The Asset Utilization Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing the companies’ fleet, equipment, and inventory to ensure optimal utilization, cost of ownership and revenue. This would include managing fleet, equipment acquisitions/disposals inventory levels and restocking for all offices.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversee the functions of the Asset Utilization Department so that department goals are met with expected results and within budget/time requirements.

• Determine and implement policies and procedures to effectively meet goals
• Communicate information and ideas to the department and related departments
• Provide a safe work environment within the department
• Provide needed resources in order to achieve goals
• Develop and manage the department budget
• Track departmental goals
• Analyze pertinent data to create and distribute periodic reports on Company-owned assets to maximize utilization, manage cost of ownership challenges, and develop appropriate CAPEX spend
• Develop means and methods to track trends and work with senior staff to identify improvement opportunities
• Provide guidance developing asset management policies, procedures, and best practices through the understanding of our fleet, equipment and inventory use, fleet lifecycle, cost of ownership, and competency of our maintenance departments
• Offer recommendations for procurement/disposal of fleet and equipment in collaboration with Purchasing Manager, Office Managers, and Accounting

• Participate and provide input to company’s capital budget development
• Provide guidance and recommendations for retail pricing of the fleet, equipment and inventory for company rate sheets

Coordinate the work within the department to result in compliance with regulations, controlling costs, maximum efficiency, and a high level of quality.Implement process improvements in all positions to achieve greater efficiencies.

• Work closely with operations management team to ensure that offices maintain proper inventory levels based on sales and utilization targets
• Conduct monthly reviews with operations management team to review fleet condition, utilization, and fleet acquisition / disposal opportunities

• Provide follow-up meetings with operations and senior staff to result in better quality and greater morale with company assets
• Establish, track and maintain team goals on efficiency and quality
• Manage all licensing and fuel tax usage and other compliance issues

Build and maintain a safe, team-oriented work environment in order to achieve department goals and high levels of satisfaction with customers and employees

• Communicate through various means to ensure employee and customer needs are met
• Identify problems and take appropriate action to resolve them in a timely manner
• Mentor staff to promote team building
• Manage the assets team to ensure top performance and safety

Manage department records to ensure accurate data for asset life cycle information and to provide historical data for senior staff and operations management team.

• Develop fleet life cycle plans to maximize ROI
• Implement systems to track all service work
• Eliminate obsolete processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of data
• Improve workflow processes to increase the efficiency of each position
• Ensure all data is being tracked timely and accurately within company’s data management systems

All other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or a related field, or related experience
• Knowledge in construction equipment maintenance, construction equipment service department operational procedures and processes
• Minimum of 5 years asset or material management experience preferably in the equipment rental industry or construction equipment industry or equivalent
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities preferred
• Keyboarding skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, asset management software, Geotab, Fleetio and Deltek Vision and other relevant ERP applications
• Proven ability to drive process improvement, including the effective use of technology and automation
• Ability to collaborate and train others
• Knowledge of equipment used in service area
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills; must be able to communicate ideas and issues effectively and concisely to all levels of management
• Ability to develop specifications for new equipment / fleet acquisitions
• Knowledge of principles and methods involved to promote and run retail service business and internal fleet maintenance utilizing a team
• Ability to deal with others tactfully
• Ability to stand, sit, walk
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Must be able to work flexible hours beyond the normal schedule when necessary
• Must be willing to travel occasionally for meetings or asset tracking field work throughout the Southeast US

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Outside Work
• Extreme temperatures
• Work at elevated heights
• Noisy conditions
• Exposed to weather

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach
• Ability to push/pull
• Ability to grasp tools
• Lifting and carting of items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders in heights of up to 200 feet
• Exposure to extreme climate, including but not limited to cold temperatures and high temperatures

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pre-employment drug screen according to A-C-T’s Drug Free Workplace policy
• Acceptable driving record in accordance with A-C-T’s Insurance & Driving policy
• Satisfactory background check

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Asset Utilization Manager is reportable to the Vice President