Fleet Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee, organize, and manage Slate's fleet of company-owned PR, marketing, and influencer vehicles.

• Ensure vehicles are clean, functional, presentable, well-maintained, and have up-to-date service records.

• Arrange for repairs, detailing, recalls, and software upgrades.

• Schedule loans of vehicles for media and influencers, including pickups and drop-offs.

• Facilitate vehicle placement with press and content creators via fleet vendors.

• Coordinate vehicle availability with editorial, campaign, event, photo/video shoots, and media-drive schedules.

• Organize vehicle pickups, deliveries, and transportation across various markets.

• Manage relationships with dealerships, service centers, detailing vendors, fleet management providers, and logistics suppliers.

• Create preventive maintenance schedules and onboard new vendors as needed.

• Take ownership of the fleet budget, monitor expenditures, minimize cost per vehicle, and collaborate with Finance for forecasting.

• Maintain documentation related to registration, titling, insurance, safety, DOT regulations, condition, mileage, and chain-of-custody.

• Collaborate with Marketing, PR, and Experiential teams.

• Provide stakeholders with timely and accurate vehicle information and availability.

• Implement improvements in processes and scalable fleet systems.

• Carry out additional duties and special projects as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 10 years of experience in managing a vehicle fleet.

• Experience with fleet management service providers and media/influencer vehicle loan programs.

• Proficient in Smartsheets, Microsoft Office Suite, and fleet management software.

• Familiarity with vendor and budget management tools.

• Comfortable using scheduling and logistics platforms.

• Strong organizational and project management capabilities.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently in a remote setting and make effective decisions under time constraints.

• Experience in automotive PR, brand ambassador programs, or experiential marketing is preferred.

• Knowledge of or interest in the automotive and electric vehicle sectors is preferred.

• Experience negotiating vendor contracts and managing departmental budgets is preferred.

• Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

• Visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Vacation.

• 401k.

• Potential eligibility for equity program.

• Potential eligibility for discretionary annual incentive program.

• Remote work option.