Fleet Associate Leader

PepsiCo; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Job summary

PepsiCo is hiring a Fleet Manager to oversee the company’s transportation fleet, negotiate contracts, and optimize vehicle procurement and maintenance. You will drive cost efficiency, manage maintenance contracts, and coordinate with suppliers and finance to ensure smooth operations for sales and deliveries.

The role requires strong negotiation and communication skills, plus 5–8 years of related experience. This is a full-time, on-site position with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 5-8 years experience in mechanical or equipment engineering, logistics and transportation.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an efficient fleet to support sales, deliveries and staff transportation needs.
• Manage economical use of fleet funds and negotiate terms of service contracts with suppliers.
• Prepare serviceable vehicles and oversee fleet maintenance and replacements.
• Negotiate offers from trade for vehicles, select brands and prices, and execute contracts.
• Coordinate with finance to ensure timely supplier payments and avoid penalties.

Skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

Responsibilities

The Supervisor main responsibilities are:

• To maintain an efficient and good running fleet that will allow expediting all issues related to sales, deliveries and staff transportation needs.
• To look after economical use of funds for fleet and fleet needs.
• This person will be the company’s negotiator of terms of service contracts with the suppliers.

The Supervisor will need to handle the fleet and the fleet needs in an optimized manner that will meet the ongoing sales and delivery requirements by preparing serviceable vehicles through:

• Seek offers from the trade for vehicles of different brands.
• Negotiate offers, prices and terms with suppliers and recommend to Management suitable brands and prices.
• Execute supply contracts and receive new vehicles.
• Carry out studies to guide company path through trade in respect to leasing, buying and hiring vehicles.
• Fleet Maintenance.
• Establish & Maintain maintenance contracts with service agencies.
• Receive maintenance requests from fleet users.
• Make estimates and send fleet for maintenance.
• Follow through with agencies the completion and quality of repairs and receive fleet after maintenance.
• Suppliers Claims.
• Receive suppliers claims for maintenance payments.
• Approve repairs expenses according to contracts.
• Follow-Through with Finance for timely settlement of payments to suppliers to avoid penalties.
• Fleet Supply and Support.
• Negotiate and conclude contracts for supply of fuel, oil, tires and Services for the fleet with suppliers.
• Keep track and monitor the implementation and healthy use of facilities offered by suppliers.
• Follow-up and monitor the fleet periodic maintenance and services.
• Keep and update fleet records.
• Fleet Renewal and Discard.
• Plan and implement fleet replacement as needed according to fleet age, mechanical conditions and general status.
• Identify old and discardable fleet for disposal.
• Follow-up with relevant departments the disposal of unnecessary fleet.
• Fleet Budget Monitoring and Administration.
• Keep track of fleet expenses on a monthly basis.
• Establish a record of expenditure for fleet by item.
• Establish the yearly Fleet AOP.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $73,600 - $123,150.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

A Fleet Manager must possess a high level of skill in the following areas:

• High School Diploma Required
• 5-8 Years experience in mechanical or equipment engineering, logistics and transportation
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills.

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

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