Fleet Rentals Profitability Manager

SF Partners; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is recruiting a Fleet Rentals Manager for an office-based role in Wolverhampton. You will own the profitability of the rental fleet, manage pricing, budgeting and cost control, and lead the Rental Regional Manager to drive efficient operations and strong cash collection.

The role focuses on ensuring per-vehicle profitability, setting fleet mix and utilisation targets, and maintaining tight financial governance while delivering monthly performance packs to the Group CEO.

Qualifications

• Finance-led: has built and managed budgets, reads a P&L and cash flow, and understands profitability per unit.
• Track record of improving profitability of a business unit or division, ideally in vehicle rental, fleet, leasing or asset-rental.
• Commercial judgement on pricing, cost control and investment, backed by numbers.
• Proven people manager, including leading a team through a manager or supervisor.
• Firm on money: willing to end a rental or approve recovery action when a driver will not pay.

Responsibilities

• Own the P&L and deliver the agreed profit target.
• Know the full cost and margin of every vehicle, and act on any vehicle that does not earn its keep: re-price, redeploy or dispose.
• Build the annual budget and forecast, and manage every cost line against it.
• Challenge every cost that does not add margin.
• Work with external accountants on month-end figures and management accounts.

Skills

Finance-led

Profitability improvement

Commercial judgement

People management

Money discipline

Tools

Fleet management software

Job description

SF Partners is recruiting a Fleet Rentals Manager for an office-based role in Wolverhampton. You will own the profitability of the rental fleet, manage pricing, budgeting and cost control, and lead the Rental Regional Manager to drive efficient operations and strong cash collection.

The role focuses on ensuring per-vehicle profitability, setting fleet mix and utilisation targets, and maintaining tight financial governance while delivering monthly performance packs to the Group CEO.