General Manager
- Dartmouth, NS
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
TP-AMJ-8482Since 1934, AMJ has proudly supported individuals and businesses with their residential, international, and commercial moving needs. For over 85 years, their expert teams have delivered a full range of services-including professional moving, home delivery, specialized logistics, and secure storage solutions. They remain dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, ensuring every relocation is smooth and stress-free.Partnered with Meridia, AMJ is looking for a General Manager to oversee operations in Dartmouth/Halifax.Role Description
The General Manager will oversee operations, warehousing, and strategic partnerships and is responsible for ensuring operational efficiency, maintaining equipment, building and leading a local team, and developing and maintaining current relationships with the ability to increase partnerships with their clients.Your responsibilities will include:
- Manage daily transportation operations, including fleet management, routing, warehousing, and scheduling.
- Identify opportunities for partnerships.
- Ensure compliance with transportation regulations and safety standards.
- Monitor performance metrics such as delivery times, fuel efficiency, and vehicle maintenance.
- Ensure your team operates in a safe environment.
- Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial reports.
- Monitor costs and implement cost-control measures.
- Foster a positive work environment and promote professional development.
- Build and maintain relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
- Recruit, develop, and retain talent by applying effective hiring practices and building a strong future workforce.
The ideal candidate for this role will have values and vision that align with AMJ. This includes exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, strong team leadership, effective problem-solving, keen attention to client relationships, and efficient task prioritization and workload management.Your qualifications include:
- Demonstrated experience in transportation, logistics and supply chain or a similar industry.
- Experience leading teams and strong leadership abilities.
- Ability to motivate and develop staff, build strong teams, and manage cross-functional departments.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Customer service orientation and attention to detail.
- Ability to multitask and manage various responsibilities.