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Fleet Manager (Remote)

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 Remote
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R46,250 – R55,500 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Objective & Role Overview

We are seeking an execution-focusedDirector of Operations / Fleet Managerto step into an existing, mission-critical operational role. In this position, you will oversee the daily operations of a team of Market Managers, Customer Support, and Sales Representatives to ensure work is performed effectively, efficiently, and in alignment with organizational goals. You will provide guidance, support, and direction to employees while monitoring performance, productivity, attendance, task delegation, and policy compliance.

In addition to driving team workflow and employee development, you will own the day-to-day health, allocation, maintenance, and growth of our national vehicle fleet across multiple US markets. You will oversee vehicle repairs, diagnose issues remotely using photos, videos, and digital inspections, enforce preventative maintenance schedules, and negotiate repair pricing and service agreements with local shops.

As part of our extended leadership group, you serve as the vital link between frontline teams and Executive Leadership—communicating objectives, reporting on performance trends, resolving conflicts, and balancing operational efficiency with employee engagement.

This is not a high-level corporate policy role—it is a hands-on operational management position for a leader who thrives in the weeds, handles high-volume moving parts with precision, and takes extreme ownership. We can teach you our internal systems and software, but we cannot teach dedication, high accountability, or operational grit.

Key Workplace Competencies
* Radical Ownership & Accountability:Takes personal responsibility for team output, fleet performance, vehicle logistics, and vendor follow-through from detection to completion.
* Execution & Detail Focus:Comfortable diving into daily operational details, tracking complex vehicle statuses, and managing moving parts.
* Team Leadership & Development:Provides clear direction, fosters a safe and engaging work environment, monitors employee attendance, and drives performance standard compliance.
* Proactive Stakeholder Management:Drives seamless communication across remote teams, market leads, dealers, auto repair shops, and Executive Leadership without requiring constant supervision.
* Decisive Problem Solving:Resolves sudden vehicle downtime, maintenance bottlenecks, client disputes, or internal team conflict calmly, quickly, and rationally.
* Commercial Acumen:Balances operational discipline with client retention, fleet growth, budget management, and cost control.

High-Payoff Activities (Core Focus Areas)
* Team Leadership & Performance Management:Direct, monitor, and support Market Managers, Customer Support, and Sales teams to hit productivity and quality targets.
* Fleet Health & Maintenance Control:Oversee maintenance, remotely diagnose issues via digital media, enforce preventative care, and track fleet uptime across regional markets.
* Vendor & Cost Optimization:Negotiate repair pricing and service agreements with local shops, monitor maintenance budgets, and manage overall fleet cost control.
* Maintenance & Retrieval Efficiency:Coordinate swift vehicle servicing, registration renewals, inspections, titling, and repossession/retrieval logistics.
* Fleet Expansion & Scaling:Partner with leadership to find dealership partners, acquire vehicles, and coordinate tech/GPS hardware installations.
* Account & Credit Management:Make grounded judgment calls on account quality, customer issue resolution, fee adjustments, service credits, and churn prevention.

Primary Responsibilities

Team Management & Executive Alignment
* Supervise daily workflows for Market Managers, Customer Support, and Sales Representatives, ensuring clear task delegation and high output.
* Track employee attendance, productivity metrics, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
* Resolve internal conflicts, address team concerns, and foster a positive, accountable work environment.
* Act as the primary operational link between frontline teams and Executive Leadership—reporting on progress, identifying improvement areas, and cascading strategic objectives.
Fleet Logistics, Diagnostics & Asset Management
* Maintain real-time tracking of all vehicles categorized by operational status across active US markets.
* Oversee maintenance and repairs across the national fleet; evaluate digital inspections, photos, and videos to determine appropriate repair actions.
* Establish and enforce standard preventative maintenance schedules to maximize safety, reliability, and compliance.
* Analyze fleet data to monitor maintenance trends, track uptime, and maintain precise digital records of all repairs and inspections.
* Oversee logistics for vehicle reservations, handoffs, retrievals, titling, registration renewals, and offboarding/asset sales for retired vehicles.
Vendor Management, Budgeting & Growth
* Build and streamline relationships with local repair shops, towing providers,

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R46,250/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 828 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →