Router, Transportation
Company: KeHE
Category: TDL (Transportation, Distribution & Logistics)
Naperville
Type: Full Time
KeHe has a Transportation Router position to fill. This position is a critical role in the strategic planning and coordination of transportation routes within the organization’s supply chain. This role is responsible for optimization of routing processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, negotiating with carriers, and collaborating with cross functional teams to enhance overall logistics efficiency.
Pay range is $67,650.00/Yr. – $99,108.00/Yr. and they offer benefits on day 1 such as health/Rx, dental, vision, flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA), supplemental life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, paid sick time, short term & long-term disability coverage (STD/LTD), employee stock ownership (ESOP), and holiday pay for company designated holidays.
Essential functions of the position:
- Acts as a liaison for the day-to-day routing between customer care, logistics, shipping, and transportation and gathers feedback for process improvements.
- Reviews weekly demand and volume data for routes, determines potential gains from re-routing, and recommends re-routes.
- Ensures that all routing activities comply with legal and safety requirements.
- Coordinates with cross functional teams such as operations and customer service to align routing strategies with overall business objectives.
- Generates regular reports to track and communicate performance metrics.
- Addresses routing challenges, disruptions, and exceptions in real-time.
- Collaborates with drivers, dispatchers, and other teams to find solutions to route-related issues.
- Identifies opportunities for process improvements in routing and transportation operations.
- Implements best practices to enhance overall supply chain efficiency.
- Audits and maintains Roadnet/NTS database regularly to ensure accuracy.