Fleet Disposals Manager

Department of Government Services VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Government Services VIC – Melbourne VIC is seeking an experienced Fleet Disposals Manager to lead the disposal delivery operations, including transport to auction and decommissioning, to ensure optimal asset returns. The role requires extensive fleet management and contractor oversight, with strong data analytics, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to probity and government policies.

Travel to disposal points will be required to supervise programs and ensure best-practice

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the motor vehicle industry and disposal processes.
• Knowledge of government vehicle acquisition and decommissioning.
• Experience with disposal programs and auction processes.
• Ability to identify operational risks and implement process improvements.
• Strong analytical skills with data reporting and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead disposal operations including decommissioning, rectification and sale preparation.
• Deliver disposal financial commitments and income actions with accountability.
• Act as client representative with disposal contractor to maximise asset returns.
• Measure weekly performance at auction and adjust strategies.
• Support VicFleet and the division as required.

Skills

Motor vehicle industry experience

Government vehicle acquisition

Decommissioning

Vehicle disposal

Market knowledge

Analytical skills

Written reports & presentations

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Department of Government Services VIC – Melbourne VIC

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services.

About the Branch/Group

The Business Operations Services division manages critical processes and services, providing end-to-end support for shared services customers. The Business Operations Services division is a centralised hub of expertise and leverages shared platforms and standardised processes to deliver high performing services to government and customers.

About the Role

The Victorian Government is taking action to transition to net zero emissions by 2045, and this includes a suite of initiatives to facilitate fleet decarbonisation and optimisation in support of a centralised fleet management model which will underpin the transition of the government fleet to zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs).

To deliver on these initiatives, VicFleet is seeking an experienced Fleet Disposals Manager to lead the disposal delivery operations including transport to auction, decommissioning, rectifications and reporting to ensure optimal asset returns through accountable and transparent processes.

The occupant of this position will have extensive fleet operational management / disposal expertise, operational management of disposal contractor, knowledge of vehicles and understanding of vehicle market. Experience in the Government sector would be highly regarded but not essential.

The position will enable the occupant to display their broad range of skills in operational fleet management, stakeholder engagement, outcomes delivery, time management, data analytics and interpersonal skills.

The occupant of this position will be required to travel to disposal points to supervise the disposal program, ensure contracts are being adhered to, best practice is achieved, probity and accountability is maintained to achieve VicFleet and the Government's objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the day-to-day disposals operations including decommissioning, rectification and getting vehicles ready for sale at the auction house and in the office.
• Deliver the disposal financial commitments and key income actions through increased accountability in accordance with government legislation, policies and procedures to meet VicFleet business objectives.
• Act as the clients' representative by liaising with disposal contractor to facilitate optimal asset returns including developing and implementing effective marketing disposal strategies.
• Measure weekly performance on auction house and strategically implement changes to achieve best sales results.
• Support the VicFleet branch and Business Operations Services division as required.

About You

We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience from the following criteria:

• Extensive experience in the motor vehicle industry, particularly related to the used vehicle market, government vehicle acquisition, decommissioning, inspection and rectification and various disposal programs.
• Extensive experience overseeing the disposal of fleet vehicles, including review of reserve prices and auction disposal process.
• Extensive experience identifying operational risks, think analytically with knowledge of process improvements and change management.
• Well-developed conceptual and analytical skills including the ability to analyse data and information and produce high-quality written reports and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships and work productively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

This role is an ongoing position. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

For more information, please see the Position Description

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.