Senior Delivery Route Optimizer

Placements24; Durban; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Leave entitlement

Job summary

Placements24 in Durban seeks a Senior Delivery Route Planner to design and optimize routes for our delivery fleet, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and on-time performance across a busy urban network. You will collaborate with dispatchers and drivers, analyze traffic patterns and windows, and apply Route4Me, Descartes, or ORTEC to maximise route efficiency while mentoring junior planners.

Strong analytical skills and knowledge of Durban geography are essential to translate data into

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in route planning or logistics optimization.
• Proficiency with route planning software and mapping tools.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data.
• Knowledge of Durban traffic patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize delivery routes using software.
• Analyze traffic, time windows, and vehicle capacities.
• Collaborate with dispatch for real-time adjustments.
• Monitor driver performance against plans.
• Provide training to junior planners and drivers.
• Develop reports on route efficiency and delivery metrics.

Skills

Route planning

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Degree in Logistics

Tools

Route4Me

Descartes

ORTEC

Job description

Placements24 in Durban seeks a Senior Delivery Route Planner to design and optimize routes for our delivery fleet, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and on-time performance across a busy urban network. You will collaborate with dispatchers and drivers, analyze traffic patterns and windows, and apply Route4Me, Descartes, or ORTEC to maximise route efficiency while mentoring junior planners.

Strong analytical skills and knowledge of Durban geography are essential to translate data into