Job Description

Senior Manager, Transportation
Maple Lodge Farms, Canada’s largest and most trusted chicken provider is looking for a Senior Manager of Transportation.
Interested in joining Canada’s largest poultry processor? At Maple Lodge Farms, we’re not only passionate about our chickens, but our people, too. We operate to the latest in technological, health and safety, and quality standards. With rapid expansion over the years, and continued innovation and investment in growth, we’re looking for committed, team players to join the Maple Lodge family. As a proudly family-owned Canadian company, we’re passionate about what we do. If you’re a committed team player, we would love to have you as part of our Distribution Center Team.
What you will get to do:

• Oversee Delivery Driver processes and accountabilities
• Product owner for D365 and / or other software implementations related to Transportation
• Responsible to receive rates from carriers, review rate agreements, negotiate and format the rates as per the yearly freight tender requirements, as well as, ad hoc and spot market requirements
• Facilitate 3rd party Freight RFP / RFQ's and subsequent Agreements for services
• Ensure all 3rd party Freight carriers are complaint with MLF requirements and policies
• Responsible to manage Freight Payables and resolve invoice discrepancies with accounts payable
• Oversee processes related to Optimizing/Routing Carriers for outbound shipments, developing service requirements.
• Work with the Senior Logistics Analyst in developing budget and provide Variance explanations in support of regular reporting rhythms
• Track EVP inbound status and communicate with the required stakeholders any deviations from plan or service failures
• Lead the development and maintenance of KPI's and establish COOP Targets as per R2 reporting
• Maintain a safe working environment and physical condition of area accountabilities.

Your education & experience matters to us:

• Minimum 10 years of experience required, including a minimum of five years in a Management role, in Management of Transportation, Distribution / Logistics experience in the food industry, preferably in a ready-to-eat and unionized environment
• Working knowledge of food and meat plant regulatory standards (CFIA, etc.), GMP, HACCP, BRC, food safety, food quality, etc.
• Working knowledge of knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), WHMIS, and all other workplace H&S regulations
• Post-Secondary Diploma in a related field an asset or relative equal work experience in a related field.
• Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt (minimum) an asset
• PLog or CITT an asset

Culture & work environment:

• This position is primarily office based (85%); Yard based (15%).

Accessibility statement: In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants are required to make their needs known in advance.
We thank all applicants for applying however only those chosen will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.
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In the 1830s, the May family began raising chickens on a farm outside what is now Brampton, Ontario. They became a pillar of the community, and their proud tradition of hard work, agricultural wisdom, and humble family values inspire and guide us to this day.