Routing Supervisor; Transportation Department

Performance Foodservice; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Foodservice in Elizabeth, NJ is seeking a Routing Supervisor to manage the daily delivery fleet operations, create and optimize routes, and monitor costs. The role requires strong attention to detail, process management, and budgeting as well as collaboration with drivers, sales, transportation, warehouse and customer service teams.

You will supervise staff, oversee route planning, and use Roadnet for accurate routing data while driving improvements in efficiency and service levels.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, process management, and budgeting are required.
• 1–3 years of distribution, logistics, transportation or related work experience.
• Basic/intermediate computer skills including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Supervise associate(s) including staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution.
• Oversee delivery routes, labor and transportation costs within budgeted guidelines.
• Ensure routing activities leverage Roadnet to maintain up-to-date information for all locations.
• Provide leadership for strategic routing planning and scheduling to maximize personnel and equipment use.
• Work with Transportation Management to resolve driver route concerns.
• Design routing scenarios to improve efficiency and on-time delivery.
• Maintain routes and routing data daily, including start times, service windows, and driver assignments.
• Plan maintenance of equipment with regard to costing, restrictions, and capacities.
• Manage assets and KPI reporting for continual improvement.

Skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Job Description

The Routing Supervisor position is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the delivery fleet. Supervises all functions of routing to include creating routes, managing routes, calculating delivery routes, times of deliveries, and makes the necessary adjustments for drivers and customers. The Routing Supervisor ensures routing and software systems are up to date. The Routing Supervisor role requires strong attention to detail, process management skills, and budgeting. The Routing Supervisor will interact with drivers, sales, transportation, warehouse and customer service personnel. The Routing Supervisor functions as a leader and team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duties assigned to best serve the company.

Supervise associate(s) to include but not limited to: staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution.

Oversee the establishment of delivery routes, labor and transportation cost are within budgeted guidelines. Maintain compliance with Federal DOT guidelines while still maintaining an acceptable level of customer service, quality and satisfaction. Ensure all routing activities are leveraging the Roadnet application to ensure Delivery costs are held to company expected run rates year over year.

Provide leadership for the strategic planning of new concepts and the establishment of routing procedures and schedules which allow for the optimum use of personnel and equipment while keeping a strong emphasis on driver safety.

Work closely with Transportation Management to resolve driver route concerns by visiting geographical delivery areas and participating in driver work-with’s.

Ensure all routing scenarios are designed to improve efficiency, delivery on-time, reduce delivery expense.

Ensure Roadnet application routing maintenance is performed daily to ensure all locations have accurate, timely, and up-to-date information:

• Standard Routes and Customer Delivery Requirements
• Geo-Coding, delivery days, time windows, service time types, serive time overrides, account types, meal beaks
• Route start times, pre/post trips, starting/ending depot, travel modes, color for mapping, assigned driver, equipment and DOT road checks
• Plan Maintanence equipment with regards to costing, restrictions, and capacities

Manage assets (equipment/inventiory/people) for continual improvement of finacial position, including the performance and delivery of costing, off-days, maintenance, scorecard, customer and KPI reporting on scheduled intervals. Leverge routing reports to monitor weekly and monthly trends. Implement necessary adjustments to ensure continuous improvement.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience

1 – 3 years of distribution, logistics, transportation or related work experience.

Basic/Intermediate computer skills including various software applications and MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Compensation

$50,500 - $72,200; 20% bonus opportunity on base salary