senior transport coordinator.

Title: Senior Transport Coordinator
Location: Ville St Laurent
Industry: Distribution

We are seeking an experienced, analytical, and hands-on Transport Coordinator to oversee the domestic distribution network across Canada. In this role, you will lead our end-to-end transport operations—focusing heavily on inland long-haul and regional trucking (FTL/LTL), warehouse transfer logistics, and ocean container drayage.

You will own carrier relations and driver management (internal drivers) from end to end: sourcing partners, negotiating competitive freight rates, booking loads, tracking performance, and relentlessly optimizing costs.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and know how to build strong carrier networks while driving down logistics spend, we want to hear from you.

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Advantages
- Location: Ville St Laurent
- Hours: Monday to Friday, full time, flexible day shift hours (can start earlier / end earlier)
- Work-life-balance: Up to Two work-from-home days available after training and based on peak seasons
- Benefits: Insurance package covered 50% by employer and RSP with company match

- Vacations: Up to 4-weeks of vacation per year + closure during Christmas holidays
- Salary: up to 85,000$ annually
- Company cellphone provided

Responsibilities
- Manage full execution of inbound, outbound, and inter-warehouse transfer shipments across Canada.
- Book, dispatch, and track daily loads, oversee route planning and load consolidation to maximize equipment utilization and minimize transit times.
- Resolve operational bottlenecks, transit delays, customs issues, and freight claims in real time.
- Build, maintain, and manage long-term relationships with a reliable network of Canadian trucking partners and freight brokers.
- Negotiate contract rates, spot rates, fuel surcharges, and accessorial fees.
- Conduct regular RFPs/tenders to benchmark rates and expand carrier capacity across key lanes.
- Ensure carrier compliance with licensing, insurance, safety, and service-level agreements (SLAs).
- Analyze transportation spend across lanes, modes, and carriers to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for transport partners (On-Time Delivery, Tender Acceptance Rate, Claim Ratio) and conduct quarterly carrier reviews.
- Work closely with warehouse operational teams to align pickup/drop-off schedules and prevent warehouse congestion.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Inventory, and Customer Service teams to provide shipment visibility and accurate ETAs.
- Additional, occasionally support coordination of ocean containers with our freight forwarding partners

Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in freight management, transport coordination, or logistics within a distribution or manufacturing environment in Canada.
- In-depth knowledge of Canadian transportation routes, freight corridors, winter logistics, and regional carrier capabilities (Ontario/Quebec hubs, Western corridors, Maritimes).
- Deep expertise in FTL, LTL, intermodal rail, and basic container drayage workflows.
- Proven track record of negotiating freight rates and managing carrier contracts.

Summary
Passionate about Transport & Logistics? So are we!
We're here to help you navigate your career in this fast-moving industry!

Reach out to your go-to logistics recruiters:
Melissa Cumetti – View email address on randstad.com
Patrick Pepin - View email address on randstad.com

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