Transportation Route Planner

US Foods, Inc.

West Chester, OH

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$30–$30
SKILLS
Change Requests/Orders, Computer Skills, Data Entry, Delivery Driving, Develop and Maintain Customers, English Language, Insurance, Leadership, Loading/Unloading, Mainframe Computer, Mathematics, Pallet Jack, Regulations, Reporting Skills, Safety/Work Safety, Sales, Schedule Development, Software Administration, Spreadsheets, Stock Purchase Plans, Systems Maintenance, Transportation Planning, Transportation Routing, Warehousing
LOCATION
West Chester, OH
POSTED
4 days ago

Join Our Community of Food People!

Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry? We help YOU make it!

Pay Rate: $30.00 per hour, depending on experience

  • Weekly Pay!

  • Low-Cost Benefits on Day 1!

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), etc.

  • Enhanced 401k – automatic 2% Company contribution + 100% match up to 6% = FREE $$$ (up to 8% Company contribution)

  • ​Strong Safety Culture, and much more!  Excellent Local Leadership.

Schedule:

Sunday - Thursday

12PM - 9PM

**Shift schedule is subject to change to 11AM-8PM**

Main Ingredients of the Job

  • Utilizing multi-stop route planning software, route trucks by matching customer orders to appropriate loads assigned to trucks.

  • Utilizing routing software, balance case loads per trailer by size and weight of product and pallets to be loaded.

  • Build cost effective routes while maintaining customer needs.

  • Work closely with Sales and Warehouse Departments to determine delivery feasibility.

  • Prepare various reports on a daily basis, i.e. route changes request, sequence change requests, new customer request, etc.

  • Maintains routing software system parameters (RoadNet, Decartes, DRP - Distribution Route Planning Software)


RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Transportation Supervisor and/or Transportation Manager; Sales and Warehouse Dept. associates; Delivery Drivers, Dispatchers, and department clerks.

External: Customers.

What You Bring to the Table
Education/Training: High School Diploma/GED preferred;

Related Experience: A minimum of 4 years in related environment

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Must be able to read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and to the safety regulations.

Must have computer skills – data entry, general report generation, spreadsheet design, data manipulation, mainframe downloads.

Must have basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide).

Must possess the ability to resolve a variety of issues of fairly non-routine nature with some independence.

Must have the ability to work scheduled hours (100% on site) and any required overtime.

About the Company

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US Foods, Inc.