Sr. Manager - Fleet Planning and Sustainability

Old Dominion Freight Line is seeking a Sr. Manager - Fleet Planning and Sustainability in Thomasville, NC. The role involves managing lifecycle costs for a large fleet, developing budget plans, overseeing asset acquisition, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The candidate should have a bachelor's degree or extensive experience in fleet management and sustainability, with strong analytical and communication skills. The position emphasizes innovative solutions and maintaining a dynamic team environment.
Are you someone who never rests on their laurels, always strives to go above and beyond, and is committed to keeping your PROMISES? Do you appreciate a company culture that is open, fosters work-life balance, and a dynamic team environment? Then Old Dominion is the home for you. We take pride in being the best in the industry, and from our humble beginnings we know that our People and our Family Spirit are the main ingredient in our secret sauce to success. At Old Dominion we are looking for individuals to join the OD Family that will provide innovative solutions and exceed expectations to keep OD the premier transportation solutions provider.

This position will manage lifecycle costs for a fleet of over 60,000 pieces of rolling stock and nearly 5,000 powered industrial equipment assets. This includes replacement planning, capital management, utilization, redeployment and supplier relationships to include purchasing and negotiations. This position utilizes data-driven decision-making by implementing a total cost of ownership structure to determine optimum asset management practices. Define strategy for Fleet Sustainability, including strategy, regulatory compliance, deployment, infrastructure and utility components. Will determine location strategy, operational requirements, site selection and manage vendor partners for clean energy transition.

Primary 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 retires 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
• Ensures compliance with all regulations and identifies and manages grant funding and incentive programs

Job Qualifications

Education:
• Bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of experience managing fleet asset, capital budgets and/or Sustainability

Experience:
• 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

Working Days:

Shift and hours to be determined.

Working Shift:

Shift and hours to be determined.

Work Days and Shift are estimates and are subject to change, at any given time, based on job scheduling and/or business levels. Any information listed regarding Days and Shifts shall be considered a guideline of expectations for the specific position at the time of posting.

Join the OD Family Today!

As a Full Time member of our Family, you and your family are eligible to receive:
• 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
• We prioritize our OD family of employees
• Ability to advance through our promote from within philosophy
• National Career Opportunities Available at our 250+ service centers

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, and/or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, Vietnam Era and/or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law(s).