Transportation Routing Supervisor

McLane is one of the largest and most stable supply chain services leaders in the United States. We've been at the forefront of delivering retail and restaurant solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores, and chain restaurants for over 125 years. Our vision is to be an agile, innovative, and unified supply chain partner that delivers a superior customer experience, improves the lives of our teammates and community, and produces best-in-class returns.

The Transportation Routing Supervisor is a hybrid remote position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Carrollton, TX.

Supervises daily routing of McLane deliveries, assists with training of new teammates, and time off coverage.

BENEFITS:

• Day 1 Benefits available: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA and company-paid life insurance.

• Get paid early. Get paid fast.

• 401(k) with annual company match.

• Paid holidays, vacation time, college tuition reimbursement, and more!

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS / PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage assigned tasks associated with one or more projects.

• Understand and communicate all processes associated with routing, reporting, and analysis to improve transportation and customer on time performance.

• Complete daily, cyclical, and seasonal routing using provided routing software for assigned centers.

• Maintain transportation routing systems: Geo locations, customer time windows, unloading parameters, and new customer additions and deletions.

• Develop, analyze, and summarize transportation reporting to key executives within the company.

• Communicate with the local DC Transportation and Customer Service teams to provide daily routing data.

• Analyze and summarize current route performance via metric reporting to implement cost effective future state changes to meet company driver, asset utilization, and expense goals.

• Travel to the distribution centers as needed to build "local knowledge" base and gain relationship insights.

• Train/mentor new routers in both routing software and continuous improvement processes.

• Supervise a team of routers to ensure processes and procedures are followed.

• Assist with vacation/time off coverage.

• Become subject matter expert with routing systems.

• Perform other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Logistics, Transportation, or related field.

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in a leadership role in routing, dispatching or transportation.

• 3-5 years of experience utilizing an optimization routing software package.

• Ability to multitask and resolve complex situations.

• Detail oriented.

• Effective communication and leadership skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office / Hybrid environment

• Travel required up to 20% of the time.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.