Fleet Asset Manager

M Group Services Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in essential infrastructure services seeks a dynamic fleet management professional to optimize vehicle utilization, reduce costs, and implement strategies for efficient fleet operations. Ideal candidates will have proven experience and strong analytical skills, with opportunities for personal and professional development supported by a range of benefits.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Private health care for family

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company car or allowance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fleet management and hire operations.
• Strong understanding of vehicle maintenance and regulations.
• Ability to analyze data and optimize fleet operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fleet performance and maintenance schedules.
• Manage ordering and delivery tracking of new vehicles.
• Develop telematics strategy to enhance fleet efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Communication

Negotiation

Tools

Fleet management software

Tracking systems

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

This role is in our Plant & Fleet department, our Plant & Fleet supports teams across our business with their vehicle, plant and specialist equipment needs, offering hire solutions that are commercially effective, reliable, safe and compliant.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We're looking for a dynamic fleet management professional who thrives on strategy, efficiency, and collaboration. In this role, you'll be instrumental in optimising vehicle utilisation, reducing costs, and ensuring smooth operations across our fleet.

You'll play a key role in developing and implementing strategies that enhance efficiency, using data analytics and fleet management systems to drive improvements. Your insights will support detailed reporting on fleet operations, budgeting, and performance analysis, ensuring that decision-making is informed and impactful.

Day to day, you'll oversee fleet performance, tracking maintenance schedules, mileage, fuel consumption, and billing to keep operations running smoothly. You'll also support month-end financial processes by analysing movements in P&L values to provide clarity and accuracy.

Working closely with procurement, you'll manage the ordering and delivery tracking of new vehicles, ensuring funding is cleared at disposal. You’ll also liaise with external funders to maintain accurate financial records throughout the lifecycle of agreements, making strategic recommendations when contracts come to an end.

You’ll collaborate with lease customers, guiding them through account reviews and advising on renewal, extension, or de-fleeting strategies. Your expertise will also be critical in assessing vehicles that are beyond economical repair, advising on condition and helping to avoid major maintenance costs—while maximising proceeds through smart disposal recommendations.

Additionally, you'll take charge of telematics operations, helping to shape and develop M Group’s telematics strategy to enhance fleet efficiency and performance.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in fleet management, hire operations, asset life cycle functions.
• Strong understanding of vehicle maintenance, regulations, and transport planning.
• Excellent leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyse data and optimize fleet operations using digital tools.
• Strong communication and negotiation abilities.
• Proficiency in fleet management software and tracking systems.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car or allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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