Regional Fleet Manager

Responsibilities

• Foster a positive work environment within the branches, encouraging accountability, open communication, teamwork and a commitment to serving the customer.
• Implement standard fleet utilization metrics (KPIs) and decision frameworks to ensure a consistent, controlled process exists for driving and measuring asset efficiency.
• Drive profitability through effective utilization of fleet within the Region.
• Orchestrate the movement and positioning of fleet between locations to increase profitable utilization while preserving the culture of ownership.
• Lead the selection and approval of rental equipment profiles to meet regional.
• Analyze time utilization, cap factor and rate achievement in conjunction with Operational Management to justify fleet needs.
• Review capital equipment requisitions to validate need and determine best course of securing fleet (Transfer/Purchase/Re-Rent).
• Work with the operations teams to know the customer’s current and future expectations to ensure that the rental fleet is able to adequately meet the customer’s needs.
• Provide high-level support to field operational teams, ensuring rapid and effective response to their needs as operational priorities arise.
• Implement continual improvement processes and activities across Region.
• Promote a culture of accountability by ensuring that the company’s assets and resources are maintained.
• Coordinate regional strategies for the disposal and refurbishment of applicable equipment with Regional Managers.
• Suggest stocking orders to meet company goals based on specific PC performance.
• Assist PC’s on Retail equipment order to verify Specs, Quotes and Retail sales pricing.
• Coordinate with Regional/District Mgmt to include/exclude specific items from their specific offering of SKU’s and provide info to Support Office Fleet Dept.
• Play a role in ensuring rental inventory is properly maintained and readily available to rent.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required plus 3-5 years of fleet management in the equipment rental industry.
• Analytically proficient at driving progress and initiatives utilizing the key metrics for managing rental fleets (time utilization, Cap Factor, etc.).
• Able to analyze large complex data sets, build action plans and make decisions/suggestions.
• Strong Teamwork and Influencer Capabilities – must have the ability to educate and influence team members to successfully implement solutions.
• Safety is paramount – be willing to point out any unsafe practices as they happen to make situation safe.
• Reliability - must quickly gain the confidence of other team members to improve rental fleet utilization and overall profitability.
• Culture – understand our entrepreneurial environment and the challenges to central control fleet without the team losing the ownership feeling.
• Travel 10%-20%
• Extensive proficiency with MS Excel , MS PowerPoint and Power BI experience required;
  Rental Counter Systems (including data architecture) experience preferred
• Process orientation and the ability to multi-task and to work within short timelines required
• Must have the ability to interact with all levels of management throughout the company and must be able to work independently.