Transportation Manager

Company

Description:

Core-Mark continues to grow as the industry leader in fresh and broadline solutions for the convenience retail industry. With a reputation for empowering customers, employees, and communities, Core-Mark has become the largest, most comprehensive marketer of consumer goods in North America offering a full range of products, programs, and solutions to convenience operators across the U.S. and Canada.

As a Transportation Manager, you will direct all functions of the Transportation Department including creating and managing the annual business plans. You will manage a team of supervisors and associated transportation personnel, third-party vendors, and drivers. A successful candidate will be a self-starter who drives compliance. This opportunity is a balance of people leadership skills (Servant Leadership), systems expertise (Samsara, SAE Driver Pro, Power BI), and drilling down into reporting to uncover trends and areas of high performance (or opportunity).

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits on Day 1, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more.
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America’s food distribution system.
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

• Manages the daily work of the transportation supervisors and routing personnel.
• Ensures daily compliance to Samsara safety scores, camera & gateway health, on time delivery, driver qualification file compliance (JJ Keller).
• Coordinating maintenance and repairs of vehicles through third-party.
• High level of financial acumen, skilled at managing a transportation budget and understanding what levers to pull to drive efficiencies.
• Can take KPI's and turn them into tangible actions.
• Accountable for the approval and accuracy of all aspects of driver pay.
• Understands and can interpret a CBA, participates in grievance or arbitration procedures.
• Maintains employee relationships through regular department meetings, answers questions about policies or procedures, and drives positive morale.
• Maintaining a safe and secure working environment by promoting and managing safety.
• Fostering professional growth of department personnel through performance management.
• Ensuring compliance with all Core-Mark and government regulations.
• Assisting in the overall selection, hiring, and management of department personnel.

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with 2 years of higher education.
• 5-7 years of transportation supervisory/management experience.
• 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in budget creation and management.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of commercial vehicle regulations.
• Ability to analyze and critically evaluate situations.
• Must have excellent computer skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Experience managing a large (province-wide) delivery area.