Manage fleet strategy, utilisation, supplier networks, and safety at a national level
As Fleet Manager, you will work closely with the Logistics, Finance, and Senior teams to lead a high-performing fleet operation, ensuring optimal performance across all aspects. Your responsibilities will include fleet procurement and remarketing, maintaining WHS compliance, managing maintenance, damage, and service cost control, and driving high fleet utilisation. You will actively identify and seize opportunities for cost reduction in areas such as sales, procurement, maintenance, and repair, while improving vehicle turnaround KPIs. The role requires expertise in selecting the right vehicles at the right prices and ensuring their efficient disposal. Flexibility and adaptability are key as the fleet function evolves, and your ability to review processes and implement best practices will support ongoing improvements across the business.
About Compass
Since 2001, Compass has been the market leader in accident replacement vehicles. Our mission is simple: Reduce the Inconvenience for customers, clients, and each other. We achieve this through genuine care, teamwork, and a commitment to doing things better.
We live our values every day:
Care & Passion – to deliver outstanding service the way we’d want to be treated
Courage – to be empowered and make informed decisions
Can Do – a proactive mindset focused on solving problems and improving
Trust – to be counted on to do the right thing in all relationships
What You’ll Be Doing
- Responsible for the development and execution of the fleet strategy of the business in conjunction with the CFO.
- Yearly and rolling fleet plans and budgets in accordance with market conditions and sales projections including setting vehicle residuals.
- Maintain master rates and advise relevant stakeholders of any changes when necessary.
- Develop and manage key Logistics relationships including Branch visits.
- Manage external relationships.
- Develop and manage a country wide national service network of maintenance suppliers and repairers.
- Maintaining high utilisation across the country through the effective management of your assets.
- Monitor and enforce all vehicle policies and procedures, including shared procedures between fleet and ACM And Logistics.
- Key reporting as defined to the Senior leadership team and up to board level where required.
- Identify, assess, prioritise and control risks to the health and safety of staff, contractors and visitors, arising from the operation of the department.
- Ensure systems of work that are safe and without risk to health are developed, documented and followed by staff, contractors and visitors through appropriate training, supervision and monitoring
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of experience in a senior fleet role, ideally in the car rental sector
- Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to manage stakeholders both internally and externally
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and strong analytical skills
- Experience in vehicle procurement, sales, and understanding of residual values
- Ability to make cost-effective decisions considering business risk
- Expertise in reviewing and implementing best practice processes
Highly Desirable:
- Knowledge of vehicles and repair methods
- Understanding of Australian motor industry rules and regulations
- Experience managing a repair network
- Why Join Compass
- Competitive salary package with incentives
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free, confidential support
- “Make a Difference Leave” – a day spent on local community projects
- Learning and development days
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Employee referral bonuses
- Supportive and collaborative workplace culture
Ready to Apply?
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- Your resume
- A short cover letter telling us why this role suits you
We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
