What are the responsibilities and job description for the Route Planner position at Johnson Brothers?
Johnson Brothers is a national family-owned wine, spirits and beer distributor. We’ve been providing exceptional service to our customers since 1953, representing the world's most famous brands in the beverage industry.
This position is responsible for routing outgoing orders according to pre-existing route guidelines. Also, this position establishes priorities and schedules deliveries in a manner consistent with customer service goals. The role’s core focus is to enable our operational partners with a daily dispatch that provides the highest quality of service, the safest and most efficient way possible yielding the least amount of cost to serve.
This position is responsible for routing outgoing orders according to pre-existing route guidelines. Also, this position establishes priorities and schedules deliveries in a manner consistent with customer service goals. The role’s core focus is to enable our operational partners with a daily dispatch that provides the highest quality of service, the safest and most efficient way possible yielding the least amount of cost to serve.
Job Description:
Specific Duties:
- Reviewing customer orders
- Select standardized delivery routes based on destination, shipment size, equipment, and customer time requirements
- Communicate daily with Ryder maintenance crew to determine available working equipment for each route.
- Control driver, truck, and route productivity by ensuring that each truck carries a full load. Utilize equipment and drivers to full potential.
- Coordinate with invoicing team that all reships, POS, and graphics are accurately routed.
- Develop batches and coordinate the truck loading with the night warehouse staff.
- Maintain and distribute daily delivery log containing start times, driver, and equipment required for each delivery route.
- Complete all daily and periodic maintenance activities in the Roadnet system, including but not limited to, adding customer locations, open/close times and delivery time windows.
- Perform analysis to determine opportunities for greater efficiency and serviceability related to delivery days, geographic locations, volume, customer open/close times, customer service times, driver cost, and equipment cost.
- Forecast and adjust seasonal/holiday delivery routes.
- Other duties as required and requested by management
Position Requirements:
- 4 year BA/BS college degree (highly preferred)
- 2 years related experience preferred
- Experience with Roadnet Routing Software a plus
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Internet applications
- WMS and Mainframe experience preferred
Johnson Brothers is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Johnson Brothers makes employment decisions based solely on the basis of qualifications for the job.
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Time Type:
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