Job description Distribution Services Manager in the Interlake Region
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Find out what work is like for a distribution services manager in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Managers in transportation (NOC 70020).

Managers in transportation

Description

Managers in transportation operations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of transportation companies such as railways, airlines, bus lines, municipal transit systems, shipping lines and trucking companies, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. Managers in transportation freight traffic plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate companies or departments responsible for the transportation and movement of goods, under the direction of a general manager or another senior manager. They are employed by transportation, freight forwarding and shipping companies and by transportation departments of companies in retail and manufacturing sectors and utilities.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Managers in transportation have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Managers in transportation operations
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a transportation company
  • Set operations policies and standards, including determination of safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods, and ensure compliance with transport regulations
  • Oversee the dispatch, maintenance and service of vehicles, vessels or aircraft
  • Control the company or departmental budget, including acquisitions
  • Monitor company's or department's performance, prepare reports for senior management, and plan for changes to schedules and policies
  • Recruit personnel and oversee their training.
  • Managers in transportation freight traffic
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operation of or department responsible for co-ordinating, arranging and monitoring the transportation and movement of goods
  • Arrange shipping documentation and oversee the schedule, dispatch and tracking of goods
  • Set transportation service rates and performance indicators
  • Develop plans and procedures for the transportation and storage of goods
  • Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators and insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates
  • Control the departmental budget
  • Recruit personnel and oversee their training.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 70020), and a list of similar occupations:

  • bus company manager
  • distribution manager - logistics
  • flight operations manager
  • freight forwarding manager
  • marine superintendent
  • rail operations superintendent
  • railway freight manager
  • traffic manager - transportation
  • transportation manager
  • transport department manager
  • urban transit system manager

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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