Posted 2 months ago
Fleet Operations Manager
Saarthi Freight
- Compensation
- ₹11 L – ₹15 L
- Experience
- 6–10 yrs
- Workplace
- On-site, Gurugram
- Engagement
- Full-time
About the role
Saarthi Freight operates full-truckload and part-load services across 160 lanes in north and west India, with 420 owned vehicles and a partner fleet of over 1,000 trucks. We are hiring a Fleet Operations Manager at our Gurugram control tower to own vehicle utilisation, placement reliability and trip profitability for the owned fleet. You will manage a team of eight fleet controllers, work with the maintenance and diesel teams, and be accountable for on-time placement above 94 percent. Prior experience in FTL trucking or express logistics is required.
What you will own
- Own daily placement, routing and utilisation of a 420-vehicle owned fleet
- Manage a team of eight fleet controllers across two shifts at the control tower
- Control trip costs including diesel, tolls and en-route expenses against budgets
- Coordinate preventive maintenance windows with workshops to protect availability
- Negotiate attachment terms with vehicle owners for peak-season capacity
- Publish weekly utilisation, placement and profitability reviews to leadership
Qualification
Graduate
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Negotiation
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Vendor Management
- Team Leadership
Saarthi Freight
Logistics & Supply Chain · 501-1000 employees · Nagpur
Saarthi Freight runs full-truckload and part-load freight across central and western India from its Nagpur headquarters, chosen for its position on the north-south and east-west corridors. The company operates 11 transhipment hubs, a contracted fleet of about 1,800 vehicles and a growing warehousing business in Nagpur's MIHAN area. A technology team of 40 builds the transport-management system, driver app and customer tracking portal in-house. Operations staff are hired locally and trained through a structured hub-supervisor programme; engineering roles are based in Nagpur and Pune.
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