Manager National Service Tower
Mississauga, ON, CA, L5N 0E1
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Description
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Service & Quality, the National Manager - Service Tower provides oversight, advice, and guidance to a team of Service Excellence Specialists.
This position is key in providing data-driven intelligence and actionable insights that impact operational decision-making, planning, execution, process design, and deployment. The Manager leads KPI target development across products and services, identifies trends and areas for improvement, supports field operations teams, and leads service plans and actions to improve performance. The role also manages remote scanning and uplift activities, provides daily updates on service disruptions, and oversees end-to-end visibility and other projects as required. Application of Lean Six Sigma methodology to drive continuous improvement is essential. Periodic travel to terminals and processing facilities is required.
The role is responsible for coaching, mentoring, and motivating the team, monitoring staff performance, and completing performance reviews. The Manager determines staffing needs, distributes workload, and provides day-to-day service management, including daily reports and trending analysis for monthly business reviews at the ECM and Board level.
The National Manager - Service Tower, collaborates with cross-functional teams to assess the current state of network/service, identify compliance and process improvement initiatives, and hold teams accountable for action items. The role also supports the creation of content for Better Every Day (BED) calls, leads peak season control plans, and coaches teams on the use of tools and best practices to monitor and improve service performance.
Responsibilities
- Cross-functional engagement: Assess network/service state, identify compliance/process improvement initiatives to improve end to end visibility and scanning, hold teams accountable, collaborate on dashboard development, and coach teams on data tools.
- Day-to-day operations: Support business with ad hoc and project-based data requests, ensure new dashboards and reports are generated and enhanced, metrics monitored, and remote scanning managed for situation reports.
- KPI development and peak season control: Gather, define, and calculate new metrics, set targets, embed metrics in reporting, and confirm readiness for peak season.
- Coaching and performance management: Train, motivate, and direct employees to optimize productivity and promote professional growth. Conduct bi-annual performance appraisals and support personal development plans.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong data analysis, visualization and decision-making abilities.
- Relationship management
- Collaboration & negotiation
- Superior mentoring and coaching skills.
- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Mathematics, Science, Engineering, or related discipline).
- 5–7 years of data analytics, reporting, and presentation experience.
- 5–7 years of experience working with business stakeholders in a cross-functional matrix environment.
- Lean Six Sigma knowledge or PMP certification is an asset.
- Relevant training and/or experience in courier, logistics, or transportation preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Periodic travel to terminals/processing facilities required.
POSTING DETAILS
Location: 530 - Corporate
Working Conditions: Office Environment
Reports to: Senior Manager Service Excellence
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