Specialist, Transportation Routing (Sun-Thu 5:00pm - 2:00am) ***Requires CDL-A***

Why Work for KeHE? Employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products committed to making a positive impact and scaling success together. Culture fosters development and opportunity.

Pay

$60,000.00/Yr. - $70,000.00/Yr.

Schedule

Sun - Thu, 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM

Benefits

• Health/Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays

About the role

The Transportation Routing Specialist is accountable for planning customer orders, maximizing company assets, servicing the customer's expectations, and maintaining federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Route and sequence orders for delivery and pick up, assuring optimum effectiveness and efficiency to meet changing business needs.
• Effectively integrate new customers or vendors and routes into established business.
• Analyze cost efficiency of existing route configurations on an ongoing basis implementing efficiency where appropriate.
• Integrate 3rd party business.
• Communicate with customers/sales/supply chain as needed to assure optimum service levels.
• Maintain software databases to support either our inbound or outbound business within the department.
• Communicate and work as part of a team with other KeHE groups both inside and outside of Transportation to meet company objectives.
• Coordinate and work with warehouse management to balance picking volume and/or inbound PO’s and address any Transportation driven issues.
• Support Supervisor or Manager with driver coaching, training, and evaluations.
• Address and resolve drivers’ concerns or driver-related incidents.
• Understand what is needed to maintain a safe driver environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of accuracy and assure compliance with company and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Other duties and special projects as requested.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D required.
• Minimum of three (3) years previous transportation / logistics experience required.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office platforms required.
• Fundamental knowledge of transportation and routing.
• Analytical, results-oriented, self-directed, and excellent time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree specializing in transportation preferred.
• Previous experience optimizing freight movements utilizing optimization software preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer focused.
• Ability to identify and resolve conflicts.
• Process improvement mindset.
• Excellent problem solving, and strong research skills.