Transportation Routing Specialist

Why Work for KeHE? :

• Full-time
  
• Pay Range: $44,100.00/Yr. - $70,600.00/Yr.
  
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
  
• Benefits on Day 1
  
  • 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
  Overview:
  

  Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

  Sound good?

  KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

  Primary Responsibilities:
  

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

  Shift will be 10:00am-7:00pm.

  Essential Functions:
  • 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 POs 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.
  Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude:
  • 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.
  • Must have a fundamental knowledge of transportation and routing.
  • Must be analytical, results-oriented, self-directed, and have excellent time management skills.
  • Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

  Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

  • Associates or bachelors degree specializing in transportation preferred.
  • Previous experience optimizing freight movements utilizing optimization software preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and customer focused.
  • The ability to identify and resolve conflicts.
  • Process improvement mindset.
  • Excellent problem solving, and strong research skills.
  
  
  Requisition ID:
  2024-24143