Logistics Specialist - Brampton, ON (On-site)
About the role
Description Job Title: Logistics Specialist
Location: Brampton, ON (On-site) Victaulic, founded in 1919, revolutionized pipe assembly with the invention of the "Victory Joint." Today, it's a global leader in grooved mechanical pipe joining and flow control solutions. With over 4,000 patents and operations in 140+ countries, Victaulic serves various industries, including commercial construction, fire protection, industrial construction, maritime, mining, oil, gas, chemical, power generation, and water/wastewater. The company offers a wide range of products, solutions, and services, including couplings, valves, fittings, and engineering design support. Notable projects include the Hoover Dam, World Trade Center Complex, Eiffel Tower, Shanghai Tower, CN Tower, and Vancouver Convention Centre. With 5,500+ employees and 700+ sales reps., Victaulic continues to innovate and exceed customer expectations worldwide. For more information, visit www.victaulic.com.
About the Role: As a Logistics Specialist within Victaulic's Corporate Supply Chain, you will play a crucial role in supporting our global logistics operations. You will be responsible for coordinating shipments, analyzing transportation data, and optimizing our supply chain through process improvement initiatives. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be essential in achieving our strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities: Freight Payment and Logistics Operations:
- Provide backup for freight payment functions and create monthly accrual and accounting/aging reports
- Analyze carrier contracts, rates, and tariffs to ensure accurate billing and resolve disputes
- Monitor and support freight bills for compliance to approved contracts
- Obtain spot quotes and assist with carrier negotiations to leverage best-in-class pricing and performance
- Coordinate and execute shipments of finished goods and bulk materials (domestic and international)
- Utilize Harmonized Tariff to classify international shipments
- Analyze and forecast future transportation needs
Scheduling and Tactical Operations:
- Schedule trucks and manage day-to-day transportation logistics
- Prepare domestic and international shipping documentation
- Monitor general Logistics email for shipment generation, resolution, and expedites
- Provide cross-functional support for non-customer order shipments and rate quotes
Stakeholder Management:
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including carriers, freight forwarders, and internal departments
- Build and leverage strong relationships with internal customers and key carriers to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets
- Conduct regular meetings with stakeholders to ensure optimal shipment handling and prioritization
Process Improvement and Data Analysis:
- Challenge and optimize existing shipping processes through data-driven analysis
- Drive and implement process improvement initiatives
- Benchmark costs, processes, and technology to continually improve performance
- Develop and maintain data overviews, KPIs, and standard processes
- Lead monthly and quarterly financial presentations on freight expenses, utilization, and efficiency
- Assist with development and distribution of weekly/monthly reports on freight expenses and logistics performance
Customs Compliance (Bonus):
- Assist with analysis of export and import regulations
- Coordinate with staff on transaction due diligence and trade compliance recordkeeping
- Process and validate import shipping documentation, including Post Entry Audits
- Support preferential treatment calculations under Free Trade Agreements
Qualifications:
- College or University degree in Logistics, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management an asset, or 5+ years' experience in logistics operations
- Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
- Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp complex carrier contracts, pricing structures, and industry regulations
- Proven capacity to handle a high volume of tasks while maintaining accuracy and efficiency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and Access
- 1-3 years of experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, or Finance (preferred)
- Experience with AS-400 (BPCS) an asset
- Knowledge of MRP information systems to perform business transactions
- Experience in Customs Compliance (preferred)
- Attention to detail and ability to work calmly under pressure
Salary: $70k+
Victaulic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming applicants without discrimination based on age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. Join us in creating an inclusive workplace that values the unique contributions of individuals from all backgrounds.
Victaulic is committed to providing equitable opportunities to all applicants and welcome applications from all qualified persons. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us at [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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About Victaulic
Let’s Build a Better World Together
Since 1919, Victaulic has been the global leader in mechanical pipe joining solutions. With more than 4,000 employees and 55 international facilities, Victaulic delivers technologies & engineering services that address the most complex piping challenges faced by engineers, site owners, contractors, & distributors in over 120 countries.
Victaulic’s piping systems are the hidden heroes inside the world’s most vital & prestigious structures, making them safer, healthier, & more secure. Whether it’s joining pipe at the World Trade Center in New York City or Bird’s Nest National Olympic Stadium in Beijing, Victaulic is there.
As a rapidly growing 100-year-old industry leader, Victaulic is a modern business rarity. Under the umbrella of our private ownership, we have been able to uphold our high standards & family values. As a global leader in an essential industry, we provide many opportunities for career growth. Together, this translates into a company that is ready, willing, & able to build a better world for & with our people.
Career Growth: We Build from Within. Whether you’re starting your career or looking to take the next step, there’s room for you to grow. Here, how far you grow is solely constrained by how far you think.
Benefits: We Stand Behind Our People. We want you to build your life with us, so we go out of our way to stand behind you through every up and down.
Development: We Foster an Environment for Constant Learning. We are passionate about creating an environment where you can reach outside your comfort zone & grow.
Giving Back: We Care for Our Communities. At Victaulic, we encourage you to be engaged in your communities and share the knowledge & perspectives that make you “you.”
Purpose: We Engineer Change for a More Stable and Sustainable World. Every day, we help our customers meet unprecedented challenges head on, with uncompromising standards, relentless determination & innovation.
