- Experience
- Any
- Salary
- GBP 29,500 – GBP 29,500 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 4 hours ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Eligibility
- Candidates with significant experience in a busy rental or agent-style role, especially in the vehicle hire industry, who can work rotating shifts and hold a valid driving licence with at least 12 months of driving experience.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Where you'll work
Job description
Role overview
Join the Yeovil Depot as a Rental Agent within the Vehicle Hire Division. This position sits at the centre of a fast-expanding operation that supplies a broad range of light commercial vehicles to a varied client portfolio, including major corporations, public sector bodies, and medium-sized businesses. In this customer-facing role, you will be the main day-to-day contact for clients and depot colleagues, helping to build strong commercial relationships while supporting enquiries, offering guidance, and recommending relevant products and services. The role offers a starting salary of £29,500 per year, along with a bonus linked to performance.
What you will do
- Process bookings accurately across the relevant systems and manage the issue and collection of paperwork where required.
- Develop new business and strengthen existing accounts through professional communication by email and phone.
- Handle customer calls, resolve queries, provide advice and information, and suggest suitable company offerings.
- Complete the paperwork connected to vehicle movements, handovers, transfers, and yard inspections.
- Maintain a professional, welcoming, and customer-friendly presence when dealing with clients on site.
- Prepare rental quotations correctly, follow up on quotes, and actively chase responses.
What you need
- Substantial experience in a busy, high-pressure agent-style role, ideally gained in the vehicle hire sector.
- The ability to stay effective in a changing environment and work well both alone and with others.
- Strong accuracy and a careful approach to paperwork, inspections, and vehicle handovers.
- Confident communication skills for dealing with customers clearly, politely, and efficiently.
- Willingness to work rotating shifts to cover branch operating hours.
- A valid driving licence and at least 12 months of driving experience.
Benefits
- Annual salary of £29,500 plus a performance bonus.
- Enrolment in the company pension scheme.
- 22 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.
- Paid training and access to development opportunities.
- Staff rental benefits, including special hire terms for employees and extended access for friends and family through the staff rental scheme.
- Wellbeing support through the Yulife app and in-service life assurance.
- Family-friendly policies and support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
About the company
The employer is a global mobility provider with annual revenue of €4.00 billion and approximately 9,000 employees worldwide. Its ONE platform brings together SIXT rent, SIXT share, SIXT ride, and SIXT+, supported by a fleet of 350,000 vehicles, 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. With franchise partners, the business operates in more than 110 countries and across 2,000 rental stations. Customer experience and service quality are central to its approach, alongside a long-term outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset.