District Manager Trainee

Zipcar

$111K — $125K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field (or equivalent in experience)
  • 3+ years of operations and sales experience, with supervisory experience preferred in vehicle rental or related industry
  • General business knowledge to lead multiple locations
  • Excellent management and leadership skills
  • Strong organizational and analytical abilities
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Valid driver's license with a good driving record

Responsibilities

  • Develop and communicate operating plans to maximize revenue
  • Set monthly performance goals for locations
  • Forecast and manage key financial drivers for the district
  • Direct fleet distribution activities regarding vehicle availability
  • Oversee fleet maintenance and repair operations
  • Evaluate physical inventories for optimal vehicle mix
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to develop local sales strategies
  • Build relationships with local business organizations and government agencies
  • Ensure compliance with Quality Assurance standards
  • Hire, train, and develop management and staff

Benefits

  • Defined career paths
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
  • Access to additional voluntary benefits
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
  • Full training to enhance professional skills
  • Employee discounts on Avis/Budget car rentals
  • Employee Assistance Program for various support services
Full Job Description

TheDistrict Managerserves as a business partner, leading, managing and developing an assigned district to operational success and financial profitability across functional areas such as of operations, marketing, sales, maintenance, and risk management, fleet delivering company programs,initiativesand solutions in support of key business strategies. The District Manager will be a key member of the field operation leadership team. The Manager will develop and lead corporate location management teams, provide strategic and tactical support, createstrategiesand develop solutions and improvements, grow revenue and profit whilebeing responsible fortheir assigned field operations locations.

What You'll Do:

  • Develops,implementsand communicates city operating plans that maximize revenue and grow market share, within planobjectivesand company guidelines. Monitors performance against plan andestablishesor revises plans,proceduresand standards, asappropriate, to maximize profits.

  • Sets monthly goals for each locations key operating performance measurements to include revenue per unit, revenue,transactionsand incremental sales.

  • Forecasts, budgets and manages the key financial drivers of a city to include revenue, transactions, market segment mix,utilization, fleet mix, wage expense, daily dollar average, revenue per unit, incremental revenuepenetrationand fleet size.

  • Directs and controls the activities performed by the fleet distribution function in reviewing and evaluating the availability of fleet vehicles at various locations

  • Oversees the activities performed by the fleet function in directing and controlling the maintenance, repair and/or reconditioning of fleet vehicles.

  • Evaluates the physical inventories toestablishand maintain the proper mix and age of lot vehicles.

  • Works with the Corporate Sales and Marketing functions to develop sales policy, long-rangesales objectivesand local marketing plans.

  • Reviews and evaluates capital projects, analyzes DOR reports

  • Directs the payment of bills and processing of personnel records.

  • Builds andMaintainsprofessional relationships with local business organizations and governmental agencies in an ongoing effort to protect the companys interests, and to discuss and resolve commonly faced problems.

  • Ensures all Quality Assurance standards are maintained

  • Hires,supervises, trains, develops,motivatesand evaluates the performance of manager and employee staff. Implements HR department policiesin the area ofdiscipline, discharge,motivationand performance in a consistent and fair manner, referring to theappropriate HRmanuals to ensure adherence. Establishes, communicates, monitors and updatesobjectivesfor staff consistent with the Company goals andobjectives.

PerksYoullGet:

  • Clear and defined career paths to pursue

  • Access to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance

  • Eligible toelectother voluntary benefitsincluding:Group Legal, Identity Theft, Accident Insurance, FSA,additionallife insurance coverages

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matched contributions

  • Full training to learn the business and enhance professional skills

  • Employee discounts, including discounted prices on the purchase of Avis/Budget cars

  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program for services including counseling, financial and legal consultation, referrals for care service and more

What We're Looking For:

  • Bachelors Degree in businessor related field (or equivalent in education,experienceor training).

  • Three or moreyearsoperations and sales experience, with at least one year at the supervisory level, preferably in a vehicle rental or related industry. (Years of experience will increase according based on district assignment)

  • General business knowledge to successfully lead and direct multiple markets/locations.

  • Excellent management skills. Must be able to provide direction and support to a largenumberstaff across multiple locations.

  • Strong organizational and analytical skills to track allappropriate operationalmeasures and analyze and forecast operational performance results.

  • Very strongcommunication (both written and oral) and presentation skills.

  • Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills. Ability to interact with both internal and external customers at all levels. Ability to manage and motivate staff in a team environment.

  • Valid drivers license andgood drivingrecord.

The annual starting salary for this position is between $111,500 6 $125,000 annually.Factors that may affect starting pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Seattle

Washington

United States of America

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