National Fleet Manager Meridian Services Cape Town

Meridian Services is seeking to appoint a National Assets Manager based in Cape Town. The National Assets Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end management, optimisation, and governance of all operational assets on a national level, including fleet, trade assets, and IT equipment. The role is accountable for ensuring cost efficiency, robust asset control, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness through structured processes and data-driven decision-making.

• Asset-related costs are actively managed and reduced across all asset categories without impacting operations.
• All assets are accurately recorded, tracked, audited, and fully accounted for across the business.
• Vehicles, trade assets, and IT equipment are available, functional, and support uninterrupted operations.
• Consistent policies, processes, and controls are implemented across all asset categories.
• All incidents are managed with employee safety as the first priority, with structured support and escalation.
• Full adherence to legal, insurance, safety, and operational requirements.
• Asset planning, procurement, and optimisation decisions are driven by accurate data and insights.
• Assets are optimally acquired, utilised, redeployed, and disposed of to maximise value.
• Manage and optimise total cost of ownership across all asset classes (vehicles, trade assets, IT equipment), including fuel, maintenance, leasing, insurance, repairs, and replacement costs.
• Lead procurement processes including sourcing, quoting, negotiation, purchasing, and delivery of assets, ensuring alignment to financing models (e.g. ISA's), fair usage policies, and cost optimisation objectives.
• Oversee full asset lifecycle including acquisition, utilisation, redeployment, and disposal; manage sale of assets including listings, pricing, staff allocation, and inter-BU transfers.
• Ensure all operational assets (vehicles, trade assets, IT equipment) are available, functional, and aligned to support uninterrupted business operations and service delivery.
• Minimise operational disruption by proactively managing asset risks, availability, and contingency planning across regions and functions.
• Manage relationships with asset-related suppliers (fleet, maintenance, IT, trade assets), ensuring performance, cost efficiency, and adherence to service level agreements.
• Maintain and manage asset registers, tagging, audits, counts, and inspections; oversee allocation and recovery of assets for new joiners and exiting employees.
• Monitor and manage performance of all assets, including utilisation, condition, maintenance, and cost efficiency across vehicles, trade assets, and IT equipment.
• Centralise and manage all repairs and maintenance through Wesbank Managed Maintenance, ensuring cost control and service quality.
• Ensure compliance across all asset-related requirements including licensing, insurance, fines, inspections, and regulatory obligations across all asset types.
• Track, audit, and redeploy trade assets (e.g. fridges) to ensure optimal utilisation and control.
• Manage lifecycle of IT equipment including allocation, tracking, recovery, repair, and upgrade cycles in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Develop, implement, and enforce SOPs, policies, and governance frameworks to standardise asset management across the business.
• Oversee the full asset insurance function including claims management, risk mitigation, policy alignment, and cost recovery.
• Establish and lead national protocols for managing transport-related incidents (e.g. hijackings, accidents), ensuring immediate employee safety, structured response, escalation to line management and HR, and post-incident support including medical, psychological, and operational recovery.
• Utilise asset management systems (fleet, IT, trade assets), telematics, and tracking tools to ensure full visibility, control, and reporting across all asset classes.
• Provide data-driven insights on fleet performance, cost, utilisation, and optimisation opportunities.
• Manages full asset ecosystem (vehicles, trade assets, IT equipment) across lifecycle stages including acquisition, utilisation, redeployment, and disposal.
• Drives cost-to-serve optimisation through control of procurement, financing models (ISA's), maintenance, insurance, and asset ROI.
• Leads sourcing, negotiation, supplier performance management, and contract optimisation to ensure cost efficiency and service quality.
• Ensures full asset visibility, audit integrity, policy enforcement, and compliance across all asset classes.
• Manages operational risk, including incident response (e.g. hijackings), insurance, and employee safety protocols.
• Uses asset systems (fleet, IT, trade), telematics, and BI tools to drive reporting, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Develops and implements SOPs and governance frameworks to standardise asset management nationally.
• Aligns asset investment and utilisation strategy to business growth, scalability, and operational requirements.
• Takes full responsibility for asset performance, cost, control, and operational impact across the business.
• Makes decisions with strong cost, ROI, and value impact awareness.
• Uses data, trends, and insights to optimise asset utilisation and performance.
• Maintains high accuracy across asset registers, compliance, and reporting.
• Effectively manages suppliers and internal stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Enforces policies, controls, and standards consistently across the business.
• Actively identifies and drives optimisation opportunities across the asset base.

• Diploma / Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field
• 3-5+ years in fleet, asset, or operations management, including national or multi-region exposure.
• Valid driver's license.
• Strong experience across fleet management systems, telematics, asset registers, procurement processes, maintenance planning, and vendor management; ability to use data, systems, and insights to optimise asset utilisation, cost, compliance, and operational performance.