1. Steve Cox 01375 842749 (07838 104958)
91 Calcutta Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7QA stevetarabear@sky.com
Personal Profile
An enthusiastic, loyal and confident Manager, who enjoys being part of, as well as leading, a successful
and productive team and demonstrates the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of
deadlines. Conscientious and hardworking, able to communicate effectively at all levels.
Professional Profile
Branch and Area Manager Commercial Vehicle Rentals
• 6 years as Branch Manager at Magnum Self
Drive/Euroway.
• B.V.R.L.A. Certified
• H.G.V. Class 2 Licence with Drivers CPC
• Area Rentals Manager Magnum self-Drive and
Vanwise Group
• Experienced in Fleet Management and
compliance
• Fire Marshal certified
• Commercial Workshop Experience
• Refrigeration and hiab vehicle
experienced
• 22 years in Vehicle rentals in the
Commercial and private sector
• Linkedin profile
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-cox-
066320a4
Professional Accomplishments
Group Area Rentals Manager covering Kent, Essex and Bedfordshire January 2016
• Duties include running 3 rental departments with 150+ vehicles on rent
• Responsible for Profit and loss at 3 sites
• Managing the work of the team to ensure vehicle KPIs are met and reporting on
team and individual performance accordingly
• Ensuring KPI’s and targets are met.
• Responsible for group rental business development.
• Responsible for Fleet management and replacements vehicles as required.
• Responsible for staff welfare over 3 sites.
• Responsible for discipline and compliance of company objectives.
• Ensure accurate accountability to all invoices.
• Carry out spot check customer agreements and vehicle file audits.
• Microsoft word, Outlook and Excel used on a day to day basis.
• Ensure fleet compliance is up to date r.e. Service/inspection, schedules, tail lift
tests MOT's etc.
Commercial Rentals Manager Vanwise group Harlow July 2014 to February 2016
• Duties include running rentals department with 100 vehicles on rent
• Deal with customer enquiries and discuss rate structures including long term hires
• Liaise with workshop supervisor of the current state of any work in progress in
order to provide an accurate response to customer enquiries or general managers
• Liaise with the valeting staff to ensure all vehicles are prepared for the next day’s
rentals.
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2. • Responsible for existing customers’ enquiries and order via the general Manager
new vehicles as required by the customer.
• Rental programme used Prohire.
• Responsible for staff welfare in the workplace.
• Responsible for discipline and compliance of company objectives.
• Ensure accurate accountability to all invoices.
• Carry out spot check customer agreements and vehicle file audits.
• Microsoft word, Outlook and Excel used on a day to day basis.
• Ensure fleet compliance is up to date r.e. Service/inspection, schedules, tail lift
tests MOT's etc.
Rental sales co-ordinator/Manager Burnt Tree vehicle rentals London East July 2011- July 2014
• Duties include helping running rentals department with over 1100 vehicles on rent
• Ensure fleet compliance is up to date r.e. Service/inspection schedules, tacho
tests, tail lift tests MOT's, RPC's on all 100+ HGV vehicles.
• Deal with customer enquiries and discuss rate structures including long term hires
• Liaise with workshop supervisor of the current state of any work in progress in
order to provide an accurate response to customer enquiries or general managers
• Allocate and issue delivery and collection schedules to the drivers
• Liaise with the valeting staff to ensure all vehicles are prepared for the next day’s
deliveries.
• Responsible for existing customers’ enquiries and order via the general Manager
new vehicles as required by the customer.
• Offered position as permanent Rentals Manager September 2012.
• Rental programme used Kerridge.
Branch Manager of Magnum Self Drive/Euroway vehicle contracts Purfleet 2005-2011
• Duties include Running rentals/Workshop department and branch.
• Fleet Management
• Ensure fleet compliance is up to date r.e. Service/inspection schedules, tacho
tests, tail lift tests MOT's, RPC's on all 180+ HGV vehicles.
• Deal with customer enquiries and discuss rate structures including long term hires.
• Responsible for staff welfare within the workplace including health and safety.
• Responsible for discipline and compliance of company’s objectives.
• Liaise with workshop supervisor of the current state of any work in progress in
order to provide an accurate response to customer enquiries or general managers.
• Ensure accurate accountability to all invoices.
• Carry out spot check customer agreement and vehicle file audits.
• Assisting running 3 bay HGV workshop.
• Ensuring workshop staff had work in progress.
• Monitoring all workshop paperwork and was processed correctly.
• Looking after £14,000.00 impressed stock assuring all parts accounted for.
• General day to day running of branch.
• Sale of Magnum Self Drive 2007.
• Euroway Vehicle Management takeover May 2007.
• Rental program used Prohire.
• Microsoft Word, Outlook and excel used on a day to day basis.
Rentals Manager January 1996-2005
• Attended and obtained certificate B.V.R.L.A. Commercial Vehicle rentals 1996
• Increased customer database In First year in Management
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3. • Involved in Increasing sales from 1996
• Area Rentals manager covering Purfleet and Croydon 1996-1998
Started with Magnum Self Drive Purfleet 24th
January 1994
• First two years as Rental Assistant Manager
• Renting Escort derived vans to 44 ton Tractor units
Cont......
Work History
Trainee Darenth Automation, Basildon 1986-1988
Service Engineer Thameside Fire protection, Tilbury 1988-1989
Service Engineer Abacus Fire Protection, Barking 1989-1991
Sales Representative System design Communication Basildon 1991-1994
Education
O’levels and CSE’s Gable Hall Secondary school
Corringham
Basildon Collage of Further Education
Computer studies
Engineering
1986
1986-1988
Other information
Royal Navy reserve 1989-1994 River class Mine sweepers HMS President London
Married with 2 Children, (Girls), 2 Dogs and 8 Chickens.
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