The Vehicle Operations Manager focuses on the back-of-the-house processes, vehicle care and management, and maximizing efficiencies as a leader on the Vehicle Operations team. The Manager directs processes and activities of frontline employees and may assist the Senior Vehicle Operations Manager in overseeing a brand or department of the location to ensure maximum performance through superior operational leadership, strong communication and maximum efficiency. The Manager helps to provide overall leadership to vehicle operations employees with responsibility for overall operating performance, customer satisfaction, positive employee culture, service, budgets, safety, and vendor relations. The Manager may lead a brand or a function and all brands, depending on the size of the location.
Salary: $58,000 annually + company issued vehicle
Hours: This position requires open and flexible availability as the industry covers nights, weekends and holidays.
What You’ll Get:
- Up to 40% off the base rate of any standard Hertz Rental
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
- Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching
- Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
- Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
- Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness
- Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more
What We’re Looking For:
- 1-3 years’ experience in Customer Service or Operations; Car Rental, Hospitality or Tourism experience preferred
- Moderate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Flexible and adaptable; ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to address and resolve customer service challenges
- Results driven, ability to make decisions and help solve problems
- Ability to build and lead a diverse, high-performing, results-oriented, and highly-engaged team
- Ability to drive process and organizational change
- Ability to influence
- Ability to motivate teams and keep a positive attitude in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work under minimal supervision with a goal-oriented mindset
- Ability to see the big picture and leverage critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Excellent organization, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills.
- Courageous leadership and accountability
What You’ll Do:
- Responsible for daily vehicle operations and revenue generation for their assigned function
- Leads and supports processes to meet and exceed customer expectations, and ensure alignment of the sales force with those sales methods and processes
- Constantly champions productivity improvements via employee involvement and accountability; ensures employees are following the Standards of Work (SOW)
- Actively engages in effective communication plans focused on building employee engagement in order to achieve business results
- Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive, where applicable
- Participates in the recruiting process, as required
- Provides management with various updates and indicators as requested
- Remains current on all administrative duties according to company policy
Skills Required
- 1-3 years of experience in customer service or operations
- Car rental, hospitality, or tourism experience
- Moderate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work effectively in ambiguous situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to address and resolve customer service challenges
- Results-driven decision-making and problem-solving ability
- Ability to build and lead diverse, high-performing teams
- Ability to drive process and organizational change
- Ability to influence and motivate teams
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Strong organization, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills
- Courageous leadership and accountability
- Open and flexible availability for nights, weekends, and holidays
What We Do
Hertz. We're here to get you there. The Hertz Corporation operates the Hertz, Dollar Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognized in the world. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards®, Carfirmations, Mobile Wi-Fi and unique vehicles offered through the Adrenaline, Dream, Green and Prestige Collections set Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, The Hertz Corporation owns the vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation, operates the Firefly vehicle rental brand and Hertz 24/7 car sharing business in international markets and sells vehicles through Hertz Car Sales.
