Router

Sysco; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Connecticut is seeking a Transportation Planner to optimize outbound routes using Roadnet and related tools. The role focuses on efficient, timely delivery of customer orders while complying with hours of service and weight regulations.

You will plan routes, onboard new customers, adjust for seasonality, and monitor performance with regular reporting to sales and management. Strong analytical skills and proficiency with MS Office are required.

Qualifications

• Routing and transportation planning experience preferred.
• Familiarity with DOT hours of service and weight regulations.
• Proficient in MS Office and data reporting.

Responsibilities

• Route orders efficiently for multiple facilities within time and accuracy constraints.
• Plan routes and integrate new customers into existing routes.
• Analyze routes to reduce miles, delivery days and hours for cost control.
• Schedule drivers daily or weekly within overtime guidelines and hours of service.
• Maintain loading and door information for the warehouse.
• Prepare reports for sales and management and propose efficiency improvements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Excel proficiency

Route optimization

Education

High school diploma or GED

College degree preferred

Tools

Roadnet software

MS Excel

Sysco software

Job description

Job Summary

Facilitate the efficient and timely delivery of customer orders through the use of Roadnet software packages and associated utilities in the generation of the best possible route solutions. In addition, a router is responsible for creating routes that adhere to hours of service and weight laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Routing of all legitimate customer orders in the most efficient way possible for multiple shipping facilities while under constant time and accuracy constraints while adhering to established procedures, protocols, and customer commitments
• Plans routes. This includes integrating new customers into existing routes, determining where new routes and shuttle yards are needed and planning for necessary route adjustments due to seasonality
• Analyzes existing routes for opportunities to reduced, miles, delivery days and hours to improve cost control and consistency of deliveries.
• Performs standard route maintenance to capture these changes
• Schedules drivers on a daily and or weekly basis to remain within overtime guidelines and hours of service laws and regulations including adjustments for volume and holidays.
• Also, maintain and provide accurate daily loading and door information for the warehouse department
• Plans and prepares meetings and presentations for sales management and the executive staff to communicate proposed service areas and expense control opportunities
• Ensures compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and other applicable regulations.
• Maintains Roadnet system
• Prepares reports for sales and management.
• Creates proposals for transportation management to improve efficiency, customer service, and safety.

Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• College degree preferred.

Professional Skills

• Computer Skills: MS Office (Excel).
• Analytical/Mathematical Skills.
• Accuracy, reliability and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Can add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Able to prepare reports and business correspondence.
• Effectively communicate information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Professional Skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing software and the ability to learn Sysco software and programs.
• Working knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity.