Gardewine is a Manitoba company, with terminals across Canada and a strong history that dates back to the 1950’s. Since being founded in the northern community of Flin Flon we have grown significantly by diversifying within the transportation industry. The most important aspect of our company’s operations is our dedicated people;
our people will always be the source of our success and their safety and health will always come first.
We are currently seeking a
General Manager - Winnipeg Moving & Storage to join our team in
Winnipeg, MB.
Job Description
Job Title: General Manager - Moving & Storage
Department: Thunder Bay & Winnipeg – Moving & Storage
Reports to: Director – Logistics, Warehousing & Dedicated Services
Summary
The General Manager – Moving & Storage (Thunder Bay & Winnipeg) will be responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient operations of all local Moving & Storage / Allied & North American Van Line applications in addition to pushing growth among the warehouse and white glove service offerings. Reporting to Director – Logistics, Warehousing & Dedicated Services, this position will oversee all sales and operational aspects of Moving & Storage operations in Thunder Bay and Winnipeg.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Optimize equipment & personnel resource levels at all branches to achieve desired business results
- Ensure a positive customer experience is provided from all levels of operations
- Ensure weekly sales meetings take place for all sales and branch management staff
- Ensure operating costs are rightsized with revenue to achieve profitability targets
- Provide guidance and support to all sales and operations staff
- Support corporate health & safety initiatives for the safety of all drivers, customers and other terminal employees by following all safety policies and procedures including the incident reporting system
- Working alongside the Moving & Storage (M&S) - Sales Manager to lead all advertising and marketing activities of the Brandon, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg branches
- Ensure adequate employee training programs are in place and are consistent with the principles of the corporate Human Resources department
- Meet with the M&S Sales Manager to review sales activities and revenue KPI reports
- Ensure direction and goals of M&S operations align with corporate strategic goals
- Adjust hourly tariff rate tables based on seasonal fluctuations in supply and demand
- Provide job-site operational consultation to commercial / residential move crews when needed
- Assist in the quoting of commercial moves and commercial RFP’s when required
- Work to increase revenue through the coordination of additional weekend moving jobs
- Oversee facility and vehicle maintenance as needed and required
- Effectively manage labour and input costs
- Ensure all M&S related documents flow to the corporate accounting team so accurate and timely invoicing occurs
- Assist operations manager in acting as corporate liaison with Allied / North American Van Lines to ensure good relations are maintained.
All Management personnel, including supervisors are also held accountable in these critical areas as appropriate:
At Gardewine, we are committed to continually improving our approach to building a diverse, inclusive, and value driven workplace. If you are excited about this role but your experiences do not align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply regardless. You could just be the right candidate for this role or others! Gardewine is an equal opportunity employer and recognized as a Top Fleet Employer.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected further in the process will be contacted. To view other Gardewine opportunities currently available, please visit our website at www.gardewine.com.
