Opportunity: Area Manager East
Contract: Permanent
Location: Belfast with travel required across NI.
Salary: Competitive + Management Bonus + Company Vehicle
Balloo Hire Centres is a leading provider of tool, plant and welfare equipment for businesses and DIY needs in Northern Ireland. Balloo Hire Centres is part of The Briggs Equipment Group and therefore can offer a local solution with corporate level support.
We have a new opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious Area Managerto lead our successful teams covering our deports in the East of Northern Ireland (Ballyclare, Nutts Corner and Bangor).
In this role, you will:
- Oversee daily operations at assigned Depots, ensuring efficient preparation of sales and hire orders and effective management of workshop service work.
- Manage rental and transport activities, coordinating closely with sales and service teams to meet customer expectations.
- Support the Head of Operations in delivering the business growth strategy across STH, sales, and transport.
- Develop and train workshop and admin staff to ensure competency and support progression.
- Improve customer contact and delivery logistics processes for both new and existing customers.
- Use our business IT system (InspHire) to identify efficiency opportunities and assist in setting departmental budgets and targets.
- Support recruitment and team structuring to strengthen workshop capability and enable future growth.
- Build strong relationships with key customers, resolving rental and workshop issues and adjusting operations to drive improvement.
- Promote and implement Group-wide best practices, with a strong focus on SHEQ standards.
What will help you to excel in this role:
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate, guide, and develop multi-disciplinary teams.
- Extensive experience managing people at a departmental level, including performance management, training and team development.
- Solid understanding of plant hire operations, including proficiency with hire-industry IT systems and the ability to analyse operational reports, budgets, and departmental performance targets.
What you can expect from us:
- Competitive base salary
- Bonus
- Company vehicle
- Future development and career opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
- Paycare and eyecare health scheme
- High street voucher scheme
Whats next
If you are interested in joining our us at Balloo Hire Centres, then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch.
Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment Team, and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met.
Skills:
Area Manager Operations Sales Depot management Plant Hire Rental
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