Fleet Manager

The Role

You'll lead a well-established fleet operation supported by a dedicated Fleet Assistant, taking responsibility for the full vehicle lifecycle, supplier management, compliance, reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.

Day to day duties include:

• Manage a fleet across multiple group businesses.
• Ensure all vehicles remain compliant, roadworthy, insured and managed in accordance with legislation and company policies.
• Lead vehicle procurement, leasing, supplier management and contract performance reviews.
• Oversee vehicle maintenance, repairs, utilisation and replacement programmes.
• Maintain fleet compliance records including MOTs, road tax, driver checks and risk assessments.
• Support audit activity and maintain compliance standards including FORS accreditation.
• Manage telematics, fuel cards, vehicle usage monitoring and associated reporting.
• Investigate incidents, collisions and vehicle-related compliance issues.
• Produce management information, KPI reports, trend analysis and environmental reporting.
• Review and improve policies, procedures and fleet management processes.

The Organisation

Our client is a well established UK services business providing specialist operational and compliance led services. The organisation has experienced sustained growth over recent years and continues to invest in its people, systems and operational capability.

Compliance, operational efficiency and continuous improvement sit at the heart of the organisation's culture, creating an environment where employees are encouraged to take ownership, identify improvements and contribute to long term business success.

About You

The successful candidate will be/ have:

• Experience managing vehicle fleets, vehicle assets or transport-related operations.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Experience working with compliance, audits, policies or regulatory requirements.
• Excellent reporting and analytical capability with confidence interpreting data and identifying trends.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across all levels of a business.
• A proactive and solutions focused approach.
• Experience mentoring, supervising or managing team members.
• Confidence investigating issues, challenging information and making informed decisions.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to take ownership of an important and highly visible business function.
• Broad role combining operations, compliance, supplier management and continuous improvement.
• Supportive leadership team and established departmental structure.
• Genuine scope to influence strategy and improve business performance.
• Stable team environment with strong operational support already in place.
• Long-term career opportunity within a growing organisation.