Transportation Associate Manager

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner.

We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a transportation associate manager to manage the safe and prompt delivery of raw materials via ground and air.

WHAT YOU'D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

• Monitor and assess the Canada and Cross Border outbound and inbound shipments of raw materials and packaging materials, preparing detailed reports, and proactively planning changes to schedules and policies to enhance efficiency.
• Implement operational policies and standards, ensuring strict adherence to safety procedures, particularly in the handling of dangerous goods, while ensuring compliance with transport regulations for inbound/outbound shipments.
• Manage spot rates to help ensure our product flow is uninterrupted and receives the best combination of cost and service.
• Partner with Transportation Excellence in improving transportation efficiency, with a keen focus on optimizing costs, improving carrier performance, and maintaining accurate records.
• Track and trace Canada and Cross Border outbound and inbound global shipments, investigate discrepancies, to ensure shipments arrive safely and meet quality standards.
• Implement invoice validation procedures to minimize errors.
• Continuously measure and enhance outbound and inbound l logistics processes to achieve supply chainKPI targets, focusing on on-time delivery, cost optimization, and carrier performance.
• Ensure compliance with warehouse policies and procedures, covering shipments, safety standards, stocking, andlabeling, to maintain high-quality standards.
• Effectively manage day-to-day appointment scheduling and bookings for our warehouses and Distribution centers.
• Utilize transportation dashboards to report on open orders and delivery schedules, advance the system for managing forecasts, and present department activity during daily calls.
  
  

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma or equivalent work experience in Global Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain Management
• Strong analytical skills, ability to navigate between several modules/programs
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, Word etc.
• 3 + years of carrier management and/or leadership experience is required
• 3 + years of experience in transportation operations Air and Ocean is required
  
  

WHAT YOU'LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM

There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…

• Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
• 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
• Monthly catered lunches and chances to connect with your teammates.
• Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
• Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
• First dibs on new products.
• A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.
  
  

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

• Do the right thing
• Create impact
• Respect small things
• Care too much
• Be the future
  
  

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "

DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.

WANT TO JOIN US?

Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3

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