Route Planner

Job Overview:

Route Planner - Northlake, IL or Avenel, NJ

The Route Planner is responsible for creating the daily tactical routing and loading plan for the distribution teams in order to maximize efficiencies, while utilizing standard operating procedures in conjunction with accounting for the nuances for individual facilities. Secondarily, they are responsible for providing daily reports to the individual facilities for distribution and loading as well as having daily communication with the individual facility’s management and the routing team.

This role will be based in either Northlake, IL or Avenel, NJ

Shift and Schedule:

• Full-time
• Monday - Friday
• Shift times vary
• Flexibility to work weekends as needed

Position Responsibilities

• Maintain daily route, customer, and order level information in Descartes Route Planner and SAP systems including customer data, product lists, truck and employee information.
• Review previous days route plan and gather adjustments to customer and product data
• Communicate with local teams to confirm availability of trucks and drivers for daily routes.
• Efficiently plan the pallet building, loading, and routing of daily orders based upon established business rules.
  • Adjust routes to run at the minimum required to provide proper customer service yet effective enough to reduce costs.
  • Recommend requirements for drivers and trucks for the daily volume.
• Must have DOT regulation knowledge to safely route delivery teams.
• Ensure all reports are completed and copied to Branch Management and Routing Supervisor within the planning time window for each supported group.
• Visit branches on a quarterly basis and complete periodic delivery route rides.

• $45,600 - $70,000/ year
• Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental and Vision, Paid Time Off, 401(k) program with employer match, Child & Elder Care, Adoption Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Employee Resource Groups, Breastmilk Shipping Services, Dependent Scholarship Program, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Personalized Wellness Platform and more!

• High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)
• 1 year experience with dispatching / routing in a logistics / supply chain management environment
• 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook
• 1 year experience with Roadnet Transportation Suite or similar routing software

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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