Position: Deployment Planner & Logistics Coordinator

Position Reports To: Director, Logistics & Transportation

Position Overview The Deployment Planner & Logistics Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing inventory deployment, transportation, and logistics activities across the supply chain network. This role ensures the timely and cost-effective movement of products, materials, and inventory to support customer fulfillment, production requirements, and warehouse optimization. The position serves as a key liaison between sales, procurement, production, warehousing, transportation providers, third-party logistics partners (3PLs), and regulatory agencies to maintain high service levels, inventory accuracy, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities combine strategic deployment planning with hands-on transportation and logistics coordination to support business objectives and customer expectations

Key Responsibilities

Deployment Planning & Inventory Management

- Plan and coordinate inventory deployment, order allocation, and stock transfers across warehouses, production facilities, and customer channels to support service levels and optimize inventory utilization.
- Manage inventory balancing and network replenishment activities, including transfers supporting customer orders, production requirements, and warehouse capacity optimization.

Transportation & Logistics Coordination

- Coordinate inbound and outbound transportation activities, including carrier selection, freight quoting, dispatching, shipment tracking, and delivery scheduling to ensure cost-effective and on-time service.
- Manage shipping schedules and logistics activities across company facilities and 3PL partners while ensuring effective communication among warehouses, carriers, and internal stakeholders.

Import, Compliance & Supply Chain Execution

- Facilitate inbound container management, shipping documentation, customs coordination, carrier communication, and regulatory compliance activities to ensure timely product availability and uninterrupted operations.





Operational Excellence & Issue Resolution

- Monitor order fulfillment, inventory movements, and transportation performance to proactively identify and resolve service risks, shipment delays, inventory discrepancies, and logistics exceptions.
- Serve as a key escalation point for logistics-related issues, leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to improve service and operational performance.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

- Track and report key supply chain metrics, manage freight and storage invoice validation, and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on service, cost, inventory accuracy, and transportation efficiency.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, Production, Inventory Control, Warehousing, Transportation providers, and 3PL partners to ensure accurate communication, effective execution, and achievement of business objectives.

Key Success Measures

- Customer fill rate and service level performance.
- Inventory deployment accuracy and warehouse optimization.
- On-time delivery and transportation performance.
- Freight, storage, and logistics cost control.
- Inventory accuracy and transfer execution.
- Timely resolution of operational issues.
- Continuous improvement in supply chain efficiency.

Qualifications & Considerations for the Position

- College or secondary school diploma
- Certified in Logistics, Transportation & Distribution (CLTD), an asset
- Up to 3 years’ experience in the transportation and logistics industry, preferably in perishable goods
- Strong understanding of scheduling and the costs associated with FTL, LTL and Refrigerated transportation
- Fluent in English




- Organized self-starter with proven ability to co-ordinate and effectively follow up on multiple projects and assignments and meet all deadlines
- Experience in Lean Management Systems and processes an asset
- Excellent ability to plan, organize and prioritize with attention to detail and accuracy
- Proven ability to work under pressure, resolve problems, and meet tight deadlines
- Able to collect, maintain, evaluate data, summarize and write reports, and recommend continuous improvement
- Strong math skills to compute weight, cost and other variables
- Good oral, written and communication skills; able to develop and maintain robust working relationships with all stakeholders
- Proficient in computer software, such as inventory / traceability software, manufacturing software (MS Dynamics 365) and Microsoft Office (Excel)
- Team player with high integrity, values and a positive attitude and a sense of urgency

Salary range: $60,000 - $65,000
- Eligible for discretionary bonus
- Competitive employer-paid pension plan upon eligibility
- 100% company paid Medical/Dental/Vision/Basic Life Insurance and Long Term disability benefits
- Costco membership provided upon eligibility
- Employee incentive program for discounted meat purchases
- Free Parking

For information about the company, go to www.Greenstonemeatscompany.com Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

For information about the company, go to www.greenstonemeats.com

Greenstone Meats confirms that the position represents a current vacancy within our organization.

- At Greenstone Meats, we are committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring process. As part of our recruitment process, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with screening and evaluating applicants as a first step. These tools support our efforts to make consistent and equitable hiring decisions.
- Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. All applicants will be notified once the position has been filled.

📌 Deployment Planner and Logistics Coordinator (Toronto)
🏢 Greenstone Meats
📍 Toronto