Route Planner
United States Job ID 100418 Job Category Other Job Level Individual Contributor Position Type Full-TimeRoute Planner - Remote
The Route Planner serves as the vital link between sales and distribution, translating daily customer orders into delivery routes. The role relies on regular communication to understand the needs of the sales team and the abilities of the distribution team, as well as sound judgment to balance the two. The Route Planner requires relationship-building and puzzle-solving skills in equal measure to create optimal delivery routes and manage branch expectations. Daily outputs are efficient delivery routes, loading plans, and daily reports prior to warehouse start times.
Shift and Schedule:
- Full-time
- Monday- Friday
- Flexibility to work weekends as needed
- 8:00AM Start to Finish
Position Responsibilities
- Maintain master file information in Descartes and Fleetloader.
- Build relationships with branch sales and operations leaders.
- Keep customer information and product lists up to date.
- Review previous days route plan and gather adjustments.
- Confirm available trucks and drivers available for daily routes.
- Efficiently Route Daily Orders based upon established business rules.
- Utilize Fleetloader or Black Box/Magic Logic to build pallets and load trucks efficiently.
- Provide daily reporting required to manage the delivery routes to the branches.
- Must have DOT regulation knowledge.
Total Rewards
- Salary Range: $46,600-$66,000
- Actual placement within the salary range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
- Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
- Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility
Requirements
- High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred
- 3 years’ experience with dispatching / routing in a logistics / supply chain management environment preferred
- 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook
- 1 year experience with Descartes or similar routing software preferred
Company Overview
Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a modern beverage company with a bold vision built to deliver growth and opportunity. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!
Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?
We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.
Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
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