Manager, Logistics and Distribution (6 Month Contract)

Force Inspection Services; Springwater; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 93,000; Part time

Job summary

Force Inspection Services is seeking an experienced Logistics and Distribution Leader to manage daily logistics, warehousing, and transportation execution at our Springwater site. You will optimize inventory movement between suppliers, production sites, and customer locations, set priorities, monitor performance, and drive cost-efficient service.

This temporary/contract role offers hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration with planning, purchasing and operations, and a focus on safety

Responsibilities

• Lead daily logistics, warehouse, distribution, shipping, receiving, replenishment, and transportation execution activities.
• Ensure products move efficiently between suppliers, warehouses, production sites, growing facilities, retail stores, and customer delivery locations.
• Establish operational priorities that support customer service, inventory availability, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Monitor operational performance and address issues affecting service levels, efficiency, inventory flow, or customer satisfaction.
• Support the development and execution of logistics and distribution strategies established by the Director, Supply Chain and Logistics.
• Provide leadership and direction for warehouse, receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and transfer activities.
• Ensure inventory is handled, stored, and transported safely and efficiently.
• Optimize warehouse layout, storage utilization, workflow design, and operational processes.
• Monitor labour productivity, resource utilization, throughput, and service performance.
• Ensure inventory movement and distribution activities support sales, production, retail, and customer requirements.
• Provide leadership and support to the Associate Manager, Dispatch and transportation team.
• Monitor delivery performance, route efficiency, fleet utilization, transportation costs, and service levels.
• Ensure transportation resources are aligned with operational and seasonal requirements.
• Escalate transportation challenges, capacity concerns, and service risks to the Director as required .
• Oversee inventory movement across warehouses, stores, production facilities, and growing operations.
• Support replenishment programs that maintain inventory availability while managing working capital and inventory risk.
• Monitor inventory transfers, stock balancing activities, and inventory productivity measures.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Purchasing, and Operations to improve inventory flow and product availability.
• Ensure inventory-related issues are investigated and resolved promptly.
• Lead logistics and distribution readiness activities for spring, summer, holiday, and promotional periods.
• Coordinate labour, equipment, transportation, and warehouse resources required to support seasonal demand fluctuations.
• Support contingency planning for weather-related disruptions, transportation delays, labour shortages, and supply interruptions.
• Monitor operational capacity and recommend adjustments to support changing business requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety throughout logistics and distribution operations.
• Ensure compliance with workplace safety requirements, transportation regulations, equipment standards, and company policies.
• Conduct regular reviews of safety incidents, near misses, and operational risks.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to reduce safety risks and improve compliance.
• Ensure operational procedures and documentation remain current and aligned with best practices.
• Support logistics and distribution budget development and performance monitoring.
• Track labour costs, transportation costs, warehouse expenses, productivity metrics, and service-level performance.
• Analyze operational data and identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Monitor key performance indicators including:
• Order accuracy
• Inventory accuracy
• Warehouse productivity
• Safety performance
• Lead, coach, and develop logistics, warehouse, replenishment, and transportation team members.
• Establish clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee development planning.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-focused culture.
• Build leadership capability throughout the logistics and distribution organization.
• Partner with Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Purchasing, Retail Operations, Production, Growing, Finance, and Customer Service teams.
• Participate in operational planning and execution meetings.
• Communicate logistics constraints, operational challenges, and capacity requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that improve service, productivity, and inventory performance.
• Foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external business partners.

Job description

• Location 4346 HWY 90,SPRINGWATER, ON, L9X 1T7,Canada
• Base Pay $62,400.00 - $92,560.00 / Year
• Employee Type Temporary/Contract

Description

Key Responsibilities

Logistics and Distribution Leadership

Lead daily logistics , warehouse, distribution, shipping, receiving, replenishment, and transportation execution activities.

Ensure products move efficiently between suppliers, warehouses, production sites, growing facilities, retail stores, and customer delivery locations.

Establish operational priorities that support customer service, inventory availability, productivity, and cost objectives .

Monitor operational performance and address issues affecting service levels, efficiency, inventory flow, or customer satisfaction.

Support the development and execution of logistics and distribution strategies established by the Director, Supply Chain and Logistics.

Warehouse and Distribution Operations

Provide leadership and direction for warehouse, receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and transfer activities.

Ensure inventory is handled, stored, and transported safely and efficiently.

Optimize warehouse layout, storage utilization , workflow design, and operational processes.

Monitor labour productivity, resource utilization , throughput, and service performance.

Ensure inventory movement and distribution activities support sales, production, retail, and customer requirements.

Transportation and Dispatch Oversight

Provide leadership and support to the Associate Manager, Dispatch and transportation team.

Monitor delivery performance, route efficiency, fleet utilization , transportation costs, and service levels.

Ensure transportation resources are aligned with operational and seasonal requirements.

Escalate transportation challenges, capacity concerns, and service risks to the Director as required .

Inventory Flow and Replenishment Management

Oversee inventory movement across warehouses, stores, production facilities, and growing operations.

Support replenishment programs that maintain inventory availability while managing working capital and inventory risk.

Monitor inventory transfers, stock balancing activities, and inventory productivity measures.

Collaborate with Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Purchasing , and Operations to improve inventory flow and product availability.

Ensure inventory-related issues are investigated and resolved promptly.

Seasonal and Peak Period Planning

Lead logistics and distribution readiness activities for spring, summer, holiday, and promotional periods.

Coordinate labour , equipment, transportation, and warehouse resources required to support seasonal demand fluctuations.

Support contingency planning for weather-related disruptions, transportation delays, labour shortages, and supply interruptions.

Monitor operational capacity and recommend adjustments to support changing business requirements.

Safety, Compliance, and Risk Management

Promote a culture of safety throughout logistics and distribution operations.

Ensure compliance with workplace safety requirements, transportation regulations, equipment standards, and company policies.

Conduct regular reviews of safety incidents, near misses, and operational risks.

Develop and implement corrective actions to reduce safety risks and improve compliance.

Ensure operational procedures and documentation remain current and aligned with best practices.

Financial and Operational Performance

Support logistics and distribution budget development and performance monitoring.

Track labour costs, transportation costs, warehouse expenses, productivity metrics, and service-level performance.

Analyze operational data and identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

Monitor key performance indicators including:

Order accuracy

Inventory accuracy

Warehouse productivity

Safety performance

Leadership and Team Development

Lead, coach, and develop logistics , warehouse, replenishment, and transportation team members.

Establish clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards.

Conduct performance reviews and support employee development planning.

Promote teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer -focused culture.

Build leadership capability throughout the logistics and distribution organization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Purchasing , Retail Operations, Production, Growing, Finance, and Customer Service teams.

Participate in operational planning and execution meetings.

Communicate logistics constraints, operational challenges, and capacity requirements.

Support continuous improvement initiatives that improve service, productivity, and inventory performance.

Foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external business partners.