(D8849) Fleet Manager

**Job Number**
- 69408

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Job Title**
- (D8849) Fleet Manager

**Computer Skills**
- Computer Literate

**Industry**
- Automotive

**City**
- Bryanston

**Province**
- Gauteng

**_Responsibilities_**
- Lead and direct sales staff to achieve sales objectives and conduct quality fleet visit.
- Motivate and support the team in relationship-building pursuits.
- Build and sustain, strong, long-term customer relationships across respective Government, Rental and Corporate Fleet customers.
- Plan and participate in Chery approved promotional activities such as, launches, plant tours etc. to promote the Chery SA Brand and its products.
- Formulate and implement tender strategies designed to enhance the chances of achieving best possible nominations on the RT57 Contract for supply of vehicles to the Government and negotiate annual tender prices with FMCSA executive management to ensure best possible nominations for FMCSA.
- Forecast sales volumes by model and derivative for the year to ensure that the company procured correct inventories to support government, Rental and Corporate Fleet Sales, and manage the forecasts and stock availability.
- Responsible and accountable for generating business opportunities, as well as achieving and exceeding yearly targets.
- Assist finance with debtors’ management by ensuring that customers pay their accounts on time, and facilitate vehicle concern resolutions with dealers, fleet, and Customer Service Operations.
- Responsible for contract compliance, while adhering to documented procedures and processes.
- Ensure that the Government, Rental and Corporate Fleet Administrative teams provides timeous support in terms of vehicle order processing, follow-up, and final delivery of invoices to customers, by conducting weekly meetings for tracking.
- Implement a Fleet by Dealer Strategy for the Network and conduct various Dealer visits by checking their Fleet Retail and Marketing activities.
- Any additional tasks required by senior management.**Inherent Requirements**

**_Skills_**
- In-depth knowledge of the automotive industry.
- Solid understanding of fleet and sales.
- Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
- Proven management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development.
- Highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Proven analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.

**_ Requirements_**
- 5 years proven work experience in a similar role.
- Automotive Industry experience is non-negotiable.
- Matric
- Post graduate BCom degree is required.
- Valid driver’s license

**What Qualification**
- Post graduate BCom degree is required.

**Minimum Qualification**
- Certificate

**Status**
- Available