Global Senior Fleet Manager

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Global Senior Fleet Manager in Centre -London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Global Senior Fleet Manager is responsible for the effective operational management of SCI’s Fleet across all SCI operating countries. They are responsible for ensuring we safely operate our Fleet in a way that delivers value for money, operational efficiency and sustainability to our donors.

The Global Senior Fleet Manager takes an active leadership role in our Fleet Transformation project which is in the midst of being deployed across multiple countries – this exciting project introduces a global cost recovery mechanism for donors to access our Fleet and deploys a Fleet Management System (FleetWave internally branded as ProFleet).

The Global Senior Fleet Manager is the line manager for our team of 3 Roving Fleet Managers that provide operational support and technical advice to countries to manage to required standards.

The Global Senior Fleet Manager is the operational owner of KPI performance for Global Fleet – driving Regions and Countries to deliver against expected performance standards.

The requirements of the role mean that working hours which overlap with Europe, Africa, Middle-East and partially with Asia and Latin America are required. (So candidate should ideally be based in Europe, Africa or Middle-East).

This role suits a dynamic, results orientated Supply Chain leader who has a track record of delivering transformational change in Supply Chain across many countries.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Qualifications

• University degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Supply/Demand Planning or a related field or equivalent experience
• Management of a global fleet is a preferred but not mandatory – experience with fleet management alongside demonstrable track record of delivery transformation in Supply Chain would be enough in the correct candidate.
• Experience delivering global roll out and project management in a large complex international organisation
• Experience in a Regional or Global Supply Chain role is highly advantageous
• Fluent in English is mandatory – another core language (Spanish, Arabic, French) would be a bonus
• Experience with Fleet related technology (FMS, IVMS)
• Understand of UN/INGO Fleet Management practices

Capacity building:

• Excellent skills in developing manuals, guidance and tools that are accessible and user-friendly.
• Knowledge of the design and delivery of face to face and online trainings
• Passion for driving uptake of technology solutions to ensure return on investment and unlock of value for organisations

Personal skills:

• Strong leadership and management
• Strong change management
• Deadline orientated

We can offer circa £62,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations. 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.