Remote Route Optimization Specialist

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Health benefits

Advanced routing software

Career growth in logistics

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Route Planner Specialist to optimize delivery routes across South Africa. You will design efficient routes, analyze traffic and delivery windows, and work with dispatch to adapt plans in real time. This role offers remote work flexibility and exposure to advanced routing tools.

The ideal candidate excels at problem solving, data-driven planning, and independent work in a remote team focused on efficiency and cost reduction in logistics.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in route planning, logistics, or transportation operations.
• Ability to interpret complex data to optimize routes.
• Experience with remote collaboration and dispatch coordination.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize delivery routes for multiple vehicles and drivers using routing software.
• Analyze traffic patterns, delivery windows, and geography to create efficient routes.
• Collaborate with dispatch to implement plans and adapt in real time.
• Monitor route execution and address deviations to minimize delays and costs.
• Maintain route data accuracy and update planning databases.
• Evaluate route performance and recommend improvements.

Skills

Route planning

Logistics operations

Routing software

Analytical skills

Remote collaboration

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Route Planner Specialist to optimize delivery routes across South Africa. You will design efficient routes, analyze traffic and delivery windows, and work with dispatch to adapt plans in real time. This role offers remote work flexibility and exposure to advanced routing tools.

The ideal candidate excels at problem solving, data-driven planning, and independent work in a remote team focused on efficiency and cost reduction in logistics.