Logistics Route Optimization Analyst

Republic Services; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Republic Services is seeking a Logistics Analyst to coordinate drivers, trucks, and containers to maximize capacity, productivity, and service quality. The role includes safety oversight, customer experience, and continuous route improvements across daily operations.

Responsibilities cover route analysis, data interpretation, and proactive problem resolution to ensure on-time pickups and deliveries, along with driver performance management and efficient load planning.

Qualifications

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities.
• Skillful with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Ability to understand and execute time-sensitive tasks.
• Experience in a customer-facing position.
• Two years of prior experience working in a Dispatcher or similar leadership role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all required safety policies and procedures.
• Analyze daily route information and implement changes to daily routing to ensure efficient, proactive, and immediate improvements to route standardization, efficiency and accuracy using the internal routing platform.
• Use routing system visibility and flexibility to analyze and respond to same day changes or next day planning for the service needs of our customers to ensure on-route efficiencies and improve route design by identifying patterns and improvement areas.
• Ensure all routes are closed on time by verifying the data for accuracy and making the close route process durable.
• Quickly and proactively evaluate and resolve problems that may arise while trucks and drivers are in transit.
• Proactively manage driver safety and security of Company assets and provide direction to drivers.
• Collect, interpret, and analyze various types of logistics data including inventory, asset reliability, and other route data to make decisions that increase overall routing accuracy.
• Be in constant communication with drivers to evaluate route progress and make sure they have all necessary information.
• Evaluate and elevate driver performance issues or concerns for resolution.
• Understand route sequencing to drive efficiency.
• Respond to missed pickups and service commitments by scheduling customers accordingly.
• Evaluate and educate drivers regarding missed pickups and develop strategies to avoid any future missed pickup failures.
• Create routes with maximized capacity and review loads per driver per day goals to maximize profitability.
• Monitor daily routing activities and resolve issues to ensure pickup and delivery is on time. Evaluate and assess need for swing routes and verify all swing opportunities have been identified.
• Analyze trends in swing percentage to identify improvement opportunities.
• Ability to expect the unexpected and monitor and adjust today and tomorrow’s plans throughout the day.
• Understand daily disposal plans to help identify optimal disposal sites for each load to hold drivers accountable to adhering to the assigned disposal sites.
• Meet to discuss disposal plans and recommendations with the Operations Manager and make updates if any intercompany or 3rd party changes occur.
• Determine if service requests can be pulled forward to drive efficiency while also providing the best experience for our customers.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Fast-paced work environment

Microsoft Office

Time-sensitive tasks

Customer-facing experience

Dispatcher leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Republic Services is seeking a Logistics Analyst to coordinate drivers, trucks, and containers to maximize capacity, productivity, and service quality. The role includes safety oversight, customer experience, and continuous route improvements across daily operations.

Responsibilities cover route analysis, data interpretation, and proactive problem resolution to ensure on-time pickups and deliveries, along with driver performance management and efficient load planning.