Dedicated Fleet Manager

Wheels, LLC; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheels, LLC in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Fleet Manager to provide strategic, consultative guidance to optimize fleet performance and cost containment for clients. You will lead reporting, policy development, and vendor management while partnering with senior leadership to drive cost savings and improved ROE.

Responsibilities include analyzing lifecycle costs, overseeing maintenance and depreciation, and ensuring data integrity across billing and reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of Fleet Management experience.
• CAFM certification preferred.
• Understand, create, and implement a Fleet Leasing and Management policy.
• Strong analytic and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word/Excel; PowerPoint preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze reporting to Clients based on Statement of Work to drive policy adherence and cost containment.
• Present Business Review to clients with goals, costs, and cost reductions.
• Identify opportunities to increase product penetration.
• Lead new client activation for portfolio.
• Manage client inventory including driver assignments and fleet utilization.
• Oversee maintenance and repair approvals within client parameters.
• Vendor management duties and responsibilities; communicate with senior management.
• Ensure data integrity for all billing and reports provided to clients.
• Understand yearly goals for assigned clients and execute actionable plans.
• Participate in corporate projects such as Lean or QI processes.

Skills

Fleet management

Salesforce

FleetView

CSD

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

College degree preferred or equivalent experience

CAFM certification preferred

Tools

Salesforce

FleetView

CSD

MS Project

Excel (pivot tables)

Job description

Job Overview

The Fleet Manager provides the client with an initiative-taking consultative approach to managing their fleet performance and making recommendations for cost containment and maintaining Wheels ROE. Provide summary reports to Clients showing how decisions/managing of fleet have led to higher driver compliance and cost containment. Make decisions regarding cost containment and streamlining activities using strategic consulting skills. Set up tracking and reporting to ensure client buy-in and agreement with cost savings opportunities.

Job Description

The Fleet Manager provides the client with an initiative-taking consultative approach to managing their fleet performance and making recommendations for cost containment and maintaining Wheels ROE. Provide summary reports to Clients showing how decisions/managing of fleet have led to higher driver compliance and cost containment. Make decisions regarding cost containment and streamlining activities using strategic consulting skills. Set up tracking and reporting to ensure client buy-in and agreement with cost savings opportunities.

Key Responsibilities - Essential Functions

• Analyze reporting to Clients based on Statement of Work which will lead to policy adherence and cost containment.
• Present with Director, Strategic Programs the Business Review to clients, including service goals, costs, cost reduction achieved, daily maintenance, including Statement of Work opportunities, and overall relationship management.
• Identify and present to client opportunities to increase product penetration
• Lead new client activation for all clients assigned to portfolio.
• Be proficient in, and use extensively all Wheels systems including Sales Force, FleetView and CSD.
• Manage assigned cases in Sales Force within established Operational Level Agreements (OLAs)
• Create or review/enhance and recommend fleet policy changes and enhancements to improve administrative time and cost savings to represented clients.
• Manage maintenance and accident repair approval over client parameters, including decisions on repairs and rental vehicle approval.
• Manage client inventory including driver assignments, moves and storage making decisions on behalf of client to provide best utilization of fleet vehicles at the lowest cost to client.
• Manage vehicle depreciation structure to tie with vehicle usage and provide optimal vehicle replacement recommendations based on fleet policy.
• Other duties assigned to ensure overall departmental efficiency.
• Other Duties
  • Actively participate in corporate projects, i.e., Quality Improvement Process or Lean Process.
  • Provide analytical and exception reporting, as needed, focusing on life cycle cost analysis – acquisition, maintenance, fuel, and vehicle remarketing, drawing conclusions and making recommendations from findings.
  • Ensure data integrity for all billing and reports provided to clients.
  • Understand yearly goals for assigned clients and create and execute an actionable plan to support the client in obtaining those goals as related to fleet management.
  • Report, oversee and manage “outliers” of the maintenance and fuel programs and communicate as necessary to senior management and drivers, including cost savings achieved.
  • Ensure that departmental processes are designed and implemented to mitigate operational risks/losses.
  • Demonstrate aptitude to relate fleet performance to future outcomes and be able to communicate your findings of the analysis of fleet performance to your client.
  • Vendor Management Duties and Responsibilities
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Leadership Responsibilities

• This position’s leadership responsibilities involve developing others, building, and maintaining relationships, managing effective teams and work groups, and valuing diversity and difference.

Competencies - Skills

• Develop professional partnerships and useful internal relationships through effective communication.
• Responds and acts confidently, assertively, and decisively while taking responsibility and accountability for position requirements.
• Works independently; effectively manages time while juggling competing priorities.
• Demonstrates resourcefulness and solves problems.
• Works effectively with internal systems. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while exhibiting the flexibility to adapt to the department’s needs.

Education And Experience

• College degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of Fleet Management experience, preferably in the private sector.
• Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) certification preferred.
• Understand, create, and implement a Fleet Leasing and Management policy.
• Strong analytic skills, proficient in verbal and written communication.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel required, PowerPoint preferred).
• Proficient at Excel with the ability to run pivot tables and analyze data. Proficient at utilizing MS Project and Excel to manage client action items, milestones, and analysis of costs.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS, PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Environment

This position is in Alpharetta, GA or Schaumburg, IL and operates in a professional office environment.

Position Type/Standard Schedule

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday.

Travel

Less than 5%

Physical Demands

Speak, hear, and see, and to use hand and fingers for computer keyboard and phone. Sit or stand for extended periods of time. Reach above head to pull paper attachments.

DISCLAIMER

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our Benefits

Wheels recognizes benefits are a significant part of your employee experience, and we've created a robust benefits package that is market-leading, competitive offerings so you and your family can receive outstanding care.

Pay Range

$66,600-$93,200

The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive plan which is based on company performance and individual performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience, education, certifications, skill level and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.

EEO Statement

Wheels is a Drug-Free Workplace. All employment is contingent on successful completion of drug and background screening. Wheels is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or domestic partnership status, disability, protected veteran status or military status, genetic information, or any other category protected under applicable law. Wheels is committed to taking affirmative steps to promote the employment and advancement of minorities, women, persons with disabilities and protected veterans.