Strategic Transportation Route Planner

KeHE Distributors; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay for company designated

Job summary

KeHE Distributors in Naperville, IL, is seeking a Central Router to convert released transportation demand into safe, service‑oriented route plans using MATM, balancing delivery windows, capacity, cost, and driver hours‑of‑service while upholding company standards.

You will collaborate with Centralized Scheduling, Fleet, Distribution Center teams and Customer Care to release complete plans within cutoffs, monitor plan performance, and support continuous routing improvements in a fast‑paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Analytics, or related field; experience welcomed.
• Minimum of 3 years in transportation routing, planning, dispatch, logistics, or TMS.

Responsibilities

• Reviews orders, data, and constraints before route planning.
• Builds and optimizes daily/forward-looking route plans in MATM.
• Validates route feasibility including time, windows, cube/weight, and constraints.
• Adjusts routing to protect safety, service, and cost.
• Coordinates with scheduling, fleet, distribution centers, and care teams to resolve constraints.
• Documents exceptions and data-quality concerns; escalates where needed.
• Monitors on-time delivery risks, plan accuracy, and cost metrics.

Skills

Route optimization

Load planning

Stop sequencing

Private-fleet operations

Driver hours-of-service interpretation

Data integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Analytics, Operations, or related field

Tools

Manhattan Active Transportation Management

Manhattan Modeler / PCS / AS400-NTS

Samsara / Omnitracs / similar platforms

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

KeHE Distributors in Naperville, IL, is seeking a Central Router to convert released transportation demand into safe, service‑oriented route plans using MATM, balancing delivery windows, capacity, cost, and driver hours‑of‑service while upholding company standards.

You will collaborate with Centralized Scheduling, Fleet, Distribution Center teams and Customer Care to release complete plans within cutoffs, monitor plan performance, and support continuous routing improvements in a fast‑paced,