Logistics Manager

Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for a Logistics Manager to lead transportation operations for a well established organisation serving businesses across Western Canada.

This role is responsible for keeping products moving safely, efficiently, and on time. The successful candidate will bring experience in both fleet management and transportation services with exposure to dispatch and strong team leadership skills.

This person will play a key role in improving delivery performance, controlling costs, and building a strong, accountable team.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on leader who understands the trucking industry, can solve problems under pressure, and knows how to build positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily transportation operations across the Pacific North West, ensuring reliable and cost effective deliveries to customers.
• Manage a mixed fleet of approximately owner trucks, alongside third-party transportation providers and owner operators.
• Coach, develop, and support a geographically distributed team of drivers, maintenance and logistics staff, building accountability and a strong safety culture.
• Plan and improve delivery routes, schedules, and fleet use to reduce costs and meet service expectations.
• Manage relationships with external carriers, negotiate competitive rates, and monitor freight costs and service performance.
• Oversee preventative maintenance, vehicle inspections, repairs, and regulatory compliance for company-owned trucks and trailers.
• Coordinate overnight deliveries, helping resolve service disruptions, equipment breakdowns, and other operational challenges.
• Track transportation performance, including delivery times, freight costs, damages, missed shipments, and cost per kilometre.
• Maintain compliance with transportation regulations, Hours of Service requirements, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG), and workplace safety standards.
• Lead hiring, training, performance reviews, and employee development while addressing workplace concerns professionally and constructively.
• Work with senior leadership and finance on fleet replacement plans, capital budgets, and transportation improvements.

Requirements

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

Remuneration

• $125,000 base salary + Benefits

Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.