Fleet Strategic Initiatives Manager

As a key member of the Corporate Fleet Team, the Fleet Strategic Initiatives Manager is instrumental in driving business performance by leading strategic fleet initiatives across functional teams. This high-visibility role involves collaboration with Corporate and Business Unit leaders, as well as fleet, procurement, safety, finance, and operations teams, to enable data-driven decision-making and improve efficiency. This role reports to the Vice President of Fleet.

Join us to make a significant impact on our fleet operations and contribute to our long-term success. If you thrive on data-driven decision-making and cross-functional teamwork, we invite you to apply.

Job Type : Exempt

Pay : Salary

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient and innovative line clearance services to the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Transform data into actionable insights and leverage those insights for business value creation.

• Improve fleet services decision-making by developing and maintaining data models, dashboards, and key performance metrics.

• Lead or support various supply chain initiatives, including fleet utilization, total cost of ownership, rental buyouts, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, and fuel recovery.

• Navigate a complex matrix organization with over 150 branches.

• Model business scenarios and assess their impact on financial performance, service quality, and risk.

• Proactively monitor and report on fleet performance, utilization, and asset availability and transfer opportunities

• Enhance the methodology and practices for developing and deploying fleet "Equipment Rates"

• Create exception reports and identify areas requiring further attention.

• Analyze fleet trends, investigate anomalies, and recommend corrective actions.

• Influence the organization to standardize processes, drive cost-reduction projects, and implement change initiatives.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:

• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

• Ability to define problems, structure analysis, and perform complex evaluations to derive insights and solutions.

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and unstructured data sets.

• Demonstrated experience in cross-functional teamwork and leading transformational change.

• Background in corporate supply chain, business analytics, or fleet management, ideally in a field services or branch-based environment.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business analytics, business administration, or a related STEM field (MBA preferred).

• 5-7 years of relevant business experience (Consulting experience is a plus).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and advanced analytics software (such as Tableau, PowerBI, or advanced Excel).

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Travel Requirements:

This position requires travel of up to 25% to multiple Asplundh and supplier locations

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• Valid driver's license required.

Physical Requirements:

• Rarely : Walking, Kneeling, Squatting, Crawling, Seeing Distant, Climbing on/off truck, Climbing, Depth Perception, Color Vision, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling, Climbing Ladders, Balancing, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10lbs to 50lbs, Lifting over 50lbs.

• Occasionally : Standing, Stooping, Body Twisting, Gripping, Reaching, Range of Motion, Climbing Stairs.

• Frequently : Sitting, Sense of Touch, Manual Dexterity, Speaking Clearly, Reading, Hearing-Speech Range.

• Constantly : Seeing.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.