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Fleet Controller | UK (Central Region) | £45,000 - £50,000
Are you an experienced Account Manager with the emotional intelligence to manage complex relationships and oversee a major fleet account? Our client is looking for a dynamic and commercially astute Fleet Controller to manage their second-largest account.
This is a key position that offers significant autonomy and the chance to shape the future of a growing and innovative business.
You’ll be the driving force behind maintaining and growing relationships with stakeholders, overseeing day-to-day operations, and ensuring that the company’s brand is represented to the highest standards. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a passion for building relationships, we’d love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage a fleet of 780 wagons and maintain a high standard of operations.
- Build and nurture relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure efficient maintenance processes with a third-party maintenance provider.
- Collaborate closely with the sales team to identify and drive growth opportunities within the account.
- Act as the ‘figurehead’ for the company with client representing the organisation on-site.
- Handle complex, multi-stakeholder relationships with internal and external partners.
Candidate Essentials:
- Demonstrable ability to manage complex relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing large accounts.
- Proven experience in the Rail sector or similar high-integrity industries.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to be an effective over-communicator.
- Resilient and forward-thinking with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Qualifications:
-Technical understanding or the ability to quickly develop knowledge in a technical environment.
-Experience managing third-party maintenance contracts and service delivery.
-Ability to navigate complex environments with multiple stakeholders.
Desirable:
- A background in commercial sales or business development.
Likely Job Titles: Fleet Controller, Fleet Manager, Contracts Manager, Operations Manager, Account Manager, Rail Operations Lead
About Ford & Stanley Group
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
