About Moove

Moove is on a mission to build the largest mobility fintech for emerging markets. Our starting point is a technology-enabled lending model to radically transform the availability of auto finance and vehicles for on-demand ridesharing services across tier 1 African cities. By doing so, Moove is creating sustainable jobs for mobility entrepreneurs in the mobility sector.

About the Role

Moove is looking for an exceptional professional with strong entrepreneurialism to be our Maintenance Manager for the Moove business.

As a proven result-driven person, the Maintenance Manager will be responsible for the provision of effective leadership to the Maintenance Executives. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of the automotive finance, fleet leasing management, or car rental industry and a proven track record in developing territories, implementing successful growth strategies, and leading teams. The Fleet Maintenance Manager will be prepared to be fully accountable for building and maintaining outstanding relationships with Service; Maintenance; repairs and Inspection service providers and manage these suppliers to SLA in order to ensure maximised uptime of the Fleet.

You will also play an integral role in the hiring, training, and ongoing development of vehicle maintenance executives to ensure that our highly skilled workforce is able to meet customer expectations. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to strengthen their leadership skills and take their career to the next level in a supportive environment and with a company devoted to training successful managers.

What You’ll be Doing

• Coordinate, schedule, and audit vehicle service, maintenance & repair, handling escalations and managing conflict resolutions with our customers

• Build, Manage, Measure, and Maintain relationships with Suppliers and Repair outlets to ensure that uptime of Fleet is maximized.

• Priorities and assign work to meet customers’ needs.

• Ensure quality, compliance, and safety of Moove assets.

• Manage the Insurance process in line with Policy requirements.

• Ensure that all Insurance claims are completed expediently and vehicles brought back to operation in the minimum timeframe.

• Manage the Authorizations of maintenance to ensure that appropriate work is being done on the fleet at the optimised costs.

• Continuous Improvement mindset with respect to processes and systems to create efficiencies and synergies.

• Ad Hoc investigations and solutions as required from time to time.

• Track expenses and oversee the budget for maintenance.

• Conduct regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems.

• Plan and manage all repair and installation activities.

• Oversee equipment stock and place orders for new supplies when necessary.

• Document and prepare daily progress reports and maintenance logs.

• Critically evaluate the tracking solutions in place to monitor the driving habits of our DPs and, where necessary, provide retraining.

What You will need for this position

• Minimum 10 years of fleet maintenance management experience preferred.

• An Associates or Technical degree in Motor Mechanics is a must .

• Hands-On Fleet Industry Experience is a must

• Strong customer service and organizational skills required

• Valid driver’s license preferred.

• Candidates will be subject to analytical test prior to interviews

• Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office; Google Office Suite and web-based applications preferred

Key Metrics

• Ensuring time bound inspection and reduce downtimes

• Ensuring TAT of insurance claims under defined limits

• Ensuring PMS plan vs Actual with max X% deviation

• Monthly Cost projection vs actual

• Fortnightly report on Cost & TAT

• Onboarding vendors

• Vendor management

• Fleet level plan for PMS and adherence

• Team handling

• Coordination with Insurance for any escalation

Monthly billing process with formats Submission from vendor to Company Accounts

Who You'll Be Working with:

Directly reporting to our General Manager, and closely working with our Operations Team.

About the team

Our team is collaborative, positive, curious, and engaged. We think fast, work smart, laugh often, and are looking for like-minded people to join us in our mission to disrupt vehicle ownership and make financial freedom within reach.

Moove is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently.

Pre-hiring Notice: Moove relies on the accuracy of information contained in employment applications, as well as the accuracy of other data presented throughout the hiring process and during employment. Any misrepresentations, falsifications, or material omissions in any information or data provided by an applicant may result in the applicant being excluded from further consideration for employment or if an individual has already been hired, termination of employment.

EEO Statement: Moove is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, political affiliation or any other protected characteristic.

Moove: Moove is a mobility asset finance company and Uber's preferred fleet partner across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our Vision is to democratise financial services to make our customers more productive and successful. Our Core values are Compassion, Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Trust and Ownership.