Routing Manager

Shamrock Foods Company; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Shamrock Foods Company is seeking a Routing Manager in the Phoenix area to lead routing process improvements across branches, coordinating with transportation and sales teams. The role involves training associates on new processes, managing delivery schedules, and implementing routing technologies to optimize dispatch and on-time performance.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in routing, logistics, or distribution, with strong analytical and leadership skills and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degrees in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering/Sciences or Business a plus.
• 4+ years related experience.
• Experience in a food-service distribution environment preferred.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Strong analytical and data management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and growth potential.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment and solo environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be available to work with the demands of the department which are subject to overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Manage routing processes, delivery schedules, electronic logs, and driver scheduling.
• Support implementation of new routing technologies and tools.
• Assist in what-if analysis for customer onboard/offboards.
• Maintain access and customer profiles in Roadnet Anywhere and Sales Tools.
• Improve customer record keeping.
• Develop cost analysis for new customers.
• Identify and evaluate solutions for improving driver scheduling.
• Research tools and systems to facilitate dispatch activities.
• Provide effective feedback to associates and management.
• Travel to multiple branches and work with teams to improve distribution operation.
• Maintain a good relationship with all transportation and sales team.
• Monitor, communicate and improve on time deliveries.
• Ensure compliance with all safety procedures, company policies and DOT laws.
• Assign equipment according to factors such as length of trip, cube, and route equipment.
• Provide detailed schedules for customers including delivery days, order cutoff, and delivery times.
• Coordinates with drivers, dispatchers, and warehouse management team to ensure on time dispatches
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical skills

Data management

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Team & solo work

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering/Business

4+ years related experience

Job description

• Transportation
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: ROUTI011839

Description

The Routing Manager manages routing process improvements. They manage streamlining the overall routing process throughout multiple branches and head change management for new process implementation, partnering with and training associates throughout the Enterprise.

• Manage routing processes, delivery schedules, electronic logs, and driver scheduling
• Support implementation of new routing technologies and tools
• Assist in what-if analysis for customer onboard/offboards
• Maintain access and customer profiles in Roadnet Anywhere and Sales Tools
• Improve customer record keeping
• Develop cost analysis for new customers
• Identify and evaluate solutions for improving driver scheduling
• Research tools and systems to facilitate dispatch activities
• Provide effective feedback to associates and management
• Travel to multiple branches and work with teams to improve distribution operation
• Maintain a good relationship with all transportation and sales team
• Monitor, communicate and improve on time deliveries
• Ensure compliance with all safety procedures, company policies and DOT laws
• Assign equipment according to factors such as length of trip, cube, and route equipment
• Provide detailed schedules for customers including delivery days, order cutoff, and delivery times
• Coordinates with drivers, dispatchers, and warehouse management team to ensure on time dispatches
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degrees in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering/Sciences or Business a plus.
• 4+ years related experience
• Experience in a food-service distribution environment preferred
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time
• Strong analytical and data management skills
• Demonstrated leadership and growth potential
• Ability to thrive in a team environment and solo environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Must be available to work with the demands of the department which are subject to overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays

Physical Demands:

• Regularly standing and walking
• Ability to reach and handle objects, tools, or controls.
• Sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds
• Frequently lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
• Occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.

Corporate Summary:

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately‑held, family‑owned and‑operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission:

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to "treat associates like family and customers like friends."

Why work for us?

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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