Specialist, Transportation Routing (Sun-Thu 5:00pm - 2:00am) ***Requires CDL-A***

• 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)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

The Transportation Routing Specialist is accountable for planning customer orders, maximizing company assets, servicing the customer's expectations, and maintaining federal requirements.

• Route and sequence orders for delivery and pick up, assuring optimum effectiveness and efficiency to meet changing business needs,
• Effectively integrate new customers or vendors and routes into established business.
• Analyze cost efficiency of existing route configurations on an ongoing basis implementing efficiency where appropriate.
• Integrate 3rd party business.
• Communicate with customers/sales/supply chain as needed to assure optimum service levels.
• Maintain software databases to support either our inbound or outbound business within the department.
• Communicate and work as part of a team with other KeHE groups both inside and outside of Transportation to meet company objectives.
• Coordinate and work with warehouse management to balance picking volume and/or inbound PO’s and address any Transportation driven issues.
• Support Supervisor or Manager with driver coaching, training, and evaluations . Address and resolve drivers’ concerns or driver – related incidents.
• Understand what is needed to maintain a safe driver environment
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of accuracy and assure compliance with company and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Other duties and special projects as requested.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D required.
• Minimum of three (3) years previous transportation / logistics experience required.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office platforms required.
• Must have a fundamental knowledge of transportation and routing.
• Must be analytical, results-oriented, self-directed, and have excellent time management skills.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree specializing in transportation preferred.
• Previous experience optimizing freight movements utilizing optimization software preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer focused.
• The ability to identify and resolve conflicts.
• Process improvement mindset.
• Excellent problem solving, and strong research skills.