Leasing Rental Manager

Description

The Dobbs Truck Group is a growth company that successfully expands our operations and customer base through a high-quality team of employees.

Dobbs Truck Group operates 25 commercial truck dealerships through two operating companies – Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center. These dealerships represent some of the best commercial truck brands including Peterbilt, Volvo, Mack, Autocar, and Hino and include locations in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.

We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k), as well as paid vacation and sick leave. Our Company is looking for long-term employees that we can invest in and grow with as we pursue our mission of being the premier commercial truck dealer group.

I. General Job Description

This position will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the PacLease on highway and vocational rental fleets. 

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the organization of all reservations and completion of all agreements as required for assigned branch(s). 
• Reviews all rental transactions to make sure minimum margins as set forth by the Director of Leasing are adhered to at all times.
• Reviews all rental transaction and agreements to ensure that proper insurance as per Paccar Leasing’s guidelines are obtained prior to customer taking delivery of unit(s).
• Reviews all rental transactions to ensure that all agreements are filled our accurately and completely.
• Reviews all rental transactions to ensure that credit is approved by the Dobbs Leasing credit department prior to rental taking place. 
• Reviews all rental transactions to ensure that all outbound and inbound inspections were properly completed. 
• Seek out and obtain new business. 
• Maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction for existing customers.
• Complete and publish daily rental utilization reports. 
• Manage Rental Performance System to ensure all rentals and RPO’s are properly inputted in to the system. 
• Work with PacLease and dealership Service team to locate substitutes for downed FSL vehicles, and minimize timeline of how many days subs are out
• Develop and manage Rental Turn down log
• Management of fuel used by the rental fleet ensuring customers are rebilled in accordance with Dobbs Leasing policy guidelines.
• Execute the Dobbs Leasing process for check-ins ensuring that turnaround times for units from customer check in to ready to rent condition is minimized. This includes coordinating service checks, washing, fueling, and placement of rental ready trucks in designated ready line area.
• Tracking and management of the physical location of rental and RPO units. 
• Monthly reporting of all rental unit book values cross-referenced with fair market values and rental utilization status for sales feasibility evaluation.
• Work with administrative team to ensure compliance regarding trip records and fuel receipts for fuel tax reporting purposes  
• Develop and present sales proposals to prospects for all product and service offerings.
• Develop and coordinate marketing programs/strategies and aggressively pursue credit worthy prospects.
• Build and maintain relationships with key accounts/suppliers to maximize sales and profitability.
• Maintain rental and RPO inventory in CRM database. 
• Management of rental Clerk’s daily activities as needed. 
• Completes various other tasks and assignments as directed by the Director of Leasing

II. Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of 3 years of experience in outside sales or management.

III. Desired Job Qualifications

• Commercial truck lease and rental industry experience.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License and qualified MVR abstract.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong organization and communication skills.

IV. Mental Capability Requirements

• Comprehension: Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues, negotiate, and integrate different viewpoints.
• Organization: Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules of others on long-term basis.
• Reasoning & Decision Making: Ability to make decisions with significant impact on department’s credibility, operations, and services.
• Communication: Ability to formulate complex and comprehensive materials, such as legal documents, authoritative reports, official publications of major scope and impacts, and make formal presentations.
• Mathematics: Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes.

V. Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and arms to handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

VI. Common Expectations of Performance for all Employees

The following includes common expectations for all employees of the Company. The evaluation of job performance will be based on these common expectations as well as the position-specific responsibilities described above.

Communications, Teamwork, and Feedback to Others

• Contribute to a work environment that is based on trust and respect.
• Have discussions on a regular basis with their manager to discuss opportunities to best achieve individual performance objectives and departmental goals.
• Suggest ways to improve the efficiency of conducting their job duties.
• Promote continuous improvement and change to support company growth.
• Mentor others unselfishly.
• Give credit where it’s due.

Company Loyal Policies and Work Ethic

• Adhere to the policies contained in the Employee Handbook.
• Adhere to the Company’s Employee Conduct Policy.
• Support management decisions toward meeting company goals.
• Be open and receptive to new ideas, regardless of their origin.
• Make prudent decisions, which are based on the best interest of the Company and its long-term future.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Dobbs Truck Group operates 25 commercial truck dealerships through two operating companies – Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center.

Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center are equal opportunity employers that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience, and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Parts do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, ancestry, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status; or on the basis of age against persons whose age is 40 and over, or on the basis of physical or mental disability; or to disabled veterans or to Vietnam veterans.

We are proud to be an affirmative action employer and encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to join our team.