Senior Logistics & Fleet Operations Manager

Horizon Recruitment Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Horizon Recruitment Inc. in Vancouver is seeking a Logistics Manager to lead transportation operations for Western Canada. You will supervise a mixed fleet, coordinate dispatch, and drive a high-performance team focused on safety, reliability, and cost control.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, route optimization, vendor relationships, and compliance with Hours of Service, TDG, and regulatory standards. Strong communication and budgeting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing trucking, fleet operations, transportation, or logistics.
• Strong understanding of company-owned fleet operations and third-party freight carriers, including rates and costs.
• Experience managing drivers and coordinating a mixed commercial vehicle fleet.
• Working knowledge of commercial vehicle regulations, Hours of Service, electronic logs, inspections and maintenance.
• Understanding of transportation safety practices.
• Strong leadership to coach, resolve conflicts, and communicate with teams.
• Experience planning delivery routes and improving transportation efficiency.
• Ability to analyze transportation costs and track performance measures.
• Organizational, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and transportation reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily transportation operations across the Pacific North West, ensuring reliable and cost effective deliveries to customers.
• Manage a mixed fleet of owner trucks, third-party providers and owner operators.
• Coach, develop, and support a geographically distributed team of drivers and logistics staff.
• Plan and improve delivery routes, schedules, and fleet use to reduce costs and meet service expectations.
• Manage relationships with external carriers, negotiate rates, and monitor freight costs and service performance.
• Oversee maintenance, inspections, repairs, and regulatory compliance for company trucks and trailers.
• Coordinate overnight deliveries and resolve service disruptions and equipment issues.
• Track performance metrics: delivery times, costs, damages, missed shipments, cost per km.
• Maintain compliance with regulations, TDG, Hours of Service and workplace safety standards.
• Lead hiring, training, performance reviews, and employee development with constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on fleet replacement plans and transportation improvements.

Skills

Fleet operations leadership

Logistics & transportation management

Cost analysis & budgeting

Route planning & optimization

Staff development & coaching

Regulatory compliance (Hours ofService

Vendor and carrier management

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Transportation reporting tools

Job description

Horizon Recruitment Inc. in Vancouver is seeking a Logistics Manager to lead transportation operations for Western Canada. You will supervise a mixed fleet, coordinate dispatch, and drive a high-performance team focused on safety, reliability, and cost control.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, route optimization, vendor relationships, and compliance with Hours of Service, TDG, and regulatory standards. Strong communication and budgeting skills are essential.