Sr. Manager - Fleet Planning & Sustainability

Old Dominion Freight Line - Thomasville, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Thomasville, NC

10,001+ employees

Truck Transportation

About the position

The position at Old Dominion involves managing lifecycle costs for a large fleet of over 60,000 rolling stock and nearly 5,000 powered industrial equipment assets. The role focuses on replacement planning, capital management, utilization, redeployment, and supplier relationships, utilizing data-driven decision-making to implement a total cost of ownership structure for optimal asset management. Additionally, the position defines strategies for fleet sustainability, including regulatory compliance and clean energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and determine fleet assets to be replaced annually based on vehicle performance and cost
• Develop, prevent and oversee annual capital budget for all fleet assets
• Manage the asset acquisition and disposal processes to ensure seamless transition into active service
• Create, nurture, and expand relationships with OEM and aftermarket equipment, parts and services suppliers
• Develop negotiation strategies and manage the procurement of fleet and warehouse equipment assets
• Oversee the delivery schedule and retirement process to include reserving build slots, determining fleet allocation to service centers, processing retirement assets and monitoring the dates associated with asset deliveries
• Support license and registration process to ensure minimal downtime for delivered assets and regulatory requirements of retired assets
• Develop TCO models and asset analytics to make informed decisions related to equipment specifications
• Analyze, filter and recommend specification changes or improvements to manage cost and performance of asset life
• Develop and manage transition and management of alternative fuel vehicle strategies
• Responsible for Fleet Sustainability in total for infrastructure, charging technology, power requirements and site selection
• Ensure compliance with all regulations and identify and manage grant funding and incentive programs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 8+ years of experience managing fleet asset, capital budgets and/or Sustainability
• 8+ years of fleet management experience in a transportation company
• 5+ years of Sustainability experience
• Understanding of fleet concepts related to lifecycle planning using analytics
• Strong financial acumen and experience with capital planning processes
• Strong phone and verbal communication skills along with active listening skills
• Ability to deal with different types of personalities and effectively handle high-stress situations in a calm manner
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities and manage time effectively
• Proven negotiation abilities
• Proficient in English; good knowledge of additional languages desired
• Proficiency with Office programs, such as Outlook, Excel, and Word

Nice-to-haves

• Good knowledge of additional languages

Benefits

• Great Health Benefits including a Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians
• Training and growth opportunities to build a career