Fleet Manager

[Company name], an SMB in [industry] based in [city], [X] employees, [X] vehicles, is hiring a Fleet Manager to run the commercial and compliance steering of the fleet, focused on [company cars / light commercial vehicles / mixed fleet].

Your mission

As Fleet Manager you steer the company's entire fleet (TCO, suppliers, holder obligation, claims management, mobility strategy) for a fleet of [50-500] vehicles with a [car / commercial-vehicle] mix and a [combustion / hybrid / electric] drivetrain mix. You report to the [management / commercial director / COO] and work in close partnership with HR, accounting, the Betriebsrat and the main user groups (field service, service technicians, executive team).

Key responsibilities

• Steer TCO per vehicle and per segment: leasing, fuel, maintenance, insurance, claims, tax. Monthly reporting to the commercial director with lever identification.
• Negotiate and steer the leasing contracts (renewal, new orders, special agreements, returns) with current leasing partners [Alphabet, ALD, Athlon, LeasePlan or others] and build a competitive provider portfolio.
• Ensure holder compliance: systematic licence checks under the FaFa (digitally documented, twice a year), an annual driver instruction under DGUV Vorschrift 70 with attendance records, maintenance and HU appointments on plan.
• Claims management: case-by-case handling with the insurer and workshop network, claims statistics per site and per driver, escalation on recurring patterns, an annual insurance negotiation.
• [If electrification is a focus] an electrification roadmap for the fleet with a pilot, rollout and a charging-infrastructure strategy (home, site, public network, BAFA and KfW subsidy programs).
• Fleet-software steering: selection, implementation and maintenance of an FMS (Avrios, Vimcar, Fleethouse, Carano or comparable) and, if applicable, a telematics solution in alignment with the Betriebsrat and GDPR requirements.
• Run the operational steering cadence: a weekly review of open claims and workshop cases, monthly TCO and availability reporting to management, an annual supplier review.

Profile

• Essential: 4-10 years of experience in fleet management or a fleet-steering role at a German SMB or mid-sized organization (50-500 vehicles); demonstrated command of the holder obligations under the StVZO, FaFa and DGUV Vorschrift 70; experience in leasing negotiation and supplier steering; command of at least one FMS.
• Desirable: specialization in electrification or a telematics rollout; experience with a mixed fleet of cars and light commercial vehicles; English language skills for international suppliers; prior experience in an adjacent role (workshop management with a commercial extension, commercial management with a fleet component).
• Disqualifying: purely technical workshop-management experience with no commercial control; purely administrative procurement experience with no operational fleet link; a lack of familiarity with the German holder regulations; instability (several 12-month stints in a row).

What we offer

• Gross annual compensation: fixed [45-75] k EUR depending on experience and fleet size. No structural variable component; a possible annual bonus of 5-10 percent on achieved TCO or availability targets per company practice.
• Model: [full-time, on-site or hybrid with 3-4 days on-site, based in city].
• Benefits: [company car with private use, company pension, a job ticket or JobRad, meal allowance, vacation days, training budget].
• Stack: [FMS, telematics where applicable, digital licence checks, a fuel-card system, accounting integration with DATEV or Lexware].