Financial

 Ensure adherence to budgeted fleet costs for the region

 Work closely with Regional operations team for maximizing utilization for all feeder and milk runs; Support National operations team in maximizing utilization of all network vehicles

Operational

 Identify fleet vendors in the region and work closely with the Regional Procurement & Real Estate Head in vendor evaluations, rate negotiations and empanelment; Ensure negotiation of best possible vehicle hire rates for Blue Dart

 Ensure procurement of vehicles for all feeder and milk runs as per the requirements from empaneled vendors; Also support Head – Rail & Fleet Management in hiring of network vehicles in the region

 Maintain a database of fleet vendors and brokers for contingency requirements; Also track the day to day market rate for different vehicles for different locations

 Analyze past volumes and future volume projections to identify the size of vehicles required on various feeder and milk-run routes

 Monitor daily allocation of vehicles for various runs along with the regional operations teams

 Approve the market hiring of vehicles as and when required; Work towards minimizing the market hiring of vehicles through effective planning

 Administer a comprehensive vehicle maintenance and repair program for all vehicles (company owned and contractual)

 Ensure branding of all vehicles as per the company norms

 Ensure adherence to regulatory compliances like fitness certificates, driver licenses, statutory compliances, etc. for all vehicles; Conduct periodic audits to check the same

 Ensure optimum allocation of staff (drivers, loaders, etc.) for network runs and feeder runs

 Ensure conduct of regular safety trainings and briefings for drivers