Remote Senior Route Planner: Optimize Delivery Routes

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Tools and software provided

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Route Planner to design, optimize, and manage national delivery routes from a fully remote setup. You will leverage advanced routing software to improve efficiency and reduce costs while collaborating with dispatch and operations teams.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in route planning, strong analytical skills, and a degree in logistics or related field. Remote work supports professional growth and access to top routing tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in route planning or logistics optimization.
• Experience with route optimization software (PTV, Route4Me, Oracle TMS).
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Logistics or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and optimize multi-stop routes for national fleet.
• Identify opportunities to reduce mileage and fuel use.
• Collaborate with dispatchers and drivers for route adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with hours-of-service rules.
• Analyze route performance data and propose solutions.
• Maintain route plans and optimization docs.
• Stay updated on routing tech and best practices.
• Support development of new routing systems.
• Communicate routing strategies to stakeholders.

Skills

Route optimization

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Remote collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics / Supply Chain

Tools

PTV

Route4Me

Oracle TMS

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Route Planner to design, optimize, and manage national delivery routes from a fully remote setup. You will leverage advanced routing software to improve efficiency and reduce costs while collaborating with dispatch and operations teams.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in route planning, strong analytical skills, and a degree in logistics or related field. Remote work supports professional growth and access to top routing tools.