Australia's Leading Towing and Transport company
- Noble Park location - hybrid work arrangement
- Optimise the end-to-end journey of our fleet.
**Who we are**
Nationwide Group (NWG) is the largest provider of emergency roadside assistance and specialist towing and transport solutions in Australia. A subsidiary of RACV, we are a trusted partner of government bodies, law enforcement and road authorities, major national and international corporations, and Australian automotive clubs.
**About the role**
We are currently looking for an experienced Fleet Optimisation Manager to optimise the end-to-end lifecycle of our Fleet.
Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction to the Fleet team, responsible for the optimum maintenance and servicing of a national commercial Fleet for Nationwide Towing & Transport, Eastern Van Services and Nationwide Roadside Services.
Additionally, the role involves:
- Heading up a team that manages a national commercial fleet of approximately 500, which comprises of trucks, trailers, vans, cars, and equipment
- Driving efficiencies through technology innovation driving behaviours, fuel economy, incident management etc.,
- Ensuring adherence and compliance to Safety Management System (AS 4801), Quality Management System (ISO9001) and Environment Management System (ISO14001) across the department and its functions
- Ascertain impactful improvements across procurement of new vehicles and maintenance.
- Coordinating the commissioning of new fleet for national distribution, including licencing, registration, insurance, and conduct annual and ad-hoc audits.
- Managing the end of month reporting process for the business unit and fleet related invoices and payments
- Some domestic travel to visit and review Nationwide Group sites as required
- Developing the fleet strategy to strive for zero/reduced emissions including alternative fuels, Hydrogen and EVs, cost controls, safety standards, maintenance, and company compliance
**Skills & experience**
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- At least 10 years' experience in the transport industry or similar, managing people, maintenance and servicing
- Extensive knowledge of service and parts operations and know what best practice standards look like
- Experience leading a large fleet and contractor workforce
- A solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics
- Experience in managing 24/7 transport operations will be highly regarded
- A keen interest in future fuels (hydrogen, EV, etc) will be highly regarded
**Why work with Nationwide group**
There are many advantages to working with Nationwide Group. Apart from working with a cohesive, friendly and supportive team, we offer:
- An employee benefits program, which includes roadside assistance membership, insurance and accommodation discounts;
- An employee assistance program;
- Professional development - we've won awards for our investment in our people
- Genuine opportunities for career progression - we promote internally first.
- Flexible working arrangements
**How to apply**
Interested? To APPLY, please submit your resume and cover letter (.docx or.pdf formats accepted only).
No recruitment agencies please.
**Schedule for this job**
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
**Benefits offered**
- On-site parking
- On-site gym
- Work from home
- Employee assistance program