Route Optimization Specialist – Transportation & Logistics

Core-Mark; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Performance Foodservice seeks a Router to create and manage delivery routes, optimize scheduling, and ensure efficient driver planning. The role uses Roadnet and related systems, requiring attention to detail and collaboration with drivers, sales, transportation, warehouse, and customer service teams.

The position reports to Transportation leadership and typically follows a Sunday–Thursday shift, contributing to cost-effective routing while maintaining service levels across the distribution

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience.
• 5 years distribution, logistics, transportation routing experience.
• Basic/Intermediate computer skills including various software applications and MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Responsibilities

• Establish delivery routes which are cost effective and compliant with Federal DOT guidelines while still maintaining an acceptable level of customer service, quality and satisfaction. Utilize Roadnet application to ensure Delivery costs are held to company expected run rates year over year.
• Establish routing procedures and schedules which allow for the optimum use of personnel and equipment while keeping a strong emphasis on driver safety.
• Perform Roadnet application routing maintenance daily to ensure all locations have accurate, timely, and up-to-date information: Standard Routes and Customer Delivery Requirements, Geo-Coding, delivery days, time windows, service time types, service time overrides, account types, meal beaks, Route start times, pre/post trips, starting/ending depot, travel modes, color for mapping, assigned driver, equipment and DOT road checks, Plan Maintanence equipment with regards to costing, restrictions and capacities.
• Perform and provide costing, off-days, maintenance, scorecard, customer and KPI reporting on scheduled intervals.
• Perform recap of previous days actual routing results; make necessary changes/adjustments to the standard routes, if required.
• Make maps and print driving instructions for drivers that are not familiar with the route assigned.
• Produce driver manifest report and distribute nightly.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Routing experience

Logistics experience

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Roadnet

AS400

MS Office

Job description

Performance Foodservice seeks a Router to create and manage delivery routes, optimize scheduling, and ensure efficient driver planning. The role uses Roadnet and related systems, requiring attention to detail and collaboration with drivers, sales, transportation, warehouse, and customer service teams.

The position reports to Transportation leadership and typically follows a Sunday–Thursday shift, contributing to cost-effective routing while maintaining service levels across the distribution