AddressCareer Group: Distribution Centre Management
Job Category: Outbound Transportation Prairies
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg
Location: 0036 Winnipeg RSC
Postal Code: R3H 0R2
Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.
Overview
Ensure all product is shipped and received on time to sites throughout Canada. Actively contribute to a positive, productive and safe working environment.
Job Description
- Providing routing simulation and scenarios for delivery schedule optimization including
- cost comparison
- Benchmark RCS weekly transportation costs, maximize cube utilization and cases shipped per trailer/truck, analyze and update routing to minimize transportation costs
- Work with replenishment to ensure all haul back opportunities are maximized
- Ensure all haul backs are received into the RSC on schedule.
- Verify charges and process all transportation invoices.
- Schedule departure time to ensure shipping staff have time to prepare loads for shipping
- Responsible for updating all deliveries in EXE
- Responsible for analyzing all transportation rates/contracts
- Responsible for all issues relating to customer service relating to deliveries
- Coach, counsel and discipline as required
- Establish driver and equipment requirements for all deliveries
- Prepare annual operating and capital budgets
- Ensure key performance indicators and budgeted costs are met
- Manage Third Party (Brokers) to ensure company standard requirements and policies are being adhered to
- Manage the performance of the transportation staff
- Update records and ensure compliance with government regulations i.e. CVOR, driver abstracts, vehicle licensing and insurance
- Develop processes, procedures and controls to provide the best service
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment as per company requirements
- All other duties assigned
Job Requirements
- A minimum of five years experience in a Retail Support Centre
- A Minimum of three years supervisory experience
- Experience in EXE
- Strong understanding of business processes
- Experience in SAP
- Post Secondary Diploma or Degree
- Diploma in Logistics or Supply Chain Management
- Retail support centre
- Physical work including frequent bending, lifting, and reaching
- Occasionally lift over 88 lbs
- Two person lift required for weights exceeding 50 lbs
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
- Possible exposure to extreme temperatures
- Alertness to other people and vehicles
- Various shifts including evenings and weekends
Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.
We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.
