Hire / Sales Controller

Selwood is the UK’s leading pump rental solutions company and part of the Workdry International Group, delivering reliable, tailored pumping solutions to the Water, Environmental and Construction sectors for over 70 years.

Our success is built on the strength of our people. Across our nationwide network of branches, we work together with honesty, respect and teamwork—sharing ideas, supporting one another and always striving to improve. Safety is at the heart of everything we do, ensuring our people and the communities we work in get home safe every day, while our work helps protect vital resources for future generations.

It’s an exciting time to join Selwood as we continue to grow. We’re committed to investing in our people—developing the skills, knowledge and career opportunities that help our teams succeed and build long-term careers with us.

We are growing our team in Chandlers Ford to meet the needs of our expanding business, and as such are looking for a Hire / Sales Controller to join the team.

As a Hire / Sales Controller you are at the heart of our Pump Hire branch, this role will bring the individual into daily contact with Selwood stakeholders as well as our external client base.

This is a great opportunity for an individual to join our business and be supported by our branch team to learn and understand the day-to-day operations of Selwood.

In this role you will need to be a confident self-starter, who has the ability and willingness to learn and develop your skills. The role will require good communication skills both verbal and written correspondence as well as having the ability to use a variety of systems and Microsoft Office applications. You will also need to have strong administrative skills to raise hire and sales quotations and subsequent contracts, raise purchase orders and process invoices.

Main responsibilities include:

• Deal with in-bound calls and emails and subsequently liaising with internal and external stakeholders & to take ownership of enquiries & deal with them accordingly in a timely manner.
• Prioritise workload and ensure the day-to-day customer requirements are met in a timely manner, whilst ensuring all paperwork including (but not limited to) hire and sales quotations, subsequent contracts, purchase orders, invoices and other administrative tasks are completed.
• Ensure that contracts, transport documentation and other paperwork are accurately input and up to date on to the applicable systems.
• Liaise with the appropriate internal teams, ensuring relevant equipment, transport and workforce are in place to cover depot & customer requirements.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to build and maintain good customer relationships.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal. 
• Proven ability of learning new skills and or products.
• A good understanding of IT systems including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• A good level of problem-solving skills.

Selwood are pleased to offer:

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
• 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
• Support for development and training
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee referral scheme

This role is not open to Agencies - Please no calls or emails - Thank you.

EDI Statement

Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.