Fleet Logistics Manager; Operations

Position: Fleet Logistics Manager (Hire Operations)
About

The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? As an organisation, there is little we dont do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom. This role is in our Plant & Fleet department, Plant & Fleet supports teams across our business with their vehicle, plant and specialist equipment needs.

Offering hire solutions that are commercially effective, reliable, safe and compliant.

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This role can be based at either our Stevenage or Castleford Plant and Fleet depot. However, there will be an expectation to travel nationally to visit our sites, so candidates must be comfortable with regular travel. Want to come and be a part of it? What will you be doing? As our Fleet Logistics Manager, youll play a key role in keeping our operations moving.

Youll be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and deployment of our fleet from vans to heavy goods vehicles ensuring the right assets are in the right place at the right time. Working closely with the Fleet Asset Manager and wider leadership team, youll help bring our fleet strategy to life by maximising utilisation, improving efficiency, and ensuring we meet the needs of the business and our customers.

Key responsibilities Coordinate the allocation and deployment of fleet assets across the business Maximise fleet utilisation and reduce the need for external hire Act as the main link between Asset Management, Account Managers, and operational teams to deliver vehicles to end users Support fleet lifecycle planning alongside customers and internal stakeholders Work closely with workshops and maintenance teams to track vehicle status and maximise uptime Support compliance activities, ensuring fleet policies and standards are maintained Provide accurate data and reporting to support performance, cost, and utilisation tracking Support mobilisation and demobilisation activities Contribute to rate and tariff setting Manage relationships with vehicle suppliers and service partners Coordinate the delivery of vehicles and services to customers What youll bring Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships Experience using fleet management systems to manage assets and performance Highly analytical, with strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel) Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple demands Proven experience within the fleet hire or leasing industry in a similar operational role Career background within a fleet rental environment, progressing from hire desk through to depot or regional management roles

Whats in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leaveand adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers;
Discretionary bonus scheme Private Healthcare for you and your family Company Car or Allowance & Fuel Card 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations Were together and as one team;

the whole is greater than the sum of the parts Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

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