don’t worry full training is provided

• Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment

Do you have what it takes?

• This is a key customer facing role, so you will need to be enthusiastic and have great interpersonal skills. 

• Be confident in your physical ability to process heavy and bulky stock throughout the Yard, within our health and safety guidelines.

• Thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment, be adaptable and resilient.

What’s in it for you?

• Make your job a journey – with support to enrol onto development schemes, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to excel and progress.

• Competitive salary – with bonus earning potential too! We achieve together, so we earn together too.

• 22 days of holiday

• Enhanced pension scheme – prepare for your future by matching your pension contributions up to 10%. (Conditions apply)

• Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, with wider savings across the group.

• Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours (no evenings or weekends!).

• ShareSave – own our collective success by investing with our group shares.

• Online shopping discounts – treat yourself more often, thanks to discounts across a range of leading retailers… from everyday essentials, to airport parking and travel!

What about our culture?

Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. By sharing our knowledge we don’t just support our colleagues, we create an unrivalled customer experience that shows them that we really care.
We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer. Please let your recruiter know how we can help you to thrive as your authentic self. You be you, it makes us, us.

We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.

Branch Manager – Travis Perkins High Wycombe

Previous builders merchant management experience is essential for this role.

We are Travis Perkins plc. With over two centuries of experience leading our industry, we’ve developed our early foundations into a diverse network of specialist brands, providing an unrivalled level of customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK.

As a nationwide business, high-performance benchmarks are regularly set – and regularly beaten. We give our best, to be the best. Pushing ourselves to be bold in the pursuit of innovative solutions that can drive customer experience, profitability, and employee satisfaction. We share our knowledge, understanding that we are better when we come together and embrace what makes us, us.

But primarily, we care. We care for our customers. We care for our colleagues. And we care for you – our applicants.

We are now welcoming an experienced and energised Branch Manager to lead the team at our High Wycombe Travis Perkins branch.

What you will do

As an experienced Branch Manager, you’ll lead a passionate team to cultivate a strong culture of connectivity across the full branch operation, from customer care, to delivery logistics and stock management.

You’ll balance your team leadership with operational excellence, as you drive AOP results to smash targets and instil Travis Perkins as a pillar of the local community. The Branch Manager will support the Travis Perkins culture of non-negotiable safety, ensuring that your team is passionate about providing unrivalled levels of customer support by building strong, lasting relationships within their local market.

This fast-paced, rewarding role see you proactively involved across the full day-to-day operation of your branch, from coordinating sales, overseeing distribution, and optimal stock maintenance, to team coaching, market-leading recruitment, and at the heart of everything that we do, safety.

Who You Are

• A strong leader: motivating, developing, and delegating to your team
• A delegator: Empowering your team to achieve high performance with autonomy
• A collaborative worker: Embracing shared leadership, shared knowledge, and shared success
• An influential communicator: Guiding colleagues, and adding value to customer interactions
• Commercially focused: Putting the customer first, whilst identifying additional sales opportunities
• Data led: You use financial and statistical data to make informed decisions.
• Culturally aware: You create an inclusive and positive environment that motivates the team and keeps customers coming back.

Why join Travis Perkins?

Joining the UK’s largest builders’ merchant means endless growth opportunities. You’ll be part of a supportive team where your skills truly matter. With over 500 branches nationwide, there’s always room to learn, progress, and make a real impact.

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses
• Save-as-you-earn & Buy-as-you-earn schemes for smart financial growth
• Generous pension scheme
• Exclusive discounts across various businesses (including 20% off at Toolstation)
• Wellbeing support to help you feel your best
• MyPerks discounts at top retailers, restaurants, and more!

How to Apply

Ready to be part of something big? Apply now for this Branch Manager vacancy and join a company that truly values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the chance to succeed.

Got a question about this vacancy? Connect with the Recruitment Business Partner here.

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