Corporate Fleet Manager

Lead Our Fleet. Keep Operations Moving Safely. Duke’s is seeking an experienced Corporate Fleet Manager to oversee our companywide fleet of vehicles, equipment, trailers, and mobile assets. In this highly visible role, you will shape fleet strategy, improve safety and reliability, control costs, strengthen compliance, and ensure field teams have the assets they need to deliver for our customers. We are seeking candidates located in the Elgin, IL, or Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan areas. This hybrid role requires regular work from a home office, as well as onsite attendance at either our corporate headquarters in Elgin, IL or our regional office in Pittsboro, NC when not traveling. This position will be filled in one of these locations. Set fleet policies, standards, budgets, goals, and improvement priorities that support safety, service, cost control, and operational readiness. Manage the complete asset lifecycle, including planning, specifications, procurement, assignment, utilization, replacement, transfer, disposal, and capital forecasting. Oversee preventive maintenance, repairs, reliability, and downtime-reduction efforts across vehicles, heavy equipment, trailers, and related assets. Use utilization, maintenance, fuel, rental, operating-cost, and total-cost-of-ownership data to guide decisions and improve performance. Manage dealerships, manufacturers, service providers, warranties, service agreements, pricing, and vendor performance. Maintain compliance with DOT, FMCSA, licensing, registration, inspection, documentation, and audit requirements, partnering closely with Safety on driver qualifications, incidents, training, and fleet initiatives. Lead and develop assigned fleet personnel while promoting accountability, responsive service, and continuous improvement. Apply now if you have: A bachelor’s degree in Business, Fleet Management, Automotive Technology, Transportation Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field, preferred. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered. Seven (7+) or more years of fleet, transportation, equipment, or asset management experience in a vehicle, heavy-equipment, trailer, or mixed-asset environment. Three (3+) or more years of leadership or supervisory experience. Job-related certification such as a CAFM or similar, preferred. Strong knowledge of fleet operations, maintenance, compliance, transportation, and asset lifecycle management. Experience managing budgets, capital plans, vendors, maintenance programs, and multi-location operations. Working knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, licensing, registration, inspection, and fleet documentation requirements. Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, relationship-building, and project-management skills. Technical proficiency with fleet systems and telematics (Motive, Samsara), ERPs, and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams) and SharePoint. Are willing to undergo background check, MVR check, and pre-employment drug screen Are willing to travel via car and airplane domestically as needed up to 25% of the time or as needed. Are willing and able to working across office, maintenance-facility, vendor, and field environment job sites, and may require regular travel to operating locations in the US inspecting vehicles and equipment, reviewing maintenance activity, and conducting audits. Occasional exposure to weather, noise, fuels, lubricants, heavy equipment, and industrial settings may occur, along with occasional evening, weekend, or emergency-response support is required. Why Duke’s? We offer a safety-focused team environment Weekly paychecks Annual bonus eligibility Car allowance for this position Medical, dental, and vision Insurance options with HSA and FSA plans available Company-paid basic life, AD&D, and disability Insurance; supplemental options available for purchase Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) Safe Harbor 401K Retirement Savings Plan with up to 4% …

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