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Manager Corporate Services is responsible for global planning, ( Except , India & APAC) purchasing and maintaining vehicles for deliveries, registering and licensing vehicles, assignment, utilization, maintenance, repair, replacement and disposal of fleet vehicles and finding ways to cut costs and maximize profits. Manager Corporate Services oversees all commercial vehicles, drivers, and related assets, including their operations, conditions, external and internal policy compliance, and overall performance. This role ensures that vehicles and drivers are being utilized to their fullest potential in a safe and cost-effective manner. Manager Corporate Services will be the administrator of the Corporate Travel & Expense (TE) credit card for the United States.
Job Responsibility:
Serves as the primary contact for the external fleet provider and the internal Kennametal car users
Co-creates and assist in modifying of the cost optimized car policies for each country where Kennametal is using leased cars, jointly with Kennametal HR responsible, Fleet Commodity Manager and the external fleet provider
Constantly monitors and evaluates the local car policies efficiency versus the market leaders and competitors
Strives towards fleet costs optimizations, develops methods to decrease cost and improve efficiency
Assists in purchasing and handing over the vehicles to the users
provides all necessary instructions and ensures formal compliance, including all permissions required in each country, yearly highway tolls, ecological permits for entering the city centers, etc.
Monitors timely car services and tire exchanges, informs users in case of any incompliance detected
Provides reports to management on budgeting, schedules, maintenance and fleet progress
Controls all costs and approves invoices related with the fleet management
Provides support in emergency cases that require assistance, like car accidents, temporary replacement cars, short term car rentals and similar cases upon actual needs
Approve applications for new TE credit cards
Monitor spend for individual TE card holders and increase credit limit as needed
Close TE credit cards for individuals no longer in need of a TE card
Provide monthly spend reports to Executive Administrators as needed
Monitor the CPC Mailbox and aid TE card holders
Manage individual card holder account changes as needed
Requirements:
Bachelor and/or technical degree within a relevant field of study (preferred Business Management, HR, or Engineering)
Proven track record within fleet management (+3 years) in the multinational company with large car fleet scope
Experience and networking skillset in international environment (having the ability to easily communicate
understand and adapt style to global cultures, and build global relationships)
Strong communication and internal customer relationship management skills
Strong service-oriented mindset
Excellent English communication skills, German on at least B1 level, other languages will be an asset
SAP or other ERP system usage experience will be an additional asset
Data management – skilled in analytics
able to maintain key data, leverage raw data to organize and prioritize information for decision making
High time management skills and ability to work under pressure
Nice to have:
SAP or other ERP system usage experience will be an additional asset