Delivery Routing & Dispatch Specialist

Performance Foodservice; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock purchase plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Performance Foodservice in the United States is seeking a dispatch coordinator to manage scheduling and routing for delivery operations. You will assign drivers, monitor progress, and communicate with drivers via computers, phones, or two-way radios to keep on-time departures and arrivals.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and 1-2 years of dispatch or routing experience with commercial drivers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• 1-2 years dispatch/routing and commercial driver experience or related area

Responsibilities

• Routers keep track of the progress drivers make along their route by using available technology.
• Check drivers in and out of terminals and transfer the trip records into a company's files.
• Communicate with drivers on a daily basis, but must handle any requests and complaints from customers.
• Calculate miles for all trucks.
• Determine travel and route times so that delivery costs can be accurately determined.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Dispatch coordination

Route planning

Driver communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Routing software

Job description

Performance Foodservice in the United States is seeking a dispatch coordinator to manage scheduling and routing for delivery operations. You will assign drivers, monitor progress, and communicate with drivers via computers, phones, or two-way radios to keep on-time departures and arrivals.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and 1-2 years of dispatch or routing experience with commercial drivers.