Transportation Strategy & Route Optimization Lead

Specialty Building Products; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance & Disability

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays

Additional perks

Job summary

Specialty Building Products is seeking an Operations Specialist - Transportation Strategist to improve how deliveries are planned and executed, focusing on routing, fleet use, driver workflows, delivery service models, and transportation measures to provide reliable service while optimizing drivers and equipment.

You will review routing patterns, improve fleet utilization, develop driver workflows, evaluate service models, and establish transportation KPIs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in transportation, delivery operations, fleet management, dispatch, logistics, or related operations.
• Working knowledge of routing, dispatch, driver productivity, fleet capacity, and delivery-service tradeoffs.
• Ability to analyze route and operating data and explain findings in clear business terms.
• Experience improving a transportation process or operating standard.
• Strong communication skills across drivers, dispatchers, branch leaders, sales teams, and senior leaders.
• Understanding of basic DOT and safe-driving requirements relevant to commercial delivery operations.

Responsibilities

• Review routing and delivery patterns and recommend changes that reduce miles, time, and cost while protecting customer service.
• Improve fleet utilization by matching equipment, capacity, schedules, and delivery needs.
• Develop clear driver workflows and operating standards for pre-trip, loading coordination, delivery, proof of delivery, returns, and end-of-day work.
• Evaluate delivery service models and define when different approaches make sense.
• Establish and maintain useful transportation KPIs and help leaders understand actions driven by the measures.
• Collaborate with local operations and sales to address recurring delivery problems, route inefficiencies, and service issues.
• Support pilots and rollouts of routing technology, telematics, delivery tools, and new transportation processes.
• Identify practices that can be standardized across branches while allowing for real local differences.
• Track results and confirm changes improve safety, service, productivity, and cost.

Skills

Routing knowledge

Dispatch operations

Driver productivity

Fleet capacity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, operations, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Excel

Route optimization

Telematics

Job description

Specialty Building Products is seeking an Operations Specialist - Transportation Strategist to improve how deliveries are planned and executed, focusing on routing, fleet use, driver workflows, delivery service models, and transportation measures to provide reliable service while optimizing drivers and equipment.

You will review routing patterns, improve fleet utilization, develop driver workflows, evaluate service models, and establish transportation KPIs.