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Description
Responsibilities:
- Execute the daily route planning process by designing routes that are efficient, cost effective, and geographically sound.
- Work collaboratively to proactively review and improve the routes in your assigned territory or region. Ensuring that the design of the route provides the driver with the best opportunity to complete all tasks within the time frame specified.
- Utilize critical thinking and problem resolution to provide innovative solutions for repetitive service challenges within assigned territory. Such as overlapping routes, extended wait times and incorrect data.
- Perform daily checks to ensure all new customers are properly set up and permanently assigned to a preferred route.
- Get feedback from drivers and other relevant parties to help in improving route planning decision making.
- Work closely with the outbound logistics planning lead and the Outbound logistics planning manager to continuously validate, update, and communicate discrepancies related to customer information that are critical for executing the route planning and delivery process.
- Work closely with night operations to coordinate the release of work through the night.
- Perform another task as needed.
Requirements- High School Diploma Required.
- 1-3 years of experience as a driver and/or transportation logistics experience preferred.
- Prior experience using a routing platform or route optimization tool a plus.
- Prior experience handling last and/or middle mile operations.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both written and verbal.
- Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Must be comfortable with shifting schedule including nights, weekends, Sundays, and holidays.