Fleet Manager

• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• This is a regional role covering depots within the south of England. Working from home and at the northern depot locations will be required.

What you'll do

• Manage the daily fleet availability for the respective depots in the south region.
• Analyse and minimise key operational risks to ensure compliance in all areas of legal responsibility.
• Continually develop vehicle specifications to reduce operational risk and environmental impact.
• Manage suppliers with regular review meetings to ensure compliance cost control and service level agreements are maintained.
• Manage the introduction of new assets and disposal of older assets within the operation to maintain age and use policies.
• Through the sites team ensure manual handling equipment is maintained to the agreed scheduling and legal standards are achieved
• Support the supply sites to achieve fleet revenue budgets and operational efficiencies.
• Work on innovative projects to ensure sustainability and reliability of the fleet.
• Oversee the technical asset audits of the commercial fleet and manual handling equipment to agreed schedules.
• Support regional fleet engineers in their efforts to ensure we have a safe and compliant fleet.

You will fit right into this role if you:

• Have a strong HGV Technical background/knowledge of dealerships and workshops
• Demonstrable experience of managing a vehicle fleet
• Experience with vehicle engineering and technologies
• Ability to demonstrate influential communication
• Hold Certificate of Professional competence in National Road Haulage Operations
• Computer literate
• Strong demonstrable organisation and planning skills
• Full driving license
• We are looking for an enthusiastic and results orientated individual with a passion for high safety and compliance standards to join our supply chain team as a Fleet Manager (South).
• The base location for this role is flexible with time being spent at our depots in London, Amesbury, Kettering, Derby, Treforest & Birmingham

• You will be responsible for managing fleet compliance and vehicle up time to support the national distribution operations in a cost-efficient way.
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year
• Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
• Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
• Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support
• Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Career progression and learning and development opportunities