Manager, Flatbed Logistics Full-time Job

The Manager, Flatbed Logistics is accountable to participate, oversee, direct and manage the movement of loads to ensure results are in line with the strategic direction of the Flatbed team. This individual will drive major efficiency improvements and champion the strategy for maintaining and adding new growth for the Flatbed business.

 

How You'll Help:

• Working with the Team, ensure that, as the company grows, operations capabilities meet or exceed all customer and corporate requirements for unit cost, service quality and responsiveness.
• Planning/ pricing of Flatbed loads to meet budget goals on revenue and margins
• Work closely with next level up Manager on operational plans, goals, and contributing to future innovations.
• Provide daily guidance to staff, to ensure alignment with operational and customer expectations.
• Develop a culture of safety, professionalism and service excellence in all areas of operations. Maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Federal and Provincial transportation requirements.
• Ensure that all incidents (such as personal injuries; transportation collisions; spills etc) are promptly reported, documented, root causes identified and corrective/preventative measures implemented.
• Work closely with Flatbed Operations and Carrier Services to ensure we have reputable carriers on our roster.
• Provides mentoring and guidance to reporting team members and other employees. Establishes individual objectives, conducts performance appraisal reviews, recommends salary action, and implements succession planning. Oversees and manages professional development to support leadership development.
• Utilize superior communications skills to motivate staff and develop effective peers, managers and clients.
• Lead, develop direct, implement and oversee a strategy and can react to opportunities of growth.
• Provide daily guidance to team to ensure alignment with department strategy.
• Establish and implement a framework for the ongoing measurement of performance in all areas of accountability as well as the regular evaluation of performance against key performance criteria.
• Create and maintain a climate of leadership growth in support of the company's core values and philosophy. 
• Develop, implement and track on a monthly basis, an operational "dash board" for visual understanding of performance against plan elements.

 

Your Skills & Experience:

• Completion of secondary education
• Post-secondary education in Business or Office administration, an asset  
• A suitable combination of education and experience may be considered
• 2 years’ experience in office administration, transportation or related field
• A suitable combination of education and experience may be considered
• Proficient in MS Outlook, Excel & Word; – an asset; must possess the aptitude for learning new programs
• Strong communication skills including the ability to relay information (verbal and written) between several parties 
• Strong customer service focus and interpersonal skills
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills, the ability to evaluate current situation, respond quickly to changing requirements, execute and escalate accordingly
• Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to work under pressure in a fast paced setting
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a deadline driven environment; appropriate sense of urgency
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate with others to meet customer expectations.

From a single truckload of potatoes in the 1950s to a fleet of thousands, Day & Ross has grown to become one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in North America. With over 7,500 team members on and off the road in the US and Canada, we offer a diversified portfolio of freight and delivery solutions, including LTL, Truckload, Residential, Dedicated Fleet Solutions, and Logistics.
We believe our people are our greatest strength. For over a decade, weve been recognized as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies. Weve also been named a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation since 2018. Our recognition reflects the family values we share with our parent company, McCain Foods Limited.