Our client a Global Rail leasing business with over 100 years experience are currently looking for a Rail Fleet Manager to join them on permanent basis located from their office in Germany. Working predominantly with Deutsche Bahn you will be repsonsible for organisng Maintenance to a large volume of Rolling Stock in country.

The tasks of the fleet manager are:

• To establish a good cooperation with customer by regular direct and indirect communication about wagons rentals, maintenance program, follow up of immobilisation, treatment of claims and cost rebilling.
• To ensure that the rental contract with the customer is correctly implemented as per contract conditions:
• delivery of wagons,
• organization of the preventive maintenance and repairs
• follow up of repairs
• preparation of arguments from availability reports (number of days down-time during the period/contract, monthly, quarterly and annual states),
• receipt and processing of customer claims,return of wagons
• To instruct invoicing of repair and transport costs to accountancy
• To check proformas and validate documents before transmission
• To issue claim files and re-invoice rail companies

Skills and experience required

• Minimum 5 years' experience in fleet management for transport companies (Trucks, Containers, etc.)
• Organised, accurate and meticulous
• Good contact with workshops and customers
• Team worker
• English and German Language Skill
• Technical skills
• General mechanics
• Previous experience in Rail industry would be a plus but not mandatory

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