Project Manager - Industrial Vehicle (PIV) Lease Renewals
InDepth Engineering Solutions, LLC · Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Project Manager will oversee Powered Industrial Vehicle lease renewals, including tracking expirations and coordinating replacements across facilities. Additionally, they will manage long-term equipment contracts, maintain technical specifications, and ensure all logistics equipment meets safety and regulatory standards.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in engineering, business management, or supply chain management. A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in internal logistics, equipment installation, and management is required, along with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Full description
Powered Industrial Vehicle (PIV) Lease Renewals:
• Track monthly lease expirations and proactively coordinate replacement activities with owners across US/CA facilities, including renewals, extensions, and terminations.
- Maintain accurate records of lease terms, financials, equipment inventories, and vendor documentation.
• Work with Purchasing buyers to analyze lease costs, rental costs and total costs of ownership and identify opportunities to reduce costs.
- Create financial summaries and recommendations for Material handling engineers, leadership and submit renewal projects.
- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual updates to leadership on leased fleet.
Facilities and Equipment:
• Manage equipment long-term blanket contracts (renewed 3-5 years) with corporate purchasing, testing and conduct risk assessments and support corrective actions.
• Manage detailed technical specifications for logistics equipment (Carts, Gravity Flow Racks, Warehouse Racking, Docks, Lift, Tilt and Rotate Tables, etc.).
- Maintain up-to-date equipment specifications, drawings, BOMs, and process documentation.
• Monitor existing equipment availability and propose reuses, upgrades or replacements and manage asset transfers between facilities.
• Ensure all logistics equipment meets quality standards, corporate safety standards, ergonomic requirements, OSHA/MIOSHA and other regulatory guidelines.
Additional Duties:
- Maintain knowledge of industry standards for material handling equipment.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend the right equipment based on operational needs.
• Work closely with Internal Logistics Engineering, facilities, maintenance, quality, and safety teams to provide technical support
- Track improvements, savings, and performance metrics related to logistics equipment.
- Provide reports or presentations to leadership when required.
• Prepare and maintain equipment documentation: specifications, installation guides, checklists, spare parts lists, preventive maintenance plans.
- Coordinate with vendors for technical clarifications and issue resolution.
Requirements
Required Knowledge:
- Bachelors degree in engineering, business management or supply chain management
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in Internal Logistics and equipment selection, installation, continuous improvement and management.
- Good Excel, PowerPoint and data management skills required
- Working knowledge of PIV lease and rentals, purchasing process.