Congratulations Paul Sor
2020 Fleet Manager of the Year Red Cross
Proudly sponsored by : BP Australia & GEOTAB
Whe Australasian Fleet Management
Association has recognised Paul Sor as its 2020 Fleet Manager of the Year at its annual AfMA Fleet Awards in Melbourne .
Within his role at Red Cross Paul had led the team to significant fleet improvements including a decrease in infringements of 34 per cent , a decrease in fuel usage of up to 45 per cent and an increase in FBT compliance to 100 percent .
Alongside these financial and environmental savings , a wholistic view regarding safety has spread across the organisation – something Paul believes has come through the team having a “ shared vision ”.
“ Red Cross is here to help vulnerable people not create them . Across Australia , there are so many workplace injuries and deaths each year in motor vehicles and Red Cross wanted to ensure our people are always safe and don ’ t form part of these statistics ,” Paul Sor said .
“ My role in Fleet has been in a GM type capacity , working with an incredibly talented experienced team , Fleet Manager Greg Mcclure , and
Operations Manager Christine Mead , and Admin Support -Con Marinakis ,” Paul said .
“ Once your team knows a challenge is not aimed at their competence or professionalism , they work together to get the best outcome .”
Central to the plan has been Paul ’ s ability to transition vehicles leases from short life contracts towards longer ones – which has resulted in significant financial savings across the organisation . Key to this transition has been consultation both internally and externally as well as working with their FMO provider Interleasing and suppliers Hyundai , PlumTree and Ezy2C .
“ Extending the number of Km before handing the vehicle back ( for high usage cars ) has meant we can sweat the asset longer and still stay within our 5 year period . This ends up costing less without compromising safety ,” Paul said .
“ We have achieved the savings through concentrating on returning money to programs rather than general savings . Red Cross is a custodian of donor dollars and needs to ensure as much as possible of your donated dollars goes to the intended recipient .”
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