Homeoffice Route Planner, Sun-Thurs Schedule bei Johnson Brothers

Job Description:

Are you detail-oriented, analytical, and passionate about optimizing logistics?

We’re seeking a Route Planner to join our team and play a key role in ensuring accurate, efficient, and cost-effective delivery operations. This position is responsible for routing outgoing orders according to pre-existing route guidelines while establishing priorities and scheduling deliveries in alignment with customer service goals. The role’s core focus is to empower our operational partners with a daily dispatch plan that delivers the highest quality of service in the safest, most efficient way possible—while minimizing cost to serve.

In this role, you’ll review customer orders, build delivery routes, and coordinate closely with drivers, warehouse staff, and cross-functional leaders to maximize productivity and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings strong data analysis and problem-solving skills, and has experience with routing or logistics software.

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Reviewing customer orders

• Select standardized delivery routes based on destination, shipment size, equipment, and customer time requirements.

• Communicate daily with cross-functional leaders regarding equipment status, staffing needs/availability, and sales/order forecasts.

• 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 routing platform, 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.

• Identify continuous delivery optimization opportunities leveraging data and implement corresponding action.

• Other duties as required and requested by management.

Required Qualifications:

• Skills & Abilities

  • Experience with Routing Software is a plus (Omnitracs/Solera is even better)

  • Computer proficiency with Microsoft (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Internet applications

  • Data analytics and problem-solving.

  • WMS and Mainframe experience preferred.

• Years of Experience

  • 2+ years related experience preferred.

• Education

  • 4-year BA/BS college degree (highly preferred)

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