Fleet Operations Manager

Severn Trent Water; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities company is seeking a Fleet Operations Manager in Coventry to oversee fleet operations and manage a team. The role requires strong leadership skills and substantial experience in fleet management. Key responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, effective scheduling, and maintaining stakeholder communication. The position offers numerous benefits including a competitive salary, pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave scheme

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience managing fleet or transport teams.
• Passion to lead by example and motivate the team.
• Excellent working knowledge of daily fleet processes and health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively work across Fleet and Operational functions.
• Ensure effective scheduling of work.
• Monitor and report on transportation-related expenditure.

Skills

Experience of managing fleet or transport teams

Strong leadership and people management skills

Excellent knowledge of daily fleet processes

Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Understanding of KPIs and regulatory targets

Commercial awareness

Job description

Overview

Severn Trent’s Fleet Operations Manager role is key to how all of our business moves. You will be responsible for ensuring that all of the key fleet senior stakeholders and customers are proactively owned, engaged & managed, and always striving to provide fantastic service. Leading a team of 6 to 8 people, you will be offering a business partner service, where you will be working collaboratively to define operational demand and growth planning while always making sure that the customer experience meets their expectations. This can be in regard to service levels & quality, from timeliness of service delivery through to cost, always looking to be pro-actively managing availability of all available resources and skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively work across the Fleet and Operational functions to communicate any fleet issues / updates and find solutions to ensure a smooth operation
• Ensure the effective scheduling of work to the workshop estate, ensuring customers are kept informed
• Responsible for the operational management of vehicle fleet and customer interactions and relationships
• Ensure the company is compliant with transportation regulations, health and safety standards and environmental requirements
• Monitor, control, and report on transportation-related expenditure to optimise costs.

What you’ll bring to the role

In this role we’re ideally looking for someone who has experience of managing fleet or transport teams while having a passion to lead by example and motivate your team to achieve the highest standard of performance. We’d love you to have an excellent working knowledge of all daily fleet processes, health and safety regulations, DVSA standards, and people management practices and be able to bring into play Excellent communication skills as you will be interacting with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.

• Experience of managing fleet or transport teams
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent knowledge of daily fleet processes, health and safety regulations, DVSA standards, and regulatory practices
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Understanding of KPI’s and regulatory targets relevant to Fleet operations; working knowledge of audit processes
• Commercial awareness

What’s in it for you

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies (including, a year off paid for any maternity and adoption leave)

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

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