
Senior Vehicle Operations Manager
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Job overview
The Senior Vehicle Operations Manager leads back-of-the-house processes, vehicle care, and operational efficiency for an assigned brand or department. The role oversees vehicle operations managers and employees, managing fleet availability, revenue generation, performance, customer satisfaction, budgets, safety, and vendor relations. It also supports employee engagement, process improvement, recruiting, and performance evaluations. Customer Service or Operations experience is sought; car rental, hospitality, or tourism experience is preferred.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
The Senior Vehicle Operations Manager focuses on the back-of-the-house processes, vehicle care and management, and maximizing efficiencies as a leader on the Vehicle Operations team. The Senior Vehicle Operations Manager oversees a brand or department of the location to ensure maximum performance through superior operational leadership, strong communication and maximum efficiency. The Senior Manager helps to provide overall leadership to customer operations employees with responsibility for overall operating performance, customer satisfaction, positive employee culture, service, budgets, safety, and vendor relations.
Wages: $
What You’ll Do:
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Oversee Vehicle Operations Managers and other vehicle operations employees
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Manage daily vehicle operations, fleet availability, and revenue generation for the assigned function
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Lead and support processes to meet and exceed expectations
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Resolve vehicle operations issues to ensure a positive rental experience
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Constantly champion productivity improvements via employee involvement and accountability; ensures employees are following the Standards of Work (SOW)
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Actively engage in effective communication plans focused on building employee engagement in order to achieve business results
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Conduct performance evaluations that are timely and constructive, where applicable
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Participate in the recruiting process, as required
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Provide management with various updates and indicators as requested
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Remain current on all administrative duties according to company policy
What We’re Looking For:
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1-3 years’ experience in Customer Service or Operations; Car Rental, Hospitality or Tourism experience preferred
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High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s Degree preferred
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Moderate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
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Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions and locations
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Ability to influence
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Flexible and adaptable; ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Results driven, ability to make decisions and help solve problems
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Ability to build and lead a diverse, high-performing, results-oriented, and highly-engaged team.
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Ability to drive process and organizational change.
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Ability to motivate teams and keep a positive attitude in a fast-paced environment.
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Ability to work under minimal supervision with a goal-oriented mindset.
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Ability to see the big picture and leverage critical thinking and decision-making skills.
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Excellent organization, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills.
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Courageous leadership and accountability.
What You’ll Get:
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Up to 40% off the base rate of any standard Hertz Rental
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Paid Time Off
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Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
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Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching
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Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
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Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
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Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
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Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness
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Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more
The Hertz Corporation operates the Hertz, Dollar Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognized in the world.
US EEO STATEMENT
At Hertz, we champion and celebrate a culture of diversity and inclusion. We take affirmative steps to promote employment and advancement opportunities. The endless variety of perspectives, experiences, skills and talents that our employees invest in their work every day represent a significant part of our culture – and our success and reputation as a company.
Individuals are encouraged to apply for positions because of the characteristics that make them unique.
EOE, including disability/veteran
How this job compares
Set against the 8,156 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Missouri median$84–124K/yr83 salary ranges
- US median$21–28/hr591 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 152 open Operations Manager jobs in Missouri and 8,156 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 6,222 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 3,193 of the 8,156 open Operations Manager jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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