Full Job Description
Owns the cost, safety and reliability of Raymour & Flanigan's rolling stock and material handling equipment, runs our fleet repair shops
in Suffern and Liverpool, and leads fleet optimization and non-merchandise procurement. Operations owns how the fleet is used; this
role keeps it safe, available and cost-effective, and buys what the business needs at the best total value.
Scope: tractors, trailers, delivery and straight trucks, service vans and other company vehicles, MHE across all DCs and CSCs, the Suffern
and Liverpool fleet repair shops, and non-merch procurement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Fleet Assets: Tractors, Trailers, Delivery & Straight Trucks, Service Vans and other company vehicles.
Spec, acquire and dispose of units; make buy vs. lease decisions on total cost of ownership.
Maintain a 5-year replacement plan and the annual fleet capital budget.
Own vehicle compliance: DOT annual inspections, registrations, IRP/IFTA and fuel tax filings, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax, NY Highway Use
Tax, UCR registration, and repairs from driver inspection reports.
Manage the fuel program, tolls (Fleetworthy/E-ZPass) and toll controls, tires and warranty recovery.
Fleet Repair Shops: Suffern and Liverpool
Lead both shops: supervisors, technicians, scheduling, parts inventory, tools and shop safety.
Run preventive maintenance (PM) for the full fleet; coordinate breakdown response with Transportation and Operations.
Decide what is repaired in-house vs. sent out; manage outside repair vendors on cost and turnaround.
Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
Own forklifts and other powered equipment, batteries and chargers across DCs and CSCs.
Run the MHE PM program, dealer and service contracts, and rentals.
Right-size the MHE fleet using utilization data and plan replacements.
Procurement (Non-Merchandise)
Build a spend baseline and category plan: packaging and shrink wrap, office and janitorial supplies, uniforms, safety supplies,
signage, decals and printed materials, store and customer supplies (incl. bottled water), delivery and warehouse supplies, new store
kits, fleet parts, tires, fuel, shop tools and MHE service; manage recycling resale.
Run competitive bids and reverse auctions; negotiate and manage contracts.
Hold suppliers to quality and service standards; approve spec changes with the people who use the product.
Drive purchase order and contract compliance with Finance and AP.
Fleet Optimization
Continuously assess fleet size, mix and utilization across tractors, trailers and delivery/straight trucks; recommend changes to unit
count, specs, replacement timing and buy vs. lease.
Explore and plan electric, gas and other alternative-fuel options where the economics work, across delivery/straight trucks and
tractors (e.g., Tesla Semi on DC-to-DC lanes), including charging at our sites.
Build each recommendation on telematics route, mileage and idle data, with a total-cost case and pilot plan.
Technology, Data & Planning
Own our telematics platforms (Samsara on tractors and trailers; IntelliShift on trucks and vans), lead a platform decision and
contract renewals; Transportation keeps daily use.
Own shop and fleet systems, including TransMan work orders and the Fleet32 replacement.
Keep accurate unit, work-order and cost records as the single source for fleet and MHE reporting.
Partnership & Leadership
Treat Operations, DC and CSC leaders, and stores as internal customers; agree uptime standards with Ops.
Develop the shop and procurement teams.
Report monthly to Adam; share fleet uptime with Ops monthly.
Be available for breakdowns, accidents, severe weather and other emergencies while vehicles are on the road, including early
mornings, evenings and weekends.
Not in scope: Transportation operations (dispatch, routing, drivers, hours-of-service and driver licensing compliance, on-time performance) sit in Operations.
