Job Description

Short Description:

A Fleet Manager is responsible for overseeing the operation, maintenance, and management of a company’s vehicle fleet, ensuring efficiency, safety, and compliance with regulations. Their duties include scheduling regular maintenance, managing fuel consumption, tracking vehicle usage, and coordinating repairs. Fleet Managers also monitor costs, optimize routes, and ensure proper documentation for all vehicles, including insurance and registration. Strong organizational skills, knowledge of logistics, and attention to detail are essential for success in this role, as they ensure the smooth and cost-effective operation of the fleet.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
• Set operations policies and standards, including determining safety procedures for handling dangerous goods.
• Plans, organizes, or manages the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished consistently with organizational requirements.
• Negotiate and authorize contracts with equipment and materials suppliers, and monitor contract fulfillment.
• Collaborate with other managers or staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, or objectives.
• Monitor spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets.
• Supervise workers assigning tariff classifications and preparing billing.
• Promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, or meeting individual staff members.
• Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints.
• Direct procurement processes include equipment research and testing, vendor contracts, or approval of requisitions.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions concerning others' actions.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/assessing the performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.