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AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter and the AAF International brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 98,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html

AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, r eligion, color, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.

Position Objective:

This position manages AAF International's leased and owned fleet vehicles including vehicles assigned to sales professionals, technical service professionals and any other leased or owned cars or trucks. The Fleet Administrator is responsible for directing and managing the costs of the vehicles owned or leased by AAF International. This position plays a pivotal role in partnering with our fleet management company (Holman) to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of our vehicle fleet and oversees all aspects of fleet management to support the organizational needs of our branches, manufacturing sites, corporate, and service locations across the United States and Canada.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and oversee vehicle lifecycle management, including acquisitions, preventative maintenance, repairs, replacement, remarketing and disposal strategies.
• Partner and assist in management of vehicles with third party vendors across all channels.
• Gather, analyze and implement the organization's transportation needs across manufacturing sites, service and sales channels and develop solutions to meet those needs effectively.
• Continuously gather and analyze processes and vehicle usage and fleet performance to detect inefficiencies and develop solutions to optimize process, reduce costs, increase productivity and improve overall efficiency.
• Working with others, manages the responsibility to limit a company's liability, improves safety within the locations.
• Will create and maintain a program that proactively improves driving behaviors and reduces incidents.
• Work with the mergers and acquisitions leaders to ensure efficient and timely transition of fleet vehicles into or out of the organization.
• Maintain contemporary knowledge of regulations, legislation changes to maintain fleet compliance and avoid fines.
• Foster relationship with the fleet management company and vehicle OEMs to ensure timely and cost effective vehicle ordering, assignment, maintenance and repair services.
• Interact with vehicle OEMs on certified pricing agreements, allocation and production needs by class of vehicle.
• Partner with corporate risk and safety teams and insurance carriers to support, develop, implement and improve programs impacting fleet and driver safety, including telematics and safety devices.
• Manage and maintain tracking systems (Holman Insights) and other systems as required to develop programs and execute performance targets for the fleet.
• Set up and maintain Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) for violations according to company policy
• Ensure the organization's fleet and vehicle policies and procedures are updated and maintained.
• Mentor and onboard new drivers to the fleet management system and train and influence field operators on best practices within the industry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

1. Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Business or related field;
2. Two to three years of directly related project/vehicle management;
3. Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint in particular);
4. Familiarity with inventory management practices;
5. Strong interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization;
6. Proficiency in fleet management software and tools;
7. Budget management and financial acumen;
8. Knowledge of safety and compliance regulations related to fleet management;
9. Knowledge of DOT regulations and compliance.