Transportation Route Planner

US Foods•Greensburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re excited about your interest in pursuing the next step in your career with US Foods! Your continuous growth and development is critical to our success. US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our US Foods Application Accommodation Line at 855-873-2468. You will be prompted to leave a message. Please state the specifics of the assistance needed and your contact information. A member of our HR department will return your call within two business days. https://www.usfoods.com/careers/job-application-accomodation.html NOTE: Before you begin your internal job search, please review the criteria you will need to start the process. BASIC PURPOSE: Candidate must be proficient on the computer, self motivated and able to excel in time sensitive situations. The ideal person for this job will be comfortable working in a demanding, fast paced and intense environment at times. Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry? US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and a history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and continuous improvement focus.

Requirements

Candidate must be proficient on the computer, self motivated and able to excel in time sensitive situations.
The ideal person for this job will be comfortable working in a demanding, fast paced and intense environment at times.
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.
Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide).
Possess ability to resolve a variety of issues of fairly non-routine nature with some independence.
Ability to work scheduled hours and any required overtime.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma/GED preferred
A minimum of 2 years in related environment

Responsibilities

Routers must develop and optimize Transportation routes to maximize truck capacity utilization while minimizing total miles traveled through efficient routing strategies.
Work closely with Sales and Warehouse Departments to determine delivery feasibility
Communicating and assigning drivers to routes or adjusting dispatches as needed.
Prepare various reports for Transportation Team on a daily basis