Sourcing Manager Fleet & Travel

Location: Morristown, NJ, United States

Job ID: 88286

We Elevate... Quality of urban life

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

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Sourcing Manager Fleet & Travel

Your Main Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all regulations including DOT requirements will be executed safely and legally according to Federal, State, and Company regulations.
• Conceive, plan and deploy the Fleet electrification roadmap for Schindler in US, in alignment with the goals published in our Corporate Responsibility report.
• Overall strategic management of the fleet with a focus on metrics and benchmarking that contemplate vehicle acquisition, replacement planning, funding alternatives, and sourcing alliances with manufacturers and suppliers.
• Determine appropriate life cycle replacement costs that reduce vehicle ownership and operating costs while preserving vehicle resale value.
• Demonstrate expertise in cost containment, perform cost to benefit analysis of major and/or significant repairs to include depreciation considerations.
• Develop appropriate standard specifications for vehicle procurement.
• Partner with the Fleet Management Company (FMC) in benchmarking, use of “big data”, focus on TCO, balancing needs of business with an efficiently managed fleet.
• Responsible for development and management of programs that result in accident prevention, appropriate scorecard reporting, investigation and behavioral change / improvement, including the establishment of an efficient program to track and report MVRs (motor vehicle records) to all Schindler US Fleet users.
• Manage the allocation of the vehicles to meet the logistic demands of deliveries.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining an accurate inventory of all vehicles and equipment.
• Possess proficient general knowledge of repair and maintenance costs.
• Ensure that Registrations, inspections, and routine maintenance is being completed
• Overall responsibility for maintaining the fleet database.
• Management of rentals, GPS, fuel card, subrogation and preventative maintenance program Lead cross-functional teams in both the Strategic Sourcing Organization (SSO) and Field Supply Chain Operation organizations.
• Create a culture of partnership with the field organization (technicians, supervisors, leadership of all levels).
• Effectively explain the need for change, work alongside / collaborate with various members of the field organization, inspire commitment to the change process, handles setbacks and continuously improve the overall value.
• Provide input to category management team regarding the unique/specific regional needs during category strategy development.
• Communicate effectively to ensure full alignment with Schindler Elevator Corporation’s (SEC’s) overall strategies. Provide monthly reporting to CFO on fleet costs, activities, gaps and plans to improve.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with OEM’s and other key vendors
• Drafts and monitors appropriate controls to ensure processes and procedures are performed in a compliant manner and develop appropriate dashboards, metrics and measures to identify ongoing areas for improvement across all facets of the procurement operation.
• Manage the material handling equipment – fork trucks, combi-lifts as part of a leased asset program
• Provide senior level support to Schindler Canada fleet operations
• Able to represent North America fleet in a global setting when helping to support Group fleet objectives and activities, able to help shape Group policy and influence stakeholders as to realities of North America fleet marketplace.
• The role will also include the management of the company’s travel program.
• 10% travel
  
  
  

115,00-135,00

What You Bring

• Bachelor's in Business, Technology, Management, Engineering, Economics
• Knowledge of all Federal DOT, Safety, and Regulatory issues in transportation.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a fleet manager in a fleet consisting of over 1,000 or more vehicles including light and heavy equipment. Class 1-6 vehicles
• Management of a small team of fleet support staff
• Superior financial acumen to create budgets, manage to budget, present to CFO
• Prior fleet manager experience
• Project Management
• Contract management and analysis
• Data & Analysis – Spreadsheets/Databases/ERP Systems
  
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks’ vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption.
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.
  
  
  

Base Salary $115,000 - $135,000

The above represents the typical salary range for this position. Revisions to the range may be considered based on your experience, education, location, demonstrated skills, and alignment with business priorities. Please note that the compensation listed reflects only base salary and does not include commissions or longer-term incentives. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.

Salary range may differ based on the final geographic location of the position.

We Elevate… Your Career

For Questions, please contact Makayla Jay Cameron at makayla.cameron@schindler.com.

Are you ready to embark on a new journey? Join #TeamSchindler! Our Core Values:

• Safety: Uphold the highest safety standards for all.
• Integrity and Trust: Foster honest, ethical relationships.
• Create Value for the Customer: Deliver innovative, reliable solutions.
• Quality: Ensure excellence in every product and service.
• Commitment to People Development: Nurture our people, they are the heart of our success.
  
  
  

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