Fleet Team Leader

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Job summary

A leading home improvement company is seeking a Fleet Team Leader to manage vehicle allocations and logistics for cars and vans. You will be responsible for overseeing vehicle tracking, inbound and outbound logistics, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has proven fleet management experience and strong organizational skills, with opportunities for career development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

31 days holiday

Paid time off for volunteering

Health & well-being benefits

Discounted gym memberships

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fleet management, vehicle logistics, or transport coordination.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle compliance and insurance processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate assignment of vehicles to drivers.
• Manage intake and return of all vehicles with proper documentation.
• Oversee timely return of lease vehicles.

Skills

Fleet management

Vehicle logistics

Transport coordination

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Jaama

JDE

Job description

Fleet Team Leader – Vehicle Allocations & Logistics

Are you a highly organized, detail-driven professional with a passion for fleet management? We’re looking for a Fleet Team Leader to join our dynamic team and oversee vehicle allocations and logistics operations across leased, owned, and short-term rental vehicles (cars and vans).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Vehicle Allocation & Tracking: Ensure accurate assignment of vehicles to drivers, cost centers, and locations. Maintain up-to-date records of all vehicle movements, including new starters, leavers, repairs, and re-allocations.
2. Inbound & Outbound Logistics: Manage the intake and return of all vehicles, ensuring proper documentation, registration, and updates to cost centers.
3. Lease Returns: Oversee timely and compliant return of lease vehicles, including inspections, MOTs, and damage assessments.
4. Fuel Card Management: Order, assign, and monitor fuel cards with correct spend limits and usage categories.
5. Insurance & Compliance: Liaise with insurance teams on claims, update internal systems (Jaama, JDE), and ensure all vehicles meet MOT, RFL, MID, and SORN requirements.
6. Driver Support: Assist with breakdowns, vehicle queries, and short-term hire needs.
7. Third-Party Coordination: Work with suppliers for vehicle livery, kit-outs, and rentals, ensuring POs are raised and costs approved.
8. Fines & Legal: Manage speeding and parking fines, provide driver details to authorities, and support license checks and risk notifications.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in fleet management, vehicle logistics, or transport coordination
• Strong knowledge of vehicle compliance, insurance processes, and fleet systems (e.g., Jaama, JDE)
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Comfortable working with data, reports, and compliance documentation

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary
• Pension – with options to save on tax and National Insurance via salary sacrifice
• 31 days holiday, increasing with service, plus an additional paid day for your birthday
• Paid time off annually for volunteering
• Comprehensive health & well-being benefits, including discounted gym memberships, employee assistance programs, and access to mental health first aiders
• Discounted employee purchase schemes on products
• Group perks and freebies for days out, cinema, theatre, dining, mobile phones, food shopping, and major retailers
• Opportunity to work with a supportive, forward-thinking team
• Career development and continuous learning opportunities
• Salary Sacrifice benefits, including pension, cycle to work, and additional annual leave purchase schemes, potentially reducing your tax and National Insurance contributions

Our company is committed to monitoring and aligning policies with government guidance on reducing respiratory infections in the workplace. Through our value of “Succeed Together,” we promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. We recruit the best person for the job, regardless of protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, fostering an inclusive working environment.