Rail Modal Manager

Rail Modal Manager

**Requisition ID**:12828

**Location**:Mississauga, ON, CA, L4V 1S7

**Pay Type**:Salary

**COMPANY OVERVIEW**

Holcim is planning to spin-off its North American Business to unleash its full potential, capitalizing on North America’s oversized growth in construction led by the modernization of infrastructure, a surge in advanced manufacturing and AI operation and the growth of resilient cities.

Holcim plans to list the new company on the NYSE by the end of the first half of 2025 and establish its operations headquarters in the US to be fully dedicated to serving the North American market and pursue a growth strategy across the region.

The newly listed company will become North America’s leading building solutions company, with industry-leading market position to meet its customers’ greatest ambitions with the most advanced building solutions from foundation to rooftop.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**
The Rail Modal Manager will manage all aspects relative to rail movement for Lafarge’s Eastern Canada Cement Group and assist the Cement organization in the development and execution of strategies to drive cost performance improvement. They will assist in negotiating contracts with railroads, third-party service providers, as well as manage a fleet of approximately 500 leased rail cars. They will ensure products (cement, clinker, slag granules, raw materials, fuels, etc.) are delivered on time, at the lowest cost possible, and free of exceptions. They will manage service providers to Lafarge standards. The Rail Modal Manager is the point of contact for sales, manufacturing, terminal operations, procurement, etc., as part of the logistics and supply chain team.

**WHAT YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH**
- Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas.
- Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors. Actively contributes with implementation and compliance of Transport Canada and Lafarge Safety Standards.
- Continuous Improvement: Support the Cement group by working with both internal groups (sales, operations, manufacturing) and external groups (service providers, agencies, customers) representing rail shipping. Lead continuous improvement opportunities for current processes within the role to foster further simplification, visibility and efficiency. This includes use of tools such as root cause analysis to identify constraints solutions including the implementation and tracking of solutions.
- Assist in the review and implementation of new technology (Yard Management Systems and Tracking Tools) for integration of visibility and metric tracking for the logistics team and other stakeholders. Integrate analysis of data to provide necessary business insights and make recommendations to improve the business and optimize our fleet.
- Procurement Strategy: Assists the team in the negotiations with railways. Provides insights on opportunities for both inbound and outbound rail movements. Provides vendors’ a performance-based scorecard measured on a consistent and ongoing basis.
- Fleet Management: Manage a rail car fleet of approximately 500 cars. Calibrate the optimal fleet size using demand forecasting and improvements / efficiencies of fleet management. Measure and manage repair vendors’ performance to Lafarge standards including recommendations for improvements. Work with the Supply / Demand manager to optimize the winter rail car storage plan (utilizing Lafarge’s sites, third party locations, etc.). Manage the rail maintenance program (Procor on site + third party shops) to oversee the repairs and maintenance of rail fleet.
- Rail Service Management: Track, expedite, optimize and manage the service cost components related to rail the Cement group. Issue and manage monthly key performance indicators such as; cycle time; service performance; repairs and maintenance; demurrage and accessorial charges; lease expenses and repositioning fees (using tools such as Intellitrans). Drive tactical improvement and cost reduction initiatives ensuring rail service adds value to the organization. Coordinate and prioritize day to day movement of rail cars to facilities and customers using efficient routings. Deliver timely and effective communication of any service exceptions or change of ETAs including the communication of recovery plans. Act as an effective and proactive liaison to multiple departments such as supply chain, sales, terminal and plant management, as well as, maintenance shops and storage yards. Submit railcar bad orders to schedule repairs, etc. Create manual waybills and or diversions on railroad websites using the correct route, destination, car numbers, weights, etc. Maintain positive and productive working relationships with key railroad personnel.
- Forecast & Budget: Work with the cement and finance teams to develop monthly cost forecasts and monitoring tools. Provide visibility and understanding to except