Delivery Route Planner & Driver Manager

King City Gardens; Forest Park (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee product discount

Job summary

King City Gardens, a cannabis operator in Ohio, seeks a Delivery Route Planner & Driver Manager to design efficient delivery routes and lead the driver team from our Ohio facility. You will ensure on-time deliveries, oversee scheduling, and maintain compliance with Metrc and state rules.

You will recruit and train drivers, monitor performance, and coordinate with dispensaries. This role is on-site, full-time, with growth opportunities in a growing statewide operation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in route planning, dispatch, logistics, or fleet/driver management.
• Experience managing a team of drivers or frontline field staff.
• Comfort with route optimization/fleet software and delivery performance data.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Cannabis or other regulated-industry experience is a plus.
• Must be 21+ and able to pass a background check and obtain Ohio Division of Cannabis Control employee registration.

Responsibilities

• Plan and optimize delivery routes across Ohio to get product to dispensary partners efficiently and on time.
• Manage day-to-day scheduling, dispatch, and performance of the delivery driver team; recruit, train, and support drivers including cannabis compliance training and state registration.
• Ensure every delivery is properly documented and tracked per Metrc and Ohio Division of Cannabis Control requirements.
• Monitor delivery performance and seek improvements for speed, safety, and cost reduction.
• Serve as the go-to contact for drivers and dispensary partners on delivery questions.

Skills

Route planning

Dispatch management

Fleet/driver management

Cannabis/regulatory experience

Tools

Route optimization software

Fleet software

Job description

Delivery Route Planner & Driver Manager

City, Ohio | Full-Time, On-Site | Logistics Department

ABOUT KING CITY GARDENS

King City Gardens is a single-state cannabis operator based in Ohio, growing and producing cannabis from cultivation through processing and manufacturing. We're building a logistics operation that reliably gets our products from our facility to dispensary partners across the state — and we're looking for a Delivery Route Planner & Driver Manager to lead that effort.

THE ROLE

As our Delivery Route Planner & Driver Manager, you'll plan and optimize the delivery routes that carry our wholesale cannabis products from our cultivation and distribution facility to licensed dispensary accounts throughout Ohio — and you'll manage the team of drivers who run those routes every day. This is a full-time, on-site role based at our Ohio facility. You'll be the person making sure deliveries run on time, drivers are supported and safe, and every load moves in full compliance with Ohio's cannabis transport regulations.

What You'll Do

• Plan and optimize delivery routes across Ohio to get product to dispensary partners efficiently and on time.
• Manage day-to-day scheduling, dispatch, and performance of our delivery driver team. Recruit, train, and support drivers, including required cannabis compliance training and state registration.
• Ensure every delivery is properly documented and tracked in line with Metrc and Ohio Division of Cannabis Control requirements.
• Monitor delivery performance and look for ways to make our routes faster, safer, and more cost effective.
• Be the go-to person for drivers in the field and for dispensary partners on delivery questions.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years in route planning, dispatch, logistics, or fleet/driver management.
• Experience managing a team of drivers or frontline field staff.
• Comfort with route optimization/fleet software and delivery performance data.
• A valid Ohio driver's license and clean driving record.
• Cannabis or other regulated-industry (food & beverage, pharma, distribution) experience is a plus.
• Must be 21+ and able to pass a background check and obtain Ohio Division of Cannabis Control employee registration.

Why King City Gardens

• [Competitive salary: $50,000–$55,000, based on experience]
• [Health, dental, and vision insurance]
• [Paid time off and holidays]
• [Employee product discount / other perks]
• [Growth opportunity with a growing single-state operator]