Head of Transportation Greece

About the role

Inspired Education, a group of premium private schools, is looking for an experienced Head of Transportation for Greece. The current operation covers two schools, Moraitis and CGS, with 116 buses, 114 drivers and 114 bus escorts, run by school-based teams. The Head of Transportation will transform and scale the function, set up transportation for the new Ellinikon school and own the operating model.

Key responsibilities

• Review processes, organization, staffing, systems, suppliers and costs, and design a transformation roadmap with KPIs and reporting
• Own fleet performance, maintenance, lifecycle planning and preventive maintenance, and audit vehicle allocation and supplier contracts
• Optimize routes, schedules, capacity and driver deployment, and evaluate in-house versus outsourced models
• Own transportation budgets, introduce cost per student and per kilometer, and track KPIs such as route time, incidents and complaints
• Lead school-based teams, close capability gaps and move the function toward proactive planning and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with Greek legislation and safety requirements, and oversee driver and escort qualifications and training
• Plan and deliver transportation for the new Ellinikon school, including routes, fleet, staffing, suppliers, systems and budgets

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Logistics, Business Administration or a related field (ideal)
• Significant experience in fleet-intensive transportation, logistics or comparable large-scale operations
• Proven results in maintenance optimization, fleet utilization, cost efficiency and operational transformation
• Experience redesigning processes, managing large teams, budgets and external suppliers
• Fluency in Greek and English
• Preferred: passenger transport or bus operations, preventive maintenance systems, mixed owned/outsourced operations and new-site launches