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At General Produce, delivering freshness is more than a promise—it's our daily standard. From our state-of-the-art Sacramento facility, we serve customers throughout Northern & Central California, Western Nevada, Southern Oregon, and international markets across the Pacific Rim and Asia.

As a Routing Specialist, you'll play a key role in keeping our transportation network running efficiently. By combining data analysis, route optimization, and transportation technology, you'll help improve delivery performance, maximize fleet efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure exceptional service for our customers every day. If you enjoy solving complex logistics challenges, working with data, and making a measurable impact on operations, we'd love to have you join our team.

• Quarterly Incentives
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan, Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Sick Leave, Holidays, and Vacation
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Recognition and Events

Key Routing Specialist Job Responsibilities

• Schedule: Full time. Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Sunday 9AM-6PM
• Route Optimization: Design, maintain, and continuously improve delivery routes to maximize efficiency, productivity, and customer service while reducing transportation costs.
• Route Management: Create, modify, consolidate, and eliminate routes based on customer needs, delivery volume, geography, delivery frequency, and operational requirements.
• Customer & Delivery Planning: Coordinate routing for new customers, vendor backhauls, special deliveries, and changing business needs to ensure efficient service.
• Labor Planning: Balance driver workloads & stop distribution to improve productivity, reduce unnecessary labor, and