Transportation Operations Director

4 days ago

Ajax, Ontario, Canada Loblaw Companies Limited Full time

Loblaw Companies Limited is a leader in the Canadian retail industry, committed to helping Canadians live life well. We are currently seeking a highly skilled Transportation Operations Director to join our team.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced professional with a proven track record in transportation management to lead our logistics and supply chain operations. As a Transportation Operations Director, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive business strategy to ensure efficient and effective transportation services across our distribution centers.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Coordinating the development of key performance goals for various facilities and organizing the framework for projects and initiatives
  • Spearheading innovative and creative thinking initiatives to solve challenges and promote productivity gains, cost reductions, and new methods of doing business
  • Participating in corporate strategy design and mapping
  • Evaluating and making decisions on key investments such as equipment, infrastructure, and capital projects
  • Seeking out opportunities to grow or evolve the business by collaborating with customers, warehouse teams, community, government, and other businesses

You will also be responsible for leading daily operations of the distribution centers' transportation departments to ensure provision of reliable, low-cost, and highly effective service to corporate and franchise stores.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • University degree and/or post-secondary education or equivalent experience
  • 5-7 years senior management experience in a transportation setting
  • Proven track record providing dedicated customer service excellence through strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Exceptional team-building ability and strong people development background
  • Must be able to effectively work with all levels of management and a unionized workforce
  • Demonstrated ability to model blue culture behaviors and align business decisions to CORE values
  • Fluent knowledge of various supply chain concepts and methodologies
  • Thorough understanding of transport management systems
  • Excellent decision-making, organizational, time management, and communication skills
  • Strong computer systems knowledge (MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Estimated Salary

The estimated annual salary for this position is $120,000 - $160,000 CAD, depending on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect, and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture.

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