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Tool Hire Operations Manager

  1. Permanent - Full time
£Competitive + Benefit
  1. Travis Perkins
  2. Manchester, Greater Manchester

hrs/pw

Monday - Friday

Bolton; Liverpool; Manchester; Oldham; Warrington

44547

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“At Travis Perkins it’s all about good colleagues who care about what they do.”

Do you share our drive and potential to be the best?
  • Drive great results for a key part of the business
  • Bring your talents to a team that strives to be the best
  • Build a great career within a top UK employer
At Travis Perkins we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We’re a top employer that looks after our people and empowers them to look after our business and our loyal customer base. 

Joining our family as a Tool Hire Operations Manager, you’ll be at the heart of a key and continually  growing area of our business. 

Covering the Manchester and Liverpool area you’ll be responsible for driving the safe and efficient operation of a number of Tool Hire units within a designated area, ensuring they achieve and strive to exceed sales and revenue targets. Your excellent leadership and relationship building skills will be key to your success - you’ll need to work closely with Branch Managers and Tool Hire Managers to shape and influence how they deliver on their plans locally, alongside developing great relationships with the Regional Directors/Managers for your area.  

You’ll be a stickler for high standards,  always striving for improvement, and most importantly will have the ability to impress and inspire this way of working within the Tool Hire Units within your area. 

With a real passion for driving fantastic sales performance you’ll work will local branch teams to develop robust sales development plans, identifying any skills gaps along the way and coaching and developing teams to achieve success. 

We’re looking for the kind of professional who: 
  • Has excellent leadership skills and the ability to build strong relationships 
  • Can influence at all levels
  • Makes sure people are on track and gives great feedback
  • Can inspire sky high standards for safety and service
  • Has pin-sharp commercial acumen
  • Can motivate and develop teams to be the best


In return, you’ll have every opportunity to drive your career forward within a large and expanding business with deep local roots and strong family values.

Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.

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