Director, Fleet Analytics & Corporate Strategy

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Location: This is a hybrid position with an opportunity to work from home most Fridays. Typically, will report to Corporate office in Houston, Monday through Thursday.   

Travel: Current travel needs are up to once or twice per month.  Must be able to travel more often, if business dictates. 

Preferred Skills, Experience and Licenses: Minimum of five years of experience in project management, leading cross-functional teams and corporate strategies.  Experience with capital program management; demonstrated ability to articulate business problems and present business cases.  Expert level Excel skills for data analytics and mathematical modeling.  Valid driver's license is required.    

I. Job Summary
The Director, Fleet Analytics and Strategy, will procure, maintain, and dispose of fleet assets by leveraging a strong understanding of fleet maintenance, analytical capabilities, and strategic thinking. This job will be integral in transforming fleet and maintenance practices, reducing costs, and increasing efficiency/effectiveness.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Develops strategies and best practices to manage the total life cycle of Fleet assets; (standard specifications / maintenance standards / network design / asset assignment / asset disposal).
• Develops vehicle maintenance strategies and replacement capital plans including Total Cost of Ownership models.
• Develops a fleet electrification strategy that aligns with WM’s sustainability objectives and various federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Redesigns the maintenance facility network; effort includes the evaluation of light vs. heavy repair facilities and standards for insourced and outsourced maintenance.
• Develops and implements a strategy regarding parts procurement and consumption to minimize inventory, maximize working capital and limit obsolescence.
• Acts as execution arm of transformation to design, prototype, refine and scale core enterprise programs and ultimately transition them back to our steady state organization as institutionalized business solutions.
• Works with senior management, various board and steering committees, functional leaders and individual team leaders by contributing strategic vision and integrating a broad range of ideas regarding business solutions development.
• Oversees the conception, implementation, and analysis of multiple enterprise solutions projects with a large scope and complexity in an environment for business change.
• Works at the top business contributor level of business and/or process systems analysis while considering the business implications to the current and future business environment.
• Drives the project(s) and the organization toward achieving business results.
• Drives the project(s) and the organization toward achieving business results.
• Focuses on consistency and quality in the implementation of process improvements and is involved in the post-implementation verification.
• Articulates business problems and presents business cases to executives and other leaders.
• Evaluates changes in business for capital request; allocates capital to different areas for assets

III. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree (accredited) in Business Administration or similar area of study; or High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant working experience required.
• Experience: 10+ years of relevant working experience in addition to education requirements; 7 years preparing and managing budgets; 5 years supervising/managing a team of two or more individuals; 5 years project management required. 5 years Capital Project Management preferred.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

Certified Project Manager (CPM) preferred upon hire. 

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Microsoft Excel proficiency in data analytics and mathematical modeling
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills; organizational and political savvy
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to coach others to improved performance
• Strong project management skills; working knowledge of group infrastructure
• Experience in leading/motivating large, diverse workforce; must be