Area Manager

2 weeks ago

Adelaide Airport, Australia Avis Budget Group Full time

The Role
Reporting directly to the State Manager, you will manage staff, fleet and operational requirements for the South Australia region.

As Area Manager, you will also monitor performance against objectives to ensure the strategic plan is achieved and will be responsible for the growth and management of all applicable brands.


This exciting and fast paced role presents an excellent opportunity for a talented self-motivated individual to utilise their leadership skills and operations expertise.


Key Responsibilities:

Customer Experience and Sales

  • Execute and lead Operations Service Standards without exception.
  • Monitor level of Customer Service and continually identify and implement strategies to increase customer satisfaction.
  • Be aware of competitor activity to ensure the location remains competitive in the marketplace
  • Coach managers to ensure team members achieve a superior standard of product knowledge to maximise sale opportunities
  • Train managers to effectively manage fleet levels and employee rostering to meet customer demands

Business Development

  • Contribute to the development of the annual business plan
  • Continually compare location performance against the Strategic Plan and take any necessary actions.
  • Proactively seek solutions to opportunities identified
  • Action and monitor reports and financial strategic plans
  • Ensure Quality Assurance standards are met or exceeded
  • Maintain the credit requirements of the location

Team management

  • Identify and continually monitor employee needs and implement actions to increase employee satisfaction and manage the performance of employees as needed
  • Continuously identify talent within the workplace by implementing training programmes and in turn, succession planning
  • Proactively manage the recruitment process to ensure optimal level of staffing
  • Maintain a culture of service excellence
  • Lead a team to accomplish organisational goals in line with the business strategy
  • Manage and control costs relevant to operations in accordance to the budget
  • Ensure there are sufficient resources to meet operational requirements

People Management

  • Ensure effective performance management practices are applied in the location in accordance with company policy and procedure
  • Appropriately reward and recognise team members
  • Develop and support roll out of strategies to increase employee morale
  • Monitor to ensure location and staff compliance with company policies.

Work Health and Safety

  • Ensuring legal requirements regarding health, safety and environment are met.
  • Actioning safety reports and carrying out workplace inspections.
  • Ensuring that health, safety and environment policies and procedures are followed, including safe work instructions.
  • Conducting workplace inspections, inductions and regular safety briefings.
  • Participating in incident investigations.

Skills & Experience

  • Strong leadership skills with previous experience in leading teams
  • Commercial acumen with proven ability to maximise sales and location performance, minimise business costs and work towards achieving strategic goals
  • The ability to use your initiative and manage multiple tasks simultaneously utilising your highlevel attention to detail and problem solving skills.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, coaching and conflict resolution skills
  • Strong computer proficiency especially with MS Office
  • Knowledge of relevant industrial relations and workplace Health and Safety legislation

Benefits and Perks
-
Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus + Company Vehicle
-
Wellbeing programme incl.
life insurance +
discounted health insurance +
superannuation options

  • Access to
    Perkbox discounts and offers
    with hundreds of retailers and big brands, including on cinema tickets
    , fitness classes
    , shopping discounts **and much more
  • Employee discounts on
    car rental across Avis Budget Group
  • Employee Assistance Programme
    (EAP) provided by Converge 24/7 support for your mental health and wellbeing

About Avis Budget Group
We don't just rent cars. We're changing the way people move.

Across our world-famous brands -
Avis, Budget, and Apex:

- we're leading the way for the global mobility industry.

Our brands represent a mobility ecosystem of more than 11,000 locations in approximately 180 countries.

With more than 70 years of experience in managing global fleets and with one of the largest fleets of connected cars in the world, we are committed to innovation and are moving the future of mobility forward.

Adelaide

South Australia

Australia

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