Strategic Group Fleet Manager: Safety, Utilisation & Cost

Open Country Dairy Ltd; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Country Dairy Ltd. seeks a commercially sharp Group Fleet Manager to lead strategy, performance, and whole-of-life management of transport-related mobile assets across seven factory sites and head office.

You will influence asset planning, procurement, maintenance, utilisation, and optimisation to lift safety, reliability, sustainability, and total cost outcomes in a complex operating network.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years' experience in fleet, transport, logistics, or asset management.
• Strong understanding of NZ heavy vehicle compliance, permits, driver work-time rules, and Road User Charges.
• Experience with telematics, route optimization, lifecycle costing, asset management, or similar systems.
• Commercial capability across supplier management, procurement, contracts, and servicing arrangements.
• Ability to influence across sites, contractors, and senior stakeholders in a complex operating environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the group fleet strategy, including asset mix, utilisation, lifecycle planning, and replacement decisions.
• Own fleet capital planning and build strong business cases for renewal, growth, and technology upgrades.
• Drive smarter tools for route planning, telematics, and optimisation to reduce mileage, fuel, RUC, and downtime.
• Manage key supplier relationships, service standards, procurement processes, and contractor fleet expectations.
• Set clear standards for fleet compliance, permits, safety, calibration, certification, and sustainability performance.

Skills

Fleet strategy

Commercial acumen

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder engagement

Asset management

Tools

Telematics systems

Lifecycle costing tools

Job description

Open Country Dairy Ltd. seeks a commercially sharp Group Fleet Manager to lead strategy, performance, and whole-of-life management of transport-related mobile assets across seven factory sites and head office.

You will influence asset planning, procurement, maintenance, utilisation, and optimisation to lift safety, reliability, sustainability, and total cost outcomes in a complex operating network.