Routing Manager

usfoods; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term and long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a routing supervisor to manage outbound shipments and optimize routes to improve delivery reliability across customers and distribution centers. You will lead routing initiatives, analyze performance metrics, and collaborate with Sales and Warehouse teams to ensure timely and cost-effective deliveries.

The role requires 3+ years in transportation supervision, proficiency with routing software, and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; four-year college degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in a transportation/operations supervisory role.
• 3 years of routing experience in a high-volume environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Proficient in routing software and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum delivery reliability by analyzing routes and driving improvements.
• Initiate and support routing projects to reduce miles and improve on-time performance.
• Schedule and facilitate routing meetings with sales leadership to align on delivery windows.
• Monitor routing metrics: On Time, Cases/Truck/Mile/Stop, Goal Distance.
• Act as a change agent to optimize department functions and train staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Supervisory experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

OmniTracs

Roadnet

Mainframe

Tandem

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

The primary purpose of this position is to manage the administration of daily outbound shipments to customers and other distribution centers within the organization by ensuring routes are scheduled and sequenced in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner. Must ensure a safe and secure working environment and operate in a profitable manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure optimum delivery reliability to the customer by analyzing existing routes and driving improved efficiencies.
• Initiate and support routing projects to reduce overall miles, increase on time, reduce goal distance, optimize depots and service territory, and cross-divisional transfers.
• Drives and supports important routing metrics: On Time, Cases/Truck/Mile/Stop, Goal Distance.
• Ensure routes are scheduled and sequenced in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Anticipates, analyzes and troubleshoots problems with routes and devises cost-effective and legal solutions; and acts to implement same.
• Prepare and/or analyze various reports on a daily and/or weekly basis.Works closely with sales and warehouse departments to determine delivery feasibility.
• Proactively review service and cost place improvement by identifying strategic depot locations.
• Schedule and facilitate routing meetings with sales leadership team to review and align on delivery time windows and optimization of routes.
• Responsible for achieving fuel and miles savings by improving goal distance.
• Manages support of the routers.
• Counsels, consults, communicates, instructs and monitors direct-reporting employees in acceptable practices and within department and Company policies and procedures. Further develops routers by facilitating or arranging for appropriate and timely training.
• Acts as a change agent for the routing department to optimize functions.
• Works with transparency in processes and decision making. Strategically plans for future changes or optimization within the department.
• Acts as an owner of the routing department and provides leadership to those within department through recognition, encouragement, and rewards.

SUPERVISION

Routers

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Transportation and Warehouse Management, VP Operations, Drivers, Warehouse management, Sales leaders External: Customers

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training: High School Diploma or GED required; four-year college degree preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Computer skills, inventory control, supervisory/leadership skills, familiarity with OSHA, DOT, and other regulatory requirements. Ability to openly and effectively communicate with all associates/departments within the company. Ability to handle day-to-day operations. Must be able to use, or learn to use, all equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) i.e. OmniTracs, Roadnet, Mainframe, Tandem and tools used to perform the job. Must know/have ability to learn MSDS information regarding all material used within the scope of the work.

Related Experience

Minimum of 3 years in a transportation/operations supervisory role and 3 years of routing experience with 1 year of the experience in a high volume cases shipped environment required. Strong Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite required (I.E. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, And Access), Proficient in Routing Software required , Effective Communication Teaming

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $60,000 - $100,000

***EOE - Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/ Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status***