Job Description Operations Manager (Employee Transport Services)
Company Name: Traveltime Mobility India Private Limited
Designation: Operations Manager Employee Transport Services (ETS)
Job Location: Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra
Qualification: Graduate in any stream
Experience: 5 To 10 years of experience in Employee Transportation Services (ETS)
Age Criteria: 35 To 40 years
Role & responsibilities
1. Required Qualities and Competencies
- Strong Operational Knowledge: Sound knowledge of employee transportation operations, including employee pickup and drop services, fleet deployment, routing, scheduling, and trip management.
- Leadership Skills: Ability to lead, motivate, and manage operations teams, supervisors, and ground staff effectively.
- Proactive Approach: Ability to anticipate operational challenges and implement preventive measures to avoid service disruptions.
- Client Management: Strong communication and relationship-management skills to handle client officials, address concerns, and maintain client satisfaction.
- Service Delivery: Ability to fulfil client requirements and manage additional vehicle demands within committed timelines.
- Reliability and Integrity: High levels of accountability, transparency, professionalism, and ethical conduct.
- Flexibility: Willingness to work flexible hours, including shifts, weekends, and holidays, depending on operational requirements.
- Result-Oriented Mindset: Focus on achieving operational targets, improving service quality, controlling costs, and maintaining client satisfaction.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to make timely decisions and resolve critical operational issues under pressure.
- Coordination Skills: Effective coordination with clients, vendors, driver partners, supervisors, and the head office team.
2. Key Job Responsibilities
A. Day-to-Day Operations Management
- Manage and monitor daily employee transportation operations at the Kharadi, Pune location.
- Ensure timely vehicle deployment for employee pickup and drop services.
- Monitor and achieve agreed operational performance targets, including OTA (On-Time Arrival) and OTD (On-Time Departure).
- Ensure adequate fleet availability and efficient vehicle utilization.
- Handle last-minute vehicle shortages, breakdowns, driver absenteeism, route changes, and other operational emergencies.
- Implement effective contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted transportation services.
B. Team Management and Leadership
- Lead and manage operations executives, supervisors, and ground-level teams.
- Allocate responsibilities, monitor individual performance and ensure accountability.
- Conduct regular team briefings and review operational performance.
- Train and guide team members to improve productivity, discipline, and service quality.
- Maintain adequate manpower availability and ensure proper shift planning.
C. Client Relationship Management
- Maintain professional and transparent communication with client officials.
- Attend client meetings and address operational concerns, complaints, and escalations.
- Ensure timely fulfilment of regular and additional vehicle requirements.
- Develop strong client relationships through consistent service delivery and proactive communication.
- Provide timely updates on operational challenges and corrective actions.
D. Vendor and Driver Partner Management
- Develop and maintain a reliable network of vehicle vendors and driver partners.
- Identify and onboard suitable vendors to meet existing and future fleet requirements.
- Monitor vendor performance, vehicle availability, driver discipline, and service quality.
- Ensure compliance with client requirements and applicable transport regulations.
- Maintain backup vendors and vehicles to manage emergencies and sudden increases in demand.
- Build strong working relationships with driver partners to ensure operational stability.
E. Business Development and Fleet Expansion
- Identify opportunities to expand existing business and improve client engagement.
- Support the procurement and onboarding of new clients.
- Assist in preparing operational proposals, fleet plans, and cost estimates.
- Coordinate with the management team to support business growth and improve profitability.
- Explore opportunities to optimize fleet utilization and reduce operational costs.
F. Reporting and MIS Management
- Prepare and maintain daily and weekly operational reports.
- Review monthly MIS, trip data, vehicle utilization, attendance, and service performance.
- Coordinate with the billing team to ensure timely submission of trip data and closure of monthly billing.
- Monitor operational expenses, vendor costs, penalties, and other relevant cost parameters.
- Ensure accurate and timely sharing of reports with the head office and management.
G. Compliance and Safety
- Ensure all deployed vehicles and drivers meet client-specific and applicable statutory compliance requirements.
- Monitor vehicle documents, driver licences, permits, insurance, fitness certificates, and other applicable records.
- Ensure adherence to client safety procedures and transportation policies.
- Coordinate with the compliance team for driver verification, training, and documentation.
- Ensure timely reporting, investigation, and closure of accidents, safety incidents, and compliance gaps.
H. Coordination with Head Office
- Maintain transparent and timely communication with the head office team.
- Share operational updates, fleet requirements, client feedback, and critical escalations.
- Coordinate with finance, billing, compliance, HR, procurement, and other departments.
- Ensure management instructions and company policies are implemented effectively at the ground level.
3. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The selected candidate will be evaluated against the following performance parameters:
- Achievement of agreed OTA and OTD targets.
- Vehicle availability and fulfilment of client requirements.
- Reduction in missed trips, delayed pickups, and operational complaints.
- Client satisfaction and effective closure of escalations.
- Vendor performance and driver partner retention.
- Timely submission of weekly reports and monthly MIS.
- Timely completion of monthly billing activities.
- Compliance adherence and safety performance.
- Effective cost control and fleet utilization.
- Team productivity, accountability, and operational stability.
4. Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate should have substantial hands‑on experience in employee transportation operations, a strong understanding of ground-level fleet management, and the ability to independently manage a client location. The candidate must be capable of leading a team, resolving operational challenges, managing vendors and drivers, handling client escalations, and ensuring consistent service delivery.
Preferred candidate profile:
Candidates with experience managing large employee transport operations, corporate clients, multi-shift transportation, and high-volume fleet deployments in Pune will be given preference.