Fleet, Maintenance & Yard Manager

Flow Progressive Logistics; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Flow Progressive Logistics is seeking a senior fleet maintenance and operations lead to optimize the maintenance lifecycle, vendor performance, and yard operations. You will drive preventive and corrective maintenance, inventory control, telematics usage and fuel management for a safe, compliant fleet.

The role requires deep hands-on leadership, budget ownership, and the ability to align workshop activities with safety and regulatory standards across the fleet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/automotive engineering, Logistics or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in fleet, workshop or heavy-vehicle maintenance management.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance systems, fleet management software and telematics platforms.
• Understanding of traffic, transport and HSSE regulatory requirements.
• Vendor and contract management capability.
• Budget planning and cost-control skills.
• Strong problem-solving, root-cause analysis and hands-on leadership.
• Effective communication with drivers, workshop teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-house workshop and external repair vendors: labor, parts, turnaround time and repair quality.
• Own spare-parts inventory, tyre management program and warranty claims.
• Track vehicle downtime, defect rates and repeat-failure root causes; drive corrective actions.
• Control fuel consumption, card issuance, reconciliation and anti-theft/leakage controls.
• Manage the GPS/telematics platform: driver behavior, idling, speed and route-compliance monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with traffic, transport and HSSE regulations; manage permits, inspections and incident reporting.
• Oversee yard layout, parking, staging, security and traffic flow for trucks and trailers.
• Coordinate yard safety controls, signage, lighting and housekeeping standards.
• Manage yard staff scheduling, gate-in/gate-out procedures and in-yard asset tracking.
• Own the fleet and maintenance operating budget; track cost per km/vehicle and variance to plan.
• Produce fleet KPI dashboards covering downtime, availability, maintenance cost and safety incidents.

Skills

Fleet maintenance

Vendor management

Budget planning

Root-cause analysis

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/automotive engineering, Logistics or related field

Tools

Fleet management software

Telematics platforms

Job description

Lead fleet, workshop maintenance and yard operations to keep the transport fleet safe, compliant and available. Convert operating plans into preventive and corrective maintenance, spare-parts, tyre, fuel and telematics control, and a safe, well-run yard. Govern uptime, cost, safety and asset lifecycle to protect service reliability and margin.

Responsibilities

• Manage in-house workshop and external repair vendors: labor, parts, turnaround time and repair quality.
• Own spare-parts inventory, tyre management program and warranty claims.
• Track vehicle downtime, defect rates and repeat-failure root causes; drive corrective actions.
• Control fuel consumption, card issuance, reconciliation and anti-theft/leakage controls.
• Manage the GPS/telematics platform: driver behavior, idling, speed and route-compliance monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with traffic, transport and HSSE regulations; manage permits, inspections and incident reporting.
• Oversee yard layout, parking, staging, security and traffic flow for trucks and trailers.
• Coordinate yard safety controls, signage, lighting and housekeeping standards.
• Manage yard staff scheduling, gate-in/gate-out procedures and in-yard asset tracking.
• Own the fleet and maintenance operating budget; track cost per km/vehicle and variance to plan.
• Produce fleet KPI dashboards covering downtime, availability, maintenance cost and safety incidents.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/automotive engineering, Logistics or a related field
• More than 5 years of experience
• Relevant experience in fleet, workshop or heavy-vehicle maintenance management
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance systems, fleet management software and telematics platforms
• Understanding of traffic, transport and HSSE regulatory requirements
• Vendor and contract management capability
• Budget planning and cost-control skills
• Strong problem-solving, root-cause analysis and hands-on leadership
• Effective communication with drivers, workshop teams and cross-functional stakeholders