Strategic Fleet Operations & Maintenance Manager

avisbudget; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Training & skills development

Employee discounts on Avis/Budget cars

Employee assistance program

Community involvement opportunities

Job summary

Avis Budget Group is seeking an experienced operations leader to develop and communicate operating plans that maximize fleet utilization and oversee end-to-end fleet maintenance, reconditioning, in-fleeting and de-fleeting strategies. You’ll manage performance against KPIs, forecast budgets, and coordinate with fleet owners and external partners.

The role requires 5+ years of management experience in related fields, a valid driver’s license, and a willingness to work on-site with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• 2–4 year college degree preferred (or equivalent in education, training or experience).
• Minimum of 5 years management experience of employees in related field (rental car, automotive shop or service oriented field).
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work flexible schedules in a fast-paced environment that may include early morning, nights, or weekends, as determined by business needs.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and communicates operating plans to maximize fleet utilization to business and company guidelines, directing and controlling the maintenance, repair and/or reconditioning of fleet vehicles, all activities relating to in-fleeting new and/or used vehicles into the rental fleet and de-fleeting vehicles to sale, auction and/or other alternative channels.
• Manages performance of team members/employees against business plan by setting, communicating, monitoring and updating goals as needed for key performance indicators on a regular and consistent basis for service, damage, in-fleet and deletion, including, but not limited to, technician productivity, percent out of service, overdue idle cars, vendor cycle time, days to deletion and venue quality average grade
• Forecasts, budgets and manages key financial drivers including, but not limited to, S&W per day, warranty recovery, cost per estimate and cost per deletion
• Coordinates automotive damage appraisals/repairs and all activities related to repairs and maintenance including documentation and the ordering of parts, tools, and supplies
• Oversees, manages and maintains vendor relationships and workload assignment, ensuring established service levels and standards are met and that all vendor management policies and procedures are followed
• At bussing locations, oversees the repair and/or maintenance of all busses for the operation
• Partners with the respective Fleet owner, District/City Managers and/or External Partners to prioritize the workload according to business objectives
• Manages all areas of the employee lifecycle including hiring, on-onboarding, training, recognition and performance management of both managers and employees to enable a high performance culture supervises, develops, motivates, recognizes and evaluates the performance of manager and employee staff to enable a high performing culture
• Manages all facets of employee relations, including, but not limited to, implementing HR policies and practices in a consistent and fair manner, in accordance with Company policies and partnering with Human Resources Business Partners where appropriate
• Provides a safe work environment by ensuring all safety policies and practices are followed and maintained

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Financial forecasting

Education

High School diploma

College degree preferred

Job description

Avis Budget Group is seeking an experienced operations leader to develop and communicate operating plans that maximize fleet utilization and oversee end-to-end fleet maintenance, reconditioning, in-fleeting and de-fleeting strategies. You’ll manage performance against KPIs, forecast budgets, and coordinate with fleet owners and external partners.

The role requires 5+ years of management experience in related fields, a valid driver’s license, and a willingness to work on-site with flexible hours.