Fleet Manager

Company: Keolis North America
Location: Somerville
Posted on: September 24, 2022

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities:

• Demonstrate understanding and adhere to the KCS principles of Employee Engagement, Operational Excellence & Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic Performance and DOT
• Develop, successfully implement, and continually review a 1-2-year business plan for the area in scope and meet agreed deliverables. This include ensuring that the area in scope annual budget is achieved to meet financial targets.
• Ensure department policies, procedures and strategies continuously support objectives and programs to assure compliance with federal, state, and other applicable rules, regulations and KCS/MBTA Contract Agreements.
• Optimize the performance of the KCS assets by embedding industry best practices, instilling a culture of continuous improvement, implementing technical innovation, and improving management systems.
• Analyze all relevant data for cost efficiencies, safety, and compliance
• Ensure that KCS and MBTA policies are being adhered to both internally externally by KCS suppliers.
• Promotes the use of the process approach and risk-based thinking
• Ensures processes within their functional areas of the business are controlled and constantly improved Knowledge and Experience:
  • Experience with Document Cost Savings, Risk Mitigation, and other methods of improvement to enhance the KCS Fleet Management program.
  • Ability to successfully develop a sustainable operating model to manage vehicle ordering/delivery, vehicle maintenance, driver support, fuel consumption, GPS management, safety/accident management, vehicle disposal, and other aspects of fleet operation.
  • Proven ability to create and enforce fleet policy and procedures to manage vehicle selection, fleet operation, driver accountability and internal governance.
  • Develop and communicate objectives, scope and strategies related to Fleet Management.
  • Working knowledge with industry best practices, support fleet safety programs through data collection, reporting, communication, and change management. Skills:
    • Manage fleet insurance, registration, licensing, and driver compliance programs and pro-actively tracking license classifications for compliance and manage safety programs.
    • Working knowledge of budget preparations, tracking of expense performance and ability to evaluate funding sources, operating versus force account.
    • Use industry best practice and customer feedback to continuously identify and execute projects to improve fleet operations. Monitor, analyze and report on trends, in accordance with industry best practices. Analyze and determine vehicles to be leased and how to be equipped by using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model.
    • Extensive experience with managing supplier relationships and performance through metrics and scorecards. Make recommendations for improvements, present analysis of findings and/or recommendations and results to all levels of management and key stakeholders. Additional Statements: Drug and alcohol screening: Employment contingent upon passing pre-employment drug and alcohol screen. Also, contingent upon receiving a favorable background check. Must pass a physical examination. Safety commitment: Safety is a way of life at Keolis. By placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities. Together we can become the most successful transportation company in the world. Environmental commitment: Keolis is committed to protecting the environment by minimizing the impact of operations to our people and the communities in which we operate. EEO statement: Our policy is to afford Equal Employment Opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or gender identification. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. Disclaimer and closing statement: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job. Keolis is committed to offering our employees competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible #CB #INHP

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