Senior Manager, Transportation Operations

Jobtailor; Brampton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior transportation leader to guide Ontario operations, ensuring service, safety, quality and compliance. You will drive regional strategies, manage budgets, and partner with carriers to optimize performance within a complex distribution network.

The role emphasizes KPI governance, capacity planning, cost optimization, and cross-functional leadership to coach managers and engage stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of transportation, logistics, distribution, or supply chain experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing people and cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading transportation operations within a complex distribution environment.
• Strong financial, analytical, and operational planning capabilities.
• Experience managing carriers, service providers, and transportation performance programs.
• Knowledge of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and performance reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation operations across Ontario to meet service, safety, quality, and compliance goals.
• Execute regional transportation strategies aligned with business goals and customer commitments.
• Drive operational performance through KPI management, carrier governance, capacity planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasting, transportation analytics, and cost optimization efforts.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with carriers, logistics providers, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, Health Canada requirements, quality standards, and company policies.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, analysts, and operations teams while building a high-performing and engaged culture.
• Support transportation network optimization, business growth, and future-state logistics initiatives.

Skills

Transportation Leadership

KPI Management

Budget Management

TMS Knowledge

Carrier Management

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

Cost Optimization

Performance Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

TMS

BI / Analytics Tools

Job description

• Lead transportation operations across Ontario, ensuring service, safety, quality, and compliance objectives are achieved.
• Execute regional transportation strategies aligned with business goals and customer commitments.
• Drive operational performance through KPI management, carrier governance, capacity planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasting, transportation analytics, and cost optimization efforts.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with carriers, logistics providers, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, Health Canada requirements, quality standards, and company policies.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, analysts, and operations teams while building a high-performing and engaged culture.
• Support transportation network optimization, business growth, and future-state logistics initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 9+ years of transportation, logistics, distribution, or supply chain experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing people and cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading transportation operations within a complex distribution environment.
• Strong financial, analytical, and operational planning capabilities.
• Experience managing carriers, service providers, and transportation performance programs.
• Knowledge of transportation management systems (TMS) and performance reporting tools.

Demonstrates expertise in leading transportation operations, managing departmental budgets, and ensuring compliance with regulations while fostering strong partnerships with carriers and stakeholders. Proven ability to drive operational performance through KPI management and continuous improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Transportation Operations Leadership
• KPI Management
• Budget Management
• Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
• Compliance with Transportation Regulations

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Transportation Operations
• Logistics Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Operational Planning
• Capacity Planning
• Cost Optimization
• Forecasting
• Transportation Analytics
• Performance Reporting
• Carrier Management

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Team Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Health Canada Requirements
• Quality Standards
• Service Quality
• Continuous Improvement
• Distribution Environment