Location: Greater Manitoba Area

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Logistics Manager to lead transportation and logistics activities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role will oversee the efficient movement of materials and finished products while balancing customer requirements, operational capacity, service levels, and transportation costs.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader with strong transportation knowledge, analytical capability, and experience improving logistics performance and building effective relationships with internal teams and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day logistics and transportation activities supporting the movement of raw materials, supplies, and finished products.

- Manage carrier and third-party logistics relationships, including service expectations, performance, capacity, and transportation costs.
- Partner with operations, supply chain, warehouse, and other teams to coordinate shipping and receiving requirements and support operational priorities.
- Analyze freight activity, transportation routes, carrier performance, and shipment patterns to identify cost, service, and efficiency improvements.
- Develop and monitor logistics KPIs and use data to identify trends, service issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Proactively manage transportation disruptions, delivery challenges, and capacity constraints while minimizing impacts to customers and operations.




- Lead root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives related to logistics performance, processes, and systems.
- Establish effective logistics procedures and support the use of technology and reporting tools to improve visibility and execution.
- Provide leadership to the logistics function while promoting a secure, collaborative, and accountable working environment.

Qualifications

- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Transportation, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of progressive logistics, transportation, distribution, or supply chain experience, including 3+ years in a leadership capacity.
- Experience within manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, or another high-volume operating environment is preferred.
- Strong understanding of transportation planning, freight management, carrier management, and warehouse/logistics coordination.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze transportation costs and operational performance and translate findings into improvements.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, communication, and relationship-management skills.
- Experience working with ERP, TMS, WMS, reporting platforms, and advanced Excel functionality is considered an asset.

This position offers a competitive salary range of $85,050 to $134,000, plus bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits and retirement package.

Pay: $85,050.00-$134,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- On-site parking
- RRSP match

Work Location: In person

📌 Transportation and Logistics Manager (Manitoba)
🏢 Nameless
📍 Manitoba