Logistics Specialist - Brampton, ON (On-site)
About the role
Description Job Title: Logistics Specialist
Location: Brampton, ON (On-site) Victaulic, founded in 1919, revolutionized pipe assembly with the invention of the "Victory Joint." Today, it's a global leader in grooved mechanical pipe joining and flow control solutions. With over 4,000 patents and operations in 140+ countries, Victaulic serves various industries, including commercial construction, fire protection, industrial construction, maritime, mining, oil, gas, chemical, power generation, and water/wastewater. The company offers a wide range of products, solutions, and services, including couplings, valves, fittings, and engineering design support. Notable projects include the Hoover Dam, World Trade Center Complex, Eiffel Tower, Shanghai Tower, CN Tower, and Vancouver Convention Centre. With 5,500+ employees and 700+ sales reps., Victaulic continues to innovate and exceed customer expectations worldwide. For more information, visit www.victaulic.com.
About the Role: As a Logistics Specialist within Victaulic's Corporate Supply Chain, you will play a crucial role in supporting our global logistics operations. You will be responsible for coordinating shipments, analyzing transportation data, and optimizing our supply chain through process improvement initiatives. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be essential in achieving our strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities: Freight Payment and Logistics Operations:
- Provide backup for freight payment functions and create monthly accrual and accounting/aging reports
- Analyze carrier contracts, rates, and tariffs to ensure accurate billing and resolve disputes
- Monitor and support freight bills for compliance to approved contracts
- Obtain spot quotes and assist with carrier negotiations to leverage best-in-class pricing and performance
- Coordinate and execute shipments of finished goods and bulk materials (domestic and international)
- Utilize Harmonized Tariff to classify international shipments
- Analyze and forecast future transportation needs
Scheduling and Tactical Operations:
- Schedule trucks and manage day-to-day transportation logistics
- Prepare domestic and international shipping documentation
- Monitor general Logistics email for shipment generation, resolution, and expedites
- Provide cross-functional support for non-customer order shipments and rate quotes
Stakeholder Management:
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including carriers, freight forwarders, and internal departments
- Build and leverage strong relationships with internal customers and key carriers to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets
- Conduct regular meetings with stakeholders to ensure optimal shipment handling and prioritization
Process Improvement and Data Analysis:
- Challenge and optimize existing shipping processes through data-driven analysis
- Drive and implement process improvement initiatives
- Benchmark costs, processes, and technology to continually improve performance
- Develop and maintain data overviews, KPIs, and standard processes
- Lead monthly and quarterly financial presentations on freight expenses, utilization, and efficiency
- Assist with development and distribution of weekly/monthly reports on freight expenses and logistics performance
Customs Compliance (Bonus):
- Assist with analysis of export and import regulations
- Coordinate with staff on transaction due diligence and trade compliance recordkeeping
- Process and validate import shipping documentation, including Post Entry Audits
- Support preferential treatment calculations under Free Trade Agreements
Qualifications:
- College or University degree in Logistics, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management an asset, or 5+ years' experience in logistics operations
- Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
- Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp complex carrier contracts, pricing structures, and industry regulations
- Proven capacity to handle a high volume of tasks while maintaining accuracy and efficiency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and Access
- 1-3 years of experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, or Finance (preferred)
- Experience with AS-400 (BPCS) an asset
- Knowledge of MRP information systems to perform business transactions
- Experience in Customs Compliance (preferred)
- Attention to detail and ability to work calmly under pressure
Salary: $70k+
Victaulic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming applicants without discrimination based on age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. Join us in creating an inclusive workplace that values the unique contributions of individuals from all backgrounds.
Victaulic is committed to providing equitable opportunities to all applicants and welcome applications from all qualified persons. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us at [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your needs.
#HP
About Victaulic
Let’s Build a Better World Together
Since 1919, Victaulic has been the global leader in mechanical pipe joining solutions. With more than 4,000 employees and 55 international facilities, Victaulic delivers technologies & engineering services that address the most complex piping challenges faced by engineers, site owners, contractors, & distributors in over 120 countries.
Victaulic’s piping systems are the hidden heroes inside the world’s most vital & prestigious structures, making them safer, healthier, & more secure. Whether it’s joining pipe at the World Trade Center in New York City or Bird’s Nest National Olympic Stadium in Beijing, Victaulic is there.
As a rapidly growing 100-year-old industry leader, Victaulic is a modern business rarity. Under the umbrella of our private ownership, we have been able to uphold our high standards & family values. As a global leader in an essential industry, we provide many opportunities for career growth. Together, this translates into a company that is ready, willing, & able to build a better world for & with our people.
Career Growth: We Build from Within. Whether you’re starting your career or looking to take the next step, there’s room for you to grow. Here, how far you grow is solely constrained by how far you think.
Benefits: We Stand Behind Our People. We want you to build your life with us, so we go out of our way to stand behind you through every up and down.
Development: We Foster an Environment for Constant Learning. We are passionate about creating an environment where you can reach outside your comfort zone & grow.
Giving Back: We Care for Our Communities. At Victaulic, we encourage you to be engaged in your communities and share the knowledge & perspectives that make you “you.”
Purpose: We Engineer Change for a More Stable and Sustainable World. Every day, we help our customers meet unprecedented challenges head on, with uncompromising standards, relentless determination & innovation.