Manager - Fleet Services - Maintenance & Damage

Manager
- Fleet Services
- Maintenance & Damage

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Jul 22, 2026

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At Avis Budget Group,we’redriven to be the best vehicle rental company in the world, together. Our 25,000 employees raise the bar every day, bringing different perspectives, taking ownership, and leading with integrity.

We’redefining the future of mobility with safe, sustainable solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward.

The Fleet Maintenance and Damage Manager assists the SC City Manager in the overall performance of the fleet services function with respect to the servicing, vehicle damagerepairand/or in-fleeting/de-fleeting of rental vehicles, to maximize fleetutilizationand profitability for the district.

** What You'll Do:**

Develops, implements and communicates operating plans to maximize fleet utilization to business and company guidelines, directing and controlling the maintenance, repair and/or reconditioning of fleet vehicles, all activities relating to in-fleeting new and/or used vehicles into the rental fleet and de-fleeting vehicles to sale, auction and/or other alternative channels.

Manages performance of team members/employees against business plan by setting, communicating, monitoring and updating goals as needed for key performance indicators on a regular and consistent basis for service, damage, in-fleet and deletion, including, but not limited to, technician productivity, percent out of service, overdue idle cars, vendor cycle time, days to deletion and venue quality average grade

Forecasts, budgets and manages key financial drivers including, but not limited to, S&W per day, warranty recovery, cost per estimate and cost per deletion.

Coordinates automotive damage appraisals/repairs and all activities related to repairs and maintenance including documentation and the ordering of parts, tools, and supplies

Oversees,managesandmaintainsvendor relationships and workload assignment, ensuring established service levels and standards are met and that all vendor management policies and procedures are followed

At bussing locations,oversees the repair and/or maintenance of allbussesfor the operation.

Partners with the respective Fleet owner, District/City Manager sand/or External Partners to prioritize the workload according to business objectives

Manages all areas of the employee lifecycle including hiring, on-onboarding, training, recognition and performance management of both managers and employees to enable ahigh performance culture supervises, develops, motivates,recognizes and evaluates the performance of manager and employee staff to enable a high performing culture.

Manages allfacetsof employee relations, including, but not limited to, implementing HR policies and practices in a consistent and fair manner,in accordance with Company policies and partnering with Human Resources Business Partners where appropriate.

Provides a safe work environment by ensuring all safety policies and practices are followed and maintained

Access to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance

Eligible toelectother voluntary benefits including:

Group Auto Insurance, Group Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, FSA, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, andadditionallife insurance coverages

401(k) Retirement Plan with company matched contributions

Full training to learn the business and enhance professional skills

Employee discounts, including discounted prices on the purchase of Avis/Budget cars

Access to an Employee Assistance Program for services including counseling, financial and legal consultation, referrals for care service and more

What We're Looking For:

Organizational and prioritization skills

Financial acumen and forecasting skills

Talent management and delegation

Proven written and verbal communication skills

Excellent investigation and problem solving skills

Negotiation and vendor management skills

High School diploma required;2-4 year college degree preferred (or equivalent in education,trainingor experience)

Minimum of 5 years management experience of employees in related field (rental car, automotive…