Lease & Fleet Operations Officer at Best Search Recruitment

Purpose

• Leads and directs the efforts of fleet personnel, ensuring a safe, efficient and cost competitive corporate fleet operation which encompasses vehicle and equipment budgeting, procurement, operation, maintenance, disposal, regulatory compliance, operator safety and training, liquid and fuel purchase and dispensing, automotive parts warehousing, rental and lease equipment sourcing, and related cost analysis, accounting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all vehicles and equipment in the fleet are properly maintained, registered, licensed, tested and, to the extent appropriate, operated in accordance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Ensure that operators of vehicles and equipment in the fleet receive proper instruction and refresher training needed to prevent accidents, injuries, and damage to or misuse of vehicles and equipment comprising the fleet.
• Build strong partnerships with all fleet customer segments, ensuring that services, vehicles, and equipment provided are satisfying the transportation and equipment needs of the users dispersed across these segments.
• Competently manage the fleet procurement, rental and leasing processes and the fleet maintenance and operations support areas, ensuring that fleet availability, performance, user satisfaction, and costs are such that the company's fleet consistently ranks, by these measures, in the top quartile of fleets comprising a comparable peer group.
• Form and task the fleet engineer with chairing a standing committee of users charged with specifying new and replacement vehicles, ensuring that vehicles and equipment are rated and suitable for their intended use and purpose.
• Review, critique and, when finalized, approve of vehicle replacement and buy versus lease recommendations brought forward by the department's analyst, ensuring that the total owning cost of the fleet are minimized to the extent possible.
• Recruit, organize, train, develop, lead, motivate, direct the efforts and manage the performance of the employees comprising fleet services.
• Cultivate and foster a team environment, establish team and individual performance goals aligned with company goals, monitor progress toward the completion of these goals and bridge performance gaps in a timely manner, ensuring excellent workforce productivity and achievement of all or most of company's goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge and experience with fleet support functions; including maintenance, operations, support services, and competitive business requirements.
• 5+ years experience in leasing and fleet management
• Excellent time-management, organizational, and management skills.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills, ability to perform independently regarding account/team management.
• Exceptional presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.