Routing Specialist: Route Optimization & Logistics

Performance Foodservice; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; 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 in Augusta, Maine is seeking a detail-oriented Router to join our Transportation team. You will create and optimize daily delivery routes, analyze performance metrics, and ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with multiple internal teams and drive improvements in routing accuracy, timeliness, and service quality while maintaining DOT and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail to catch errors before they become problems.
• Enjoy working with numbers, systems, and data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities without sacrificing accuracy.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Proactive thinking to anticipate obstacles.
• Clear and professional communication with drivers and teams.
• Take pride in creating efficient, logical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create and optimize daily delivery routes for drivers and customers.
• Analyze route efficiency, delivery times, mileage, and service requirements.
• Utilize routing software and transportation systems to build and maintain route plans.
• Ensure routes comply with DOT regulations and company safety standards.
• Maintain accurate customer delivery information, time windows, service requirements, and route data.
• Generate route reports, manifests, maps, and driver instructions.
• Review prior-day routing performance and make adjustments to improve efficiency.
• Partner with Transportation, Warehouse, Customer Service, Sales, and Drivers to resolve routing and service challenges.
• Support key performance metrics related to cost, service, productivity, and safety.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical accuracy

Multitasking

Organization skills

Proactive thinking

Clear communication

Process improvement

Job description

Performance Foodservice in Augusta, Maine is seeking a detail-oriented Router to join our Transportation team. You will create and optimize daily delivery routes, analyze performance metrics, and ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with multiple internal teams and drive improvements in routing accuracy, timeliness, and service quality while maintaining DOT and safety standards.