Fleet Manager
Our client, a transport and logistics company, is looking for a Fleet Manager to join their team in the Kraaifontein area .
Overall Role Function:
- The overall objective of this Fleet / Operations Manager role is to effectively manage and oversee the day to day (also night shift) operations of the depot / plant.
- This includes the short-term planning and scheduling of daily operations.
- This extends from the productivity of drivers and their vehicles; along with the overall maintenance of vehicles; solving queries etc. to deliver exceptional service within clients’ SLA.
Responsibilities:
Budget Control:
- Ensure all invoices and PO’s are signed off and submitted to Finance. Follow up on outstanding money.
- Insurance claims, traffic fines, vehicle maintenance.
- Management of driver hours.
- Use relevant data and analysis to give input into budget preparation for the division / depot.
Client Service:
- Deliver within Service Level Agreement.
- Cultivate objective working relationships with variety of stakeholders (e.g., HR team, IT, clients).
- Daily client interactions on the frontline. Solve challenges and queries to reduce complaints.
Operational execution:
- Oversee and manage own fleet of vehicles.
- Weekly checks, services, wash bay, breakdowns (where applicable), and licensing of vehicles.
Trip management:
- Load trips onto in-house application.
- Manage and schedule drivers’ working hours.
- Route planning and oversee successful loading of goods at clients with all relevant paperwork.
- Planning and scheduling the orders (old order incomplete from last loading cycle with new orders received).
Site Management:
- Manage the wash bay, workshop, and diesel.
Other:
- Insurance claims and ad-hoc projects.
Debrief paperwork (daily):
- Work with team of drivers to deliver operational efficiencies.
- Delivery of superior quality customer experiences.
- Fleet management.
Staff Management:
- Manage own development to increase own competencies for the position function and future leadership growth opportunities.
- Plan and manage performance, skills development, and team motivation.
- Address employee’s issues or grievances.
- Management of drivers’ performance, i.e., weekly monitoring of their consumption per km, daily debrief and weekly reports indicating outliers.
- Manage drivers’ leave and overtime (update daily).
Qualifications and experience:
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Fleet Manager position within the logistics industry.
Personal Qualities:
- Able to work well with a team and under pressure.
- Diligent and time competent to meet deadlines.
- Customer service focused, honest, reliable, and trustworthy.
- Willing to work flexible hours and perform duties on weekends.
- Must be bilingual (English and Afrikaans).
Salary offered: R30 000 - R50 000 per month.
Starting date: As soon as possible.
Please apply online if you meet all the above-mentioned requirements.
Please assume that your application was unsuccessful if you do not receive any feedback within 4 weeks.
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