Router

The Chefs' Warehouse; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacations

Paid Holidays

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

5% above cost for our high-qualityfood

Employee discounts for travel andvents

401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

The Chefs’ Warehouse is seeking a Transportation Routing Specialist to support regional routing networks across our largest operating region. This role focuses on scheduling, driver assignments, and efficient use of assets to enhance service levels.

You will work with warehouse and dispatch teams to optimize routes, improve load planning, and ensure timely deliveries. Candidates should have routing experience and familiarity with Roadnet Transportation Suite and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• High School degree or GED required.
• College degree preferred.
• 2-4 years routing experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of Roadnet Transportation Suite preferred.
• Basic understanding of transportation safety guidelines and DOT procedures.

Responsibilities

• Conducts continuous analysis of route, vehicle and driver assignments.
• Assists with planning and implementing vehicle scheduling, routing, dispatching, and communication functions.
• Develops route and stop logic to ensure customer service levels.
• Interfaces with warehouse operations to optimize truck loading logic.
• Allocates equipment and driver resources for scheduled deliveries and pickups.
• Collaborates with Fleet Team to match vehicles with delivery requirements.
• Reviews routing procedures and analyzes costs to recommend improvements.
• Communicates load requisites and schedules with the Night Warehouse Management Team.

Skills

Strong communication

Team building

Able to impact positive change

Problem solving

Education

High School degree or GED

College degree preferred

Tools

Roadnet Transportation Suite

Microsoft Office Suites

Job description

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission:

The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

• Curious & Creative
• Hungry For Food & Results
• Entrepreneurial
• Forward Thinking & Flexible
• Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary:

The individual for this position will be joining a rapidly growing, publicly held company. The position will be based out of the company’s largest operating region and provides great opportunity for growth within the organization. This position falls under the general direction of the National Routing Ma. Will support all aspects of the regional transportation network to include routing, delivery window efficiency, territory planning, assignment of drivers and vehicles, usage of equipment and customer service.

What you’ll do:

• Conducts continuous analysis of route, vehicle and driver assignments and reviews scheduling for possible consolidation or improvements.
• Assists with planning and implementing vehicle scheduling, resource allocation, routing, dispatching, and communication functions in accordance with established policies and objectives to optimize economical utilization of company assets.
• Develops route and stop logic and ensure customer service levels are at or above company expectations.
• Interface with warehouse operations to ensure best practice truck loading logic is always in place using the Truck Builder software.
• Incorporates daily and weekly vendor pickups, into routing sessions. Allocates equipment and driver resources for scheduled and unscheduled deliveries, pick-ups, and other assignments.
• Collaborates with Fleet Team to match available vehicles with delivery requirements, distance requirements and customer requirements.
• Collaborates with the Dispatch team with off day / vacation day coverage.
• Reviews current routing procedures, provides guidance to resolve technical problems, analyzes costs, recommends, and executes cost control measures.
• Communicates load requisites, routes sequencing, customer accommodations and schedules with the Night Warehouse Management Team to prioritize order selection process.
• Performs daily maintenance of and incorporates real time recommendations from drivers and sales team to optimize routing performance.Road net® system
• Prints pick tickets as orders are entered, avidly problem solves pick requirements submitted passed cut off times

About you:

• High School degree or GED Required; College degree preferred
• 2-4 years of routing experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of Road net Transportation Suite preferred.
• Basic understanding of transportation safety guidelines, and DOT procedures related to routing
• Strong communication and team building skills
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suites
• Able to impact positive change

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.