Logistics Specialist

5 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Western Forest Products Inc. Full time

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

Western Forest Products is hiring for a **Logistics Specialist** to join our Supply Control and Logistics team based out of our head office in **Vancouver, BC**.**

**What You’ll Do**: With the overarching objective of Defining a Higher Standard, the Logistics Specialist ensures the timely and efficient delivery of products to market, working with the Sawmills and Sales & Marketing Department team.

**What We Offer**:

- Salary range of **$55,000 - $66,000** based on skill level, qualifications, and experience
- Annual incentive plan
- Pension plan contributions - _WFP contributes 7% towards a pension plan, no matching required_
- Extended health and dental benefits - _WFP pays for 100% of the employee monthly premiums_
- 3 weeks’ vacation to start
- Employee family assistance program
- Financial support for learning and development opportunities

**Work Environment**:This role is to be performed in person at our head office in Vancouver, BC.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Work closely with transportation service providers, across multiple modes, to ensure delivery commitments are met to internal and external customers;
- Coordinate transportation activities via truck, rail and export containers, including carrier selection;
- Negotiate rates with logistics providers;
- Evaluate and make best decisions to meet timelines and realize best transportation rates;
- Work with 3rd party reloads to ensure shipments occur in a timely manner;
- Troubleshoot and resolve logístical issues, such as delays, damage, and discrepancies;
- Implement and enforce logistics policies, procedures and best practices;
- Assist with border papers, delivery slips, transfers, receiving paperwork;
- Assist with inventory management and control - monitoring aged inventory;
- Assist with export documentation;
- Accounts Payable approval processing;
- Perform other duties, projects, and assignments as needed;
- Travel as required.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education and Experience**
- Some post-secondary accreditation preferred;
- Post-Secondary degree in Logistics or related field considered an asset.

**Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies**
- Excellent internal and external relationship building skills;
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and react to changing conditions;
- Ability to work independently as a self-starter and under supervision;
- Ability to communicate effectively and work to timelines;
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented;
- High level of integrity and accountability;
- Ability to think critically;
- Strong Microsoft Office skills;
- Transportation/Logistics experience; Truck, Rail and/or Marine;
- LumberTrack knowledge is an asset;
- Lumber shipping experience is an asset.

**YOUR CAREER**

At Western Forest Products, we believe our most significant asset is our people. Investing in our people brings value and success to our business, ensuring a safe, engaged, productive and continuously improving workplace. We offer challenging opportunities working alongside the best in the industry to meet your career and professional development goals while providing competitive total rewards and recognition.

We provide a variety of **on-the-job training** and **continuing education** in many areas at Western to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed. Our **promote-from-within culture** recognizes high performance and we offer diverse career paths across the organization for those with the talent and will to advance.

**WESTERN OVERVIEW**

Western Forest Products is a leading forest products company that sustainably manages forests and manufactures high-quality wood products. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with operations in the coastal region of BC and Washington State, Western meets the needs of customers worldwide with a specialty wood products focus and diverse product offering.

Our commitment to health and safety, environmental stewardship and community engagement is core to how we do business at Western Forest Products.

Our approach to responsible business practices in all aspects of our business is multi-faceted. We adhere to and employ the most stringent environmental practices in the world. The steps we take to ensure the forests in which we operate are renewed and remain healthy and viable for future generations are mirrored in the care we take to make certain our communities continue to grow and prosper. This includes investing in communities where we operate and continuing to forge mutually beneficial relationships with First Nations in respect of their local and cultural interests.

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