Logistics Supervisor

Description

• Monitors shipping metrics, shipment misses and drives resolution through corrective actions
• Formulates continuous improvement proposals for leadership consideration
• Identifies, evaluates, and onboards new carriers to meet business objectives
• Ensures that transportation modes, frequency of transports and routing are as efficient, safe and as cost effective as possible
• Work with appropriate stakeholders to drive compliance with HSE, labor, insurance, transportation, and other regulatory requirements within scope
• Ensures compliance with import/export regulations and all provincial/state/federal laws and regulations pertaining to logistical operations, regularly conducting compliance audits across carrier network
• Lead and/or participate in relevant audits as required
• Serves as escalation point for execution priorities
• Actively monitors and manages cross-border shipments clearing through brokers
• Actively challenges current state cost structure, processes, procedures, system configuration/functionality, and reporting across logistics functions
• Manages performance of logistics coordinators
• Manages freight claims to be filed with carriers ensuring all supporting documentation is submitted with claims
• Regularly reviews applicable functional policies, standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure compliant and/or best practice operations
• Accountable for logistical operations pertaining to product and equipment shipments for tank manufacturing sites
• Actively manage expenses, including duty, fuel surcharge, tariff, brokerage and/other expenses Monitors internal reporting and optimizes carrier spend to minimize logistical costs
• Terminates underperforming carrier partnerships
• Serve as back-up leadership support for day-to-day logistic coordinators operations as required (vacation and/or sick coverage)
• Promotes continuous improvement mindset, adoption of best practices and drives intelligent standardization
• Ensures key performance indicators (KPIs) are actively managed, with deviations from target and unfavorable trends escalated with correct urgency
• Revise documentation as appropriate
• Manages & owns carrier relationships, serving as primary point of contact for the business
• Supports International and plant related shipping projects as assigned
• Regularly liaises with supply chain team, commercial team and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on shipping plan

Requirements

• Logistics subject matter expertise, superior planning/organizing skills, strategic thinking, communication and presentation skills
• 3 years experience in logistics
• 1 year minimum of direct management experience is required
• Strong customer satisfaction focus
• Proficient with computer systems and programs relevant to the logistics industry
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities. Ability to lead, drive and inspire required to drive execution
• Continuous improvement mindset which aims to challenge status quo
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively with functional leaders to influence change and improve performance

Benefits

• A challenging career with on-the-job training & development opportunities
• Group (Medical & Dental) benefits and Wellness programs
• Group Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Incentive Plan of 10%

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance