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Fleet / Operations Manager

Logistics & Transportation

You own the last mile. Every van, every driver, every route, every delivery window — it all rolls up to you. You manage the fleet budget, negotiate vehicle leases, oversee maintenance schedules, and hold P&L responsibility for an operation that touches thousands of customers daily. When delivery rates drop, fuel costs spike, or a driver rear-ends a mailbox, you're the one in the hot seat. You've built a career from driving to dispatching to managing, and now you're the person who makes the machine run — or explains why it didn't.

Salary Range

Low

$60k

Median

$72k

High

$90k

10-Year Growth

5%

US Workers

100K

Education

8+ years logistics experience + bachelor's degree (preferred) + fleet management + P&L ownership

Environment

indoor

Tools & Technical Skills

  • ▸Fleet P&L management
  • ▸Vehicle procurement & leasing
  • ▸Maintenance scheduling systems
  • ▸Last-mile delivery operations
  • ▸Contract negotiation (fuel, maintenance)
  • ▸DOT/regulatory compliance
  • ▸Operations reporting & analytics

People & Mindset Skills

  • ▸Strategic leadership
  • ▸Financial acumen
  • ▸Accountability
  • ▸Cross-departmental collaboration
  • ▸Crisis management
  • ▸Workforce management
  • ▸Negotiation

What you'll actually do

  • 01Own the fleet P&L and explain to the CFO why fuel costs are eating the budget alive
  • 02Manage vehicle procurement, leasing, and maintenance schedules across the operation
  • 03Review daily delivery metrics and hold dispatchers accountable for completion rates
  • 04Negotiate contracts with vehicle maintenance providers and fuel vendors
  • 05Lead weekly operations meetings that somehow always run over
  • 06Handle escalated incidents — accidents, theft, regulatory violations — and file the paperwork

Career Path

Where this role sits in the bigger picture — and where it can take you.