Be part of a growing employee owned company that has been around for over 75 years! 

Southern Air, Inc. is a company dedicated to growth of our employees and great customer service.  We serve clients’ through-out the Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina region. This opportunity is located at in Lynchburg, VA location.

Southern Air, Inc. rewards your commitment with great wages, benefits including participation in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), Holiday/PTO, medical, 401(k), and career opportunities.  Join our team and enjoy the rewards.

Fleet / Purchasing Administrator Seeking an energetic highly motivated individual to coordinate the organization of fleet vehicles and small purchases for 9 locations.

Duties to include:

• Determine annual new vehicle needs across all departments. Purchase these through multi-source avenues. New and used options.
  1. Negotiate pricing and delivery options.
• Monitor large delivery vehicles and recommend schedule for replacement and capital expense schedule.
  1. Negotiate pricing and delivery options.
• Input new vehicles for the company into the fleet database.
• Manage the DMV process for title, tags, and taxes, fuel stickers.
• Manage the current 519 company vehicles:
  1. Coordinate vehicle accident repairs for all departments.
  2. Manage vehicle repairs and issue purchase orders for all repairs outside of ITE.
  3. Evaluate and manage the disposition of the vehicles to remove from the fleet due to age, mileage, or repair costs.
  4. Negotiate company tire agreements and purchase tires as needed.
  5. Manage the vehicle driver service notifications: tires rotation, tire tread depth, oil change, state inspection, and issue purchase orders for the services needed, then log each to the fleet database.
  6. Provide data analysis and reports as needed for management.
  7. Work with IT to develop the above reports and improve the Vehicle module in SAIL.
• Vehicle accident incident management.

Purchasing:

• Create and manage annual purchase orders for all offices to include:
  1. Office Supplies
  2. Cylinder Rental: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Acetylene
  3. UPS Freight Charges
  4. Disposal Services
• Assist in Employee tool purchases for:
  1. Small Tools
  2. Boots

Qualifications:

· Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and prioritize work

· Strong aptitude to work within deadlines

· Ability to communicate ideas of process improvement/forward thinking

· Integrity, honesty, and responsibility with a desire to contribute to the team’s success

· Proficient in Microsoft Products, including Excel and Word

· Highly organized in both time and resources

· Comprehensive understanding of customer service, principles and practices

· Ability to work within a team or independently as needed

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Proven ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment, with speed and accuracy

· Must be able to pass a background / drug screen

Rewards - Southern Air, Inc. offers a complete package of total rewards that goes beyond a competitive salary:

Health Plan – With company contributions to employee health saving account

Dental Plan

401k with company match

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

Vision Plan

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance

Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

PTO (Paid Time Off) for vacation and other purposes 

Employee Assistance Plan

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin or disability or protected veteran status.

Visit our website to learn more about Southern Air, Inc. www.southern-air.com