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roadsurfer

Campervan rentals, subscriptions, sales

Head of Fleet - DACH

Automotive Service & RepairConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Degree or vocational training in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering (for example, master automotive technician, automotive mechatronics technician, technician, or engineer), or a comparable technical field.
  • More than 8 years of experience in fleet management, vehicle fleet management, maintenance and repair, or as a workshop manager.
  • More than 5 years of direct leadership experience with personnel responsibility, ideally in a technical and operational environment such as car rental, commercial vehicles, leasing, dealerships, or logistics.
  • Strong analytical skills and budget competence focused on efficiency and quality.
  • Confident leadership abilities and strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment and willingness to travel to internal stations and external service providers within the market.
  • Proficiency with maintenance or fleet-management systems or ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
  • Business-fluent German and very good English.

Responsibilities

  • Take responsibility for the maintenance, servicing, repair, and vehicle-transfer budget, and ensure cost-efficient, high-quality repairs across the market through repair strategy, workshop network management, and spare-parts inventory.
  • Set the repair strategy for each vehicle based on damage reports and operational priorities, and manage damage handling.
  • Ensure high vehicle availability by coordinating workshop capacity, scheduling, and spare-parts logistics.
  • Build and optimize the internal and external workshop network, including management of suppliers and service providers, to improve turnaround times and cost efficiency.
  • Lead and develop station fleet teams, including Fleet Managers, technicians, and Damage Detection Experts, and ensure consistent performance, technical competence, high damage-detection rates, and appropriate spare-parts inventory.
  • Track key performance indicators including repair costs, repair duration, and damage-detection accuracy, and drive strategic continuous-improvement initiatives.
  • Lead the Regional Fleet Managers across the five DACH regions and oversee the Fleet Managers, automotive mechatronics technicians, technicians, Damage Detection Experts, and spare-parts specialists for more than 4,000 vehicles across over 40 stations.
  • Work as a member of the DACH Operations Leadership Team, reporting to the Business Director – DACH and collaborating closely with Regional Operations Managers.

About the Company

roadsurfer

Campervan rentals, subscriptions, sales

Roadsurfer provides campervan rentals, used-van sales, and a long-term subscription service for outdoor travel. Customers book ready-to-go camping packages from a fleet of modern vans and can enjoy unlimited mileage, flexible cancellation, and a free second driver; its roadsurfer spots platform connects travelers with private campsites listed by landowners. The company differentiates itself with a multi-channel model (rental, subscription, used sales) and a network of private, non-traditional campsites, plus a broad international footprint in Europe and North America. Its goal is to make outdoor travel easier and more scalable by simplifying booking and expanding locations.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$157.9M
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2016

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