Profitability-Driven Fleet Rentals Manager

SF Partners; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is hiring a Fleet Rentals Manager for an office-based role in Wolverhampton. You will lead the fleet rental operations, ensuring profitability per vehicle, optimal utilization and tight cost control across the fleet and driver terms.

You will own the P&L, manage pricing strategy, and drive month-end reporting with the Group CEO. A background in vehicle rental or asset rental with strong financial acumen is required.

Qualifications

• Finance-led: has built and managed budgets, reads a P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, and understands profitability per unit.
• Track record of improving profitability in a business unit or division, ideally in vehicle rental or related Asset-Rental.
• Commercial judgement on pricing, cost control and investment, backed by numbers.
• Proven people management experience, 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.
• Experience handling fleet or rental management software and insurance/damage recovery.

Responsibilities

• Own the P&L and deliver the agreed profit target.
• Know full cost and margin of every vehicle and act on underperforming units.
• Build the annual budget and forecast and manage every cost line.
• Challenge costs that do not add margin and drive cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with external accountants on month-end figures and management accounts.
• Set fleet size, mix and growth plan for sign-off by the CEO.
• Approve vehicle purchases, finance and disposals only when a return is demonstrated.
• Drive utilisation and reduce idle assets.

Skills

Budget management

P&L ownership

Fleet management

Cost control

Team leadership

Pricing strategy

Financial analysis

Fleet software

Tools

Fleet management software

Job description

SF Partners is hiring a Fleet Rentals Manager for an office-based role in Wolverhampton. You will lead the fleet rental operations, ensuring profitability per vehicle, optimal utilization and tight cost control across the fleet and driver terms.

You will own the P&L, manage pricing strategy, and drive month-end reporting with the Group CEO. A background in vehicle rental or asset rental with strong financial acumen is required.