General Manager

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Full Time

Location

Red Deer, AB Calgary, AB Medicine Hat, AB

Salary

dollar sign 110,000 to 150,000 per year

Job Description

General Manager – Transportation & Logistics

Location: Calgary, AB
Salary: $110,000–$150,000 + Performance Bonus + Benefits
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced transportation leader who understands both the operational and financial sides of running a trucking business?

We are seeking a hands-on General Manager to lead transportation and logistics operations, manage a team, and drive improvements in efficiency, profitability, and overall business performance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven trucking professional who enjoys leading people, solving operational challenges, and making a measurable impact on business results.

Key Responsibilities

✅ Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 10–20 employees across operations and related functions.
✅ Oversee daily trucking, dispatch, fleet, driver, and logistics operations.
✅ Improve fleet utilization, driver productivity, service levels, and operational efficiency.
✅ Monitor operating costs, revenue, gross margins, and key performance indicators.
✅ Work closely with Finance and senior management to review financial results, budgets, forecasts, and variances.
✅ Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives to improve profitability and strengthen cash flow.
✅ Establish performance targets and promote accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
✅ Maintain strong relationships with customers, vendors, and transportation partners.
✅ Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, safety standards, and company policies.

What We're Looking For

✔️ 5+ years of progressive experience in trucking, transportation, or logistics.
✔️ Mandatory trucking industry experience with a strong understanding of dispatch, drivers, fleet, and transportation operations.
✔️ Proven experience leading a transportation or fleet operations team.
✔️ Strong business acumen and an understanding of how operational decisions affect profitability.
✔️ Experience monitoring operating expenses, budgets, margins, or other financial performance metrics.
✔️ Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
✔️ A hands-on management style with the ability to balance daily operations and long-term business objectives.

If you have a strong trucking background and the leadership and financial skills to take transportation operations to the next level, we would love to hear from you!

Please apply to Surinder Kaila at skaila@burkerecruiting.com

About Burke Recruiting Inc.

Burke Recruiting Inc. is a North Vancouver based recruitment firm specializing in Accounting, Finance and HR placements across British Columbia. Since 2001, we have partnered with organizations to help them find strong permanent, contract and temporary talent, from accounting clerks and senior accountants to controllers, directors of finance and executive-level leaders. Our team brings deep industry knowledge, a practical understanding of hiring needs, and a relationship-first approach. We are known for ethical, honest and responsive recruitment, helping clients hire well and helping candidates make thoughtful career moves.