Fleet Manager

Reporting to the Group Chief Operating Officer, the Fleet Manager is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of the aircraft fleet.

The role focuses on optimizing asset performance, managing key stakeholder relationships, and supporting procurement and bid processes. It plays a critical part in ensuring fleet standardization, utilization, and commercial efficiency across the organization.

• Maintaining effective communications and delivery of effective relationship management with external stakeholders, primarily OEMS and Lessors.
• Delivering leadership with asset types within the portfolio, across multiple internal stakeholders remaining closely aligned to regional CAMO teams and Fleet Managers
• Supporting bid solutions through the identification of configuration requirements and asset availability, seeking priced solutions from key partners with support from Fleet Procurement and Supplier Manager Lead
• Providing support to the Group Supply Chain Director with the development of external requirements, configurations and RFP management
• Maintaining effective fleet plans with support of the Fleet Planning and Utilisation Manager, to one consistent standard. Using these to support CAPEX / investment requirements and bid / asset utilisation and optimisation as well as maintain up to date records along side MSN/tail registrations
• Analysing the spend profile and defining in conjunction with key business owners, appropriate procurement and contracting strategies to achieve the business needs.
• Establishing and maintaining up to date Account Management plans to support effective strategic support where and when required
• Ensuring Service Level Agreements are in place; are competed where value can be achieved, are valid and adequately reflect the level of Supply Chain performance both required and delivered.
• Driving commercial performance through effective KPI contract management
• Improving fleet standardisation to maximise redeployment utilisation opportunities and residual values

As the aviation sector is highly regulated, safety and compliance are the highest priority. Avincis is also committed to the highest standards of business ethics with integrity with trust being central values of the organisation. Every employee in Avincis is expected to be a role model of integrity and high ethical standards.

Our culture is grounded in a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration, and respect. We believe that how we work is just as important as what we achieve. Our six core values guide our actions and define who we are:

• Safety: We uphold safety as our first priority above all other business outcomes.
• Integrity: We are honest, do the right thing, and communicate respectfully and appropriately.
• Trust: We foster an environment of openness and reliability, where trust is earned and valued.
• Teamwork: We work together and collaborate to achieve collective goals, ensuring that everyone feels welcome in an inclusive and diverse workplace.
• Respect: We treat all employees, customers, and stakeholders with dignity, courtesy, and kindness. We listen to others’ ideas and welcome their input to improve.
• Accountability: We are answerable for our actions, behaviours, and performance, and we inspire others to uphold their commitments and take responsibility.

• A strong drive for results and action.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with quantitative and analytical skills.
• Business Planning & Strategy, influencing strategy development and deployment across the organisation.
• Problem solving and creativity, encouraging innovation, applying a range of creative solutions to solving complex problems.
• Naturally inclusive and collaborative, with the ability to influence and navigate across multiple functions and regions.
• Trust & Ethics, helping ensure that ethics and proper business conduct are applied across the company.
• High personal integrity and a strong moral compass.
• Fluency in English.

• Candidates with substantial hands-on experience in aircraft maintenance, operations, or fleet management—combined with relevant technical training—will be equally considered.

• Proven track record of experience in Aviation Sector, managing large fleets In complex organisations.
• Experience in applying financial, commercial and analytical skills in broad business projects.