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Fleet Manager

149411 · Light Next-day ready

Career data Verified

Transportation, storage and distribution managers oversee transportation, storage or distribution activities and staff using organisation and government rules.

Most common salary $69k – $115k
Upper salary up to $156k
Training 0-2 years

Description

Organises and controls the buying and selling of vehicles for rental agencies and coordinates the leasing of vehicles.

Typical work tasks

  • Organises the purchase and maintenance of transport vehicles, equipment and fuel; liaises with clients to determine requirements and provide customers with advice and information regarding vehicle type, purchase or hire rates and obligations and handling complaints; receives orders and bookings, and plans and implements transportation schedules; arranges collection and delivery of vehicles and goods; maintains business records and prepares operational statements and reports.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in offices and garages connected to transport companies, car hire firms and other organisations where multiple vehicles are in use.
  • Indoor office work areas are adequately heated and ventilated.Indoor parking lots/workshops may be dirty, smelly and noisy.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to light demand levels with frequent sitting in offices.
  • Stands and walks around the garage and office spaces to inspect vehicles and liaise with staff.
  • Lifting and carrying is not a significant component of the job.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching and stretching, twisting, climbing is not a significant component of the job butmay be required if inspection of vehicles is necessary.
  • Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements are required when using pens, calculators, telephones, keyboard and mouse.
  • Driving is likely to be required occasionally.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, administration, organisational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
Entry signal Model estimate

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration Licence may be required
ANZSCO skill level 2
Next-day ready Yes

Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.

How this was determined (model-generated): Fleet manager: experience pathway dominant; generic 'registration or licensing may be required' is incidental=may_be_required, so by the rule next_day_ready=true (proposal wrongly had false).

Entry Requirements

  • A relevant NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2). At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.