Fleet Compliance Manager?- B&T

The Building Company; George; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building Company is seeking a Fleet Governance Lead to develop and enforce a centralised fleet framework across all stores in the Western Cape region. You will ensure compliance with licensing, roadworthiness, insurance, and risk requirements while standardising policies, SOPs and controls nationwide.

You will establish a single source of truth for fleet data, build executive dashboards, and drive analytics to monitor performance, trends and costs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce a centralised fleet governance framework across all B&T locations.
• Ensure compliance with road traffic legislation and licensing requirements.
• Verify vehicle roadworthiness standards, insurance and risk requirements.
• Implement standardised fleet policies, SOPs, and controls across all stores.
• Conduct regular desktop fleet audits to assess compliance and identify gaps.
• Establish a single source of truth for fleet data at national level with centralised visibility.
• Develop standardised reporting dashboards for executive and operational leadership.
• Ensure consistent and accurate data capture across all stores.
• Design and implement advanced analytics to monitor fleet performance.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities to optimize fleet strategy and TCO.
• Drive telematics and digital fleet management innovations and evaluate new platforms.

Job description

• Develop and enforce a centralised fleet governance framework across all B&T locations.
• Ensure compliance with:
• Road traffic legislation and licensing requirements
• Vehicle roadworthiness standards
• Insurance and risk requirements
• Internal fleet policies and procedures
• Implement standardised fleet policies, SOPs, and controls across all stores.
• Conduct regular fleet audits (desktop) to assess compliance and identify gaps.
• Centralised Fleet Visibility & Reporting
• Establish a single source of truth for all fleet-related data at B&T national level.
• Implement systems to provide real-time visibility into:
• Asset status and condition
• Licensing and compliance
• Maintenance adherence
• Develop standardised reporting dashboards for executive and operational leadership.
• Ensure consistent and accurate data capture across all stores.
• Fleet Analytics & Performance Insights
• Design and implement advanced analytics frameworks to monitor fleet performance.
• Analyse key metrics such as:
• Fuel consumption trends
• Maintenance spend and lifecycle costs
• Utilisation and idle time
• Incidents, accidents, and claims
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations for stores and leadership.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Strategic Fleet Optimisation
• Develop and drive fleet optimisation strategies, including:
• Asset standardisation
• Vehicle replacement cycles
• Lead initiatives to improve total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Introduce and evaluate innovations, including:
• Telematics and tracking systems
• Digital fleet management platforms
• Alternative fuel or energy-efficient vehicles
• Build business cases for new technologies and process improvements.
• Cost Management & Value Creation
• Identify and drive cost-saving initiatives through improved governance and analytics.
• Consolidate and standardise supplier, leasing, and insurance arrangements where appropriate.
• Track and report on fleet-related savings and efficiencies delivered.
• Support budgeting processes with data-driven insights.
• Stakeholder Enablement & Change Management
• Partner with store and regional management to embed centralised fleet standards.
• Act as a centre of excellence for fleet management practices across the business.
• Drive a strong fleet safety culture, including driver behaviour management and training programmes.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to ensure adoption of policies and systems.
• Drive behavioural change from decentralised management to a more controlled, visible model.
• Select and manage fleet technology platforms (telematics, tracking, analytics tools).
• Establish and monitor supplier performance frameworks and SLAs.
• Ensure systems integration and effective data utilisation across the organisation.