Home Hardware Stores Limited

Transportation Department Assistant

Home Hardware Stores Limited  •  $43k - $56k/yr  •  Wetaskiwin, CA (Onsite)  •  9 hours ago
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Job Description

Welcome Home!

We’re more than Canada’s largest independent hardware and building supplies retailer—we’re part of communities across the nation.

Supporting our transportation team’s success

As a Transportation Department Assistant, you will provide essential administrative support and act as a key point of contact for drivers, dealers, and vendors, managing inquiries while maintaining accurate and compliant records. Led by the Transportation and Maintenance Manager, you will take on a range of responsibilities, including payroll support, reporting, and data management, while working collaboratively within a team environment to keep operations running efficiently, accurately, and seamlessly.

Shift available:

Weekdays: Monday to Friday, 5:00am to 1:30pm

Ready to make an impact? Here’s how:

  • Answering phones, assisting with inquiries from Drivers, Dealers, and Vendors.
  • Collect and maintain current records ensuring compliance to transportation regulations.
  • Generating reports, documents, memos, PowerPoint presentations and correspondence as required.
  • Responsible for Payroll of Drivers - including Oracle entry, Timezone, Discoverer Reports, Pay Calculations and Revisions.
  • Responsible for collecting, calculating kilometers, pick-ups and deliveries and recording the information from drivers trip reports.
  • Entering the trip reports to ensure drivers kilometers, pick-ups and deliveries are accurate in the system.
  • Purchase Order creation, invoice processing and detailed record keeping of monthly/annual department costs.
  • Data collection and filing of Home Hardware Incident/Accidents, generating quarterly reports.
  • Assemble KPI’s for daily, weekly, monthly reporting.
  • Other reporting requirements and data entry duties related to the Drivers and Delivery Support.

We’re looking for:

  • 1-2years’ experience
  • Ability to multi-task required with great attention to detail.
  • Excellent computer skills necessary with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Discover Plus, LMS, and Cognos.
  • Excellent oral, written and telephone communication skills.
  • Understanding of transportation industry and knowledge of Home’s shipping/delivery procedures beneficial
  • Experience with Oracle and Timezone would be an asset.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision as well as play an active role within the Dispatch team.
  • Flexibility to adapt within a fast-paced office environment.

How we’ll make you feel at Home

Our Team Members enjoy life at Home with our strong culture of support and inclusion, excellent benefits, and a team that always has your back. You will receive:

  • The expected starting salary range for this role is $42,500 - $55,800; the final offer will reflect relevant skills and experience
  • Eligible for the annual bonus program
  • Comprehensive Benefits Program including:
    • Health, Dental, Vision, Paramedical, Disability coverage, Out of Country Travel Insurance, Life Insurance, Employee Family Assistance Program
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan with Company Match, and choice of contribution level
  • Group RRSP
  • Discounts through the Wetaskiwin Dealer Support Centre.
  • Home & Auto Insurance discounts
  • Competitive vacation package
  • Personal and sick time

This job posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Bring your unique skills, thrive with interesting and challenging work, and experience what it’s like at Home. Apply today - this is a great opportunity to join a proudly Canadian company that is 100% ready to help you build your future.

Home Hardware recognizes the value of a diverse team. We believe that different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger as an organization. Applicants representing the full diversity of communities in Canada are encouraged to apply with confidence. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the recruitment process.

Canadians call us Home Hardware. We call it Home.

Home Hardware Stores Limited

About Home Hardware Stores Limited

Home Hardware has been a proud Canadian company since 1964. Today, it is Canada’s largest independent home improvement retailer with close to 1,100 stores across every corner of the country.

Operating under four banners, Home Hardware, Home Hardware Building Centre, Home Building Centre and Home Furniture, the company remains dedicated to its mission of supporting independent Dealer-owners. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have access to 100,000 quality, brand name and private label products, a state-of-the-art distribution system, and extensive marketing and training programs. Home Hardware is proud to be the resource for Canadians who need help with projects, big and small.

There is a unique culture of collaboration and support that exists at Home Hardware. We provide the tools, training, support and teamwork that our employees need to do their jobs, no matter where in the organization they are working. The strength of our culture has been echoed in the awards that we have won from Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, to Canada's Best Employers (Forbes), to One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

If you are looking for a career where you are valued and supported in your professional development while working with a team to make the lives of Canadians better, we would love to welcome you Home.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
St. Jacobs, CA
Year Founded
1964
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