Mgr Fleet Operations

Hertz; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% off Hertz rentals

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Pension plan with employer matching

Employee Assistance Program

Educational reimbursement and employee

Job summary

Hertz is seeking a Manager Fleet Operations in Winnipeg, Canada to oversee the corporate fleet lifecycle, from in-fleeting to auction. You will partner with Area GMs to optimize distribution, coordinate licensing and registrations, and ensure accurate fleet accounting across multiple locations.

Strong Excel, Telematics experience (Geotab) and cross-functional collaboration are essential. Join a team focused on minimizing downtime, improving fleet availability for rentals, and driving operational

Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Detail oriented with high accuracy.
• Experience with telematics platforms (Geotab) is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions and locations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Results-driven with decision-making ability.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to see the big picture and think strategically.
• Strong organization and time management.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee in-fleeting and de-fleeting to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate fleet distribution with Area GMs and other corporate cities.
• Monitor and manage OOS categories and fleet inventory.
• Ensure timely licensing and vehicle registrations.
• Coordinate repurchase turnbacks and vehicle reselection for auction.
• Support car sales coordination and delivery to disposal areas.
• Coordinate telematics device installation and data connectivity.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Detail oriented

Geotab telematics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Decision making

Autonomy

Big-picture thinking

Time management

Problem solving

Tools

Geotab

Job description

A Day in the Life:

The Manager Fleet Operations plays a pivotal role in managing our corporate fleet to ensure optimal availability for the rental operation. This includes overseeing the in-fleeting and de-fleeting processes, ensuring minimal downtime through managing OOS categories, retrieval of fleet from non-corporate locations and ensuring the fleet is physically accounted for on a regular basis. The Manager Fleet Operations will work closely with Area GMs to coordinate proper distribution of the fleet between areas and will communicate with other corporate cities to coordinate vehicle movements as required.

Job Description

A Day in the Life:

The Manager Fleet Operations plays a pivotal role in managing our corporate fleet to ensure optimal availability for the rental operation. This includes overseeing the in-fleeting and de-fleeting processes, ensuring minimal downtime through managing OOS categories, retrieval of fleet from non-corporate locations and ensuring the fleet is physically accounted for on a regular basis. The Manager Fleet Operations will work closely with Area GMs to coordinate proper distribution of the fleet between areas and will communicate with other corporate cities to coordinate vehicle movements as required.

What You’ll Do

New Vehicle In-Fleeting

• Communicate with delivering dealers on delivery timing and associated items.
• Ensure new vehicles are installed in Cars Plus within 48 hours of arrival.
• Monitor OEM status tape to determine timing on new vehicle arrivals and plan resources accordingly.
• Communicate with Tech Ops Department to ensure PDI process is occurring within required fleeting timelines.
• Arrange licensing as required to correspond with in-fleeting timelines.
• Assist with vehicle installation as required.
• Coordinate all plate renewals with the ministry on an annual basis.

Out Of Service / Inventory Control

• Monitor all Non-Tech Ops Out of Service buckets (Admin, Research, Registration, Turnback, Stolen, Legal Hold and New Fleet) to ensure the resolution of outstanding items within a timely manner and to meet targeted OOS percentages.
• Ensure proper scanning of units on distribution lots to provide accurate visibility on the location of the fleet.
• Coordinate retrieval of vehicles from non-corporate locations (Out of Town) within a timely manner.
• Ensure a monthly physical inventory is conducted on the entire pool fleet.
• Researching location of missing vehicles on telematics portholes and communicating with Tech Ops for retrieval from impounds.
• Ensuring HOT (stolen) vehicles are processed.
• Coordinate with the Distribution department on the retrieval of all safety recall vehicles for delivery to Tech Ops department for processing.
• Coordinate movement of vehicles into and out of the pool as directed by the fleet department.

Repurchase Turnbacks

• Coordinate the retrieval of all repurchase turnback units from rental locations for processing.
• Coordinate inspection process and required vending for reconditioning and delivery to auction within required timeframes, while ensuring vehicle progress is properly noted on tracking template.
• Coordinate all required documentation associated with repurchase units as required by the OEM (RIMS – GM).
• Ensure vehicles are properly idle sighted to auction upon arrival.
• Follow up with the auction on vehicle acceptances (sign off).
• Coordinate resolution of rejected vehicles with the auction and vendors.
• Ensure vehicles are suspended immediately upon receipt of auction acceptance.

Car Sales

• Coordinate the retrieval of all grounded car sales vehicles with priority on pre-sold units.
• Ensure delivery to disposal areas as directed by the Remarketing department (RHP or Auction).
• Ensure vehicle registrations are being processed in a timely manner to the auction/buyer.
• Ensure vehicles are properly idle sighted to disposal areas upon arrival.

Telematics

• Coordinate the timely retrieval of vehicles requiring GeoTab device installation to achieve targeted connectivity levels.
• Secure and distribute new Geotab devices to Tech Ops department as required.
• Coordinate “in vehicle” telematics procedures as required.

Tnc

• Locating and retrieving selected units for TNC usage.
• Adjust model code for vehicles assigned to TNC.

What We’re Looking For

• Advanced Microsoft excel skills
• Detail oriented individual, operating at a very high level of accuracy
• Experience working with telematics platforms including Geotab is a plus but not required
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions and locations.
• Able to thrive in dynamic environments and navigate with confidence and agility
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Results driven, ability to make decisions and help solve problems.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision with a goal-oriented mindset.
• Ability to see the big picture and leverage critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Excellent organization, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills.

What You’ll Get

• 40% off any standard Hertz Rental
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
• Retirement programs, including Pension Plan employer matching
• Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
• Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
• Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more

About Us

The Hertz Corporation operates the Hertz, Dollar Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognized in the world.