Transportation Coordinator (18-month contract)

Kruger Products | Produits Kruger; Outaouais; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Kruger Products is seeking a Transportation Coordinator to support day-to-day transportation operations across North America. You will partner with carriers, internal teams, and stakeholders to ensure service, cost and performance objectives are met.

The role requires a post-secondary degree, at least 2 years in retail or related industry, strong analytics, and bilingual English/French. Proficiency with SAP, TMS and MS Office is expected, with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree from University or College.
• 2+ years of retail or related industry experience.
• Strong data analytics and ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with SAP, MS Office, TMS and DAT Freight Analytics.
• Bilingual (English/French) required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation operations across the supply chain with internal teams and carrier partners to meet service, cost, and performance objectives.
• Monitor transportation activities, carrier performance, market trends, and network risks using analytics tools to identify issues and implement solutions.
• Manage carrier relationships including scorecards, business reviews, escalations, and service-improvement initiatives.
• Leverage transportation technologies and data to drive process improvements and support business continuity.
• Support transportation sourcing activities from RFx to implementation, including rate requests and network changes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support supply chain initiatives, inventory optimization, and system enhancements.
• Ensure accurate transportation spend by partnering with carriers and freight payment teams to validate charges.
• Communicate proactively with internal and external stakeholders on operational issues and opportunities.

Skills

Data analytics

Bilingual English/French

Communication skills

Organizational skills

SAP

MS Office

TMS

DAT Freight Analytics

Education

Post-secondary degree

Tools

SAP

TMS

MS Office Suite

DAT Freight Analytics

Job description

At Kruger Products we have a shared vision for greatness. We manufacture some of North America’s most popular tissue brands - Cashmere®, Purex®, Scotties®’, SpongeTowels®, Bonterra®, White Cloud®, as well as products for use away from home.

We are leaders in our industry, leaders in our communities, and leaders in sustainability. We proudly have close to 3,000 employees across manufacturing plants in Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario, and Tennessee, as well as our headquarters in Mississauga, ON and Sales offices in North America.

We are investing in our manufacturing facilities with the latest technology. Kruger Products is an industry leader pushing innovation through AI and Operational Excellence. We are committed to a culture of health and safety - for everyone, by everyone, and in everything we do.

What You Will Do

The Transportation Coordinator supports the day-to-day execution and optimization of transportation operations across North America. By partnering with carriers and internal stakeholders, this role ensures reliable service, manages transportation-related challenges, and contributes to strategic initiatives that improve efficiency, customer service, and supply chain performance.

In This Role, You Can Expect To

• Coordinate transportation operations across the supply chain, partnering with internal teams and carrier partners to ensure service, cost, and performance objectives are met.
• Monitor transportation activities, carrier performance, market trends, and network risks using TMS platforms, reporting tools, and analytics to identify issues and implement solutions.
• Manage carrier relationships, including performance reviews, preparing scorecards, business reviews, escalations, and ongoing service improvement initiatives.
• Leverage transportation technologies and data to drive process improvements, optimize carrier selection, enhance efficiency, and support business continuity.
• Support transportation sourcing activities, including carrier rate requests, strategic network changes, spot market opportunities, and RFP processes from development through implementation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support supply chain initiatives, customer service improvements, inventory optimization, and system enhancements.
• Ensure accurate transportation spend by partnering with carriers and freight payment teams to validate freight and accessorial charges.
• Communicate proactively with internal and external stakeholders on operational issues, performance opportunities, and transportation solutions.

What You Will Bring

• Post-secondary degree from either a University or College
• Minimum of 2 years of retail or relevant industry experience
• High level of organizational and communication skills
• Strong data analytics skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks while under pressure
• Excellent people and multi-tasking skills with an ability to openly convey information to team members in a timely, concise manner
• Understanding of applicable internal and third-party computer & software systems, such as: SAP, MS Office Suite, TMS, DAT Freight Analytics
• Bilingual (English/French) is required

Our mission is to make everyday life more comfortable. Together we bring this mission to life. As an ever‑evolving business, there are always exciting new challenges, diverse career paths, and opportunities to innovate. Be part of a recognized employer – Greater Toronto Top Employer since 2013, Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies since 2018, and Forbes Best Employers in Canada .

Join Kruger Products and Expect to do Something Great.

Kruger Products is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under KP’s Accessibility Policy and Multi-Year Accessibility Plan - 1.04.33. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

English is required in this specific position because Kruger is doing business with third parties around North America and the successful candidate will have to communicate frequently with those third parties. Kruger has taken all reasonable means to avoid imposing a requirement of knowledge of English, notably, by assessing the actual language needs associated with the duties to be performed, by making sure that the language knowledge already required from other staff members was insufficient for the performance of those duties and by restricting as much as possible the number of positions involving duties whose performance requires knowledge of English.