Location Manager

Do you have a passion for leading teams? Would you enjoy broadening your horizons in a growing, global company with plenty of career opportunities?

Avis Budget Group is fast-paced and our company culture is enthusiastic and collaborative. Engaged, passionate and dedicated, our teams deliver the outstanding service that makes sure our customers keep coming back. Join Avis Budget Group and you'll be trusted to take responsibility and make decisions – essentially to get on and do a great job.

The role of Location Manager will primarily be responsible for managing the team and vehicle fleet requirements in order to meet operational goals. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual and will be required to undertake all operational duties involved with the successful running of the location. This exciting and fast paced role presents an excellent opportunity for a talented individual to utilise their leadership skills and operations expertise.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Actively takes ownership, initiate activities and drive improvements within the location.
• Coach employees and implement actions to increase employee satisfaction and location productivity.
• Action and monitor reports / financial plans and contribute to the development of the annual business plan for the location
• Continually compare location performance against the strategic plan, and implement necessary contingency measures to ensure targets are achieved
• Monitor the level of customer service being delivered and continually identify and implement strategies to increase customer satisfaction
• Create and facilitate a team environment
• Identify and continually monitor employee needs and implement actions to increase employee satisfaction and manage the performance of employees as needed

To be successful you will have: 

• Strong leadership skills with previous experience in leading teams
• The ability to provide coaching and feedback to our employees
• The ability to use your initiative and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Conflict resolution skills
• Excellent computer proficiency especially with MS Office
• The ability to maximise performance of the team
• Knowledge of relevant industrial relations legislation  
• Previous car rental experience is desirable

Previous experience in a supervisory or leadership role with the ability to lead and effectively manage employees is essential. Previous selling or sales experience is also highly desirable. The successful candidate will need to be an excellent communicator and be competent working across many different work groups.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus + Company Car
• 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, Zipcar, 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.