Senior Route Optimization Manager (Hybrid)

Breakthru Beverage Group; Cicero (IL); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Breakthru Beverage Group is seeking a Manager of Route Optimization to lead strategic routing initiatives across the Illinois market. You will collaborate with site leaders, the sales team, and executives to standardize procedures, drive on-time delivery, and reduce costs while enabling growth and acquisitions.

The role operates with a flexible hybrid schedule and can be performed from any Breakthru Beverage office location, reporting to the Director, Route Optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management and/or equivalent degree and work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in in route planning.
• Analytical experience required with knowledge of routing systems data.
• Mathematical/statistical abilities.
• Understanding of route planning technology tools and business process.

Responsibilities

• Execute reroutes to supporting new business growth, acquisitions, seasonal solutions, and routine routing updates
• Support capital and resource planning activities to determine appropriate number/type of vehicles and drivers needed
• Deep dive into data and systems to analyze a variety of business challenges to provide root cause and preventative solutions
• Customer excellence – establishing benchmarks and working with sites to close performance gaps
• Perform regular reviews of routing performance

Skills

Route planning

Analytical skills

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management

Tools

Omnitracs Routing

Strategic Planner

Dispatch

Insight

Job description

Breakthru Beverage Group is seeking a Manager of Route Optimization to lead strategic routing initiatives across the Illinois market. You will collaborate with site leaders, the sales team, and executives to standardize procedures, drive on-time delivery, and reduce costs while enabling growth and acquisitions.

The role operates with a flexible hybrid schedule and can be performed from any Breakthru Beverage office location, reporting to the Director, Route Optimization.