Interim Fleet Transformation Lead

Management resources; Mechelen; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Management resources seeks an experienced Interim Fleet Transformation Lead to drive a critical business transformation initiative across multiple sites in Belgium. You will professionalise fleet governance, data quality and decision-making while supporting ERP implementation and a future operating model.

The role requires senior transformation expertise, strong stakeholder management and hands-on ERP experience to deliver actionable recommendations and a data-driven fleet strategy.

Qualifications

• Senior transformation professional with a proven track record in complex operational environments.
• Experience leading transformation and business improvement programmes.
• Hands-on ERP implementation experience.
• Expertise in governance, process optimisation, and operating model design.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment of the current fleet landscape across all locations and establish an inventory.
• Develop a future fleet operating model with governance, lifecycle management and KPIs.
• Define and implement data governance, reporting frameworks and a single source of truth for fleet data.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, change management and capability building across the organisation.

Skills

Transformation

Fleet management

ERP implementation

Data governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Change management

Governance models

Operating model

Process optimization

Job description

For a large and fast-growing multi-site organisation in Flanders, we are looking for an experienced Interim Fleet Transformation Lead (m/f/x) to drive a critical business transformation initiative.

The company operates across dozens of locations, employs several thousand people and is currently evolving from a historically decentralised structure towards a more integrated and data-driven operating model.

As part of this journey, the organisation wants to professionalise its fleet management organisation, governance, data quality and decision-making capabilities while supporting the implementation of a new ERP platform.

The Challenge

The organisation operates a large fleet spread across multiple sites.

Your Mission

As Interim Fleet Transformation Lead, you will play a key role in helping the organisation gain a strategic, full visibility and control over its fleet operations while shaping a future-proof fleet management model.

Assess, Structure & Create Visibility

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current fleet landscape across all locations.
• Establish a reliable inventory of the fleet, including asset condition, utilisation, lifecycle status and operational deployment.
• Assess the quality, completeness and reliability of fleet-related data, systems and reporting.
• Analyse existing fleet processes, governance structures and decision-making practices.
• Identify operational inefficiencies, risks, data gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Create a clear baseline of the current situation and define priorities for action.
• Deliver actionable recommendations to improve fleet visibility, control and operational performance.

Design & Implement the Future Fleet Operating Model

• Define a future-proof fleet management strategy aligned with the organisation's growth ambitions.
• Introduce industry best practices in fleet governance, lifecycle management and fleet optimisation.
• Establish clear governance structures, roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes.
• Create a sustainable "single source of truth" for fleet data, reporting and performance management.
• Develop fleet KPIs, dashboards and management reporting frameworks.
• Design lifecycle management, maintenance planning, replacement and investment frameworks.
• Support the selection and implementation of the future ERP platform, ensuring alignment between business processes, data governance and technology.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, change management and capability building across the organisation.

Leadership & Change Management

• Build strong relationships with operational and executive stakeholders.
• Coach and support key internal managers.
• Facilitate decision-making across different business units.
• Create buy-in for change throughout the organisation.

Profile

We are looking for a senior transformation professional with a proven track record in complex operational environments.

Required Experience

• Strong experience leading transformation and business improvement programmes.
• Demonstrated expertise in fleet management within a complex, multi-site environment.
• Proven ability to define and implement fleet management best practices, governance models, lifecycle management frameworks and performance KPIs.
• Ability to benchmark current fleet operations and introduce industry-leading practices to improve asset utilisation, operational efficiency, cost control and investment decision-making.
• Strong Project Management skills.
• Hands-on ERP implementation experience.
• Expertise in governance, process optimisation, and operating model design.
• Strong data governance and master data management capabilities.
• Ability to bring structure into complex and ambiguous environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.
• Strong change management and coaching capabilities.

Languages

• French: mandatory;
• English: professional working proficiency;
• Dutch: strong asset.

Personal Style

• Pragmatic and hands-on;
• Structured and analytical;
• Credible with senior leadership;
• Collaborative and transparent;
• Positive and solution-oriented;
• Capable of building trust quickly;
• Comfortable challenging the status quo while maintaining stakeholder engagement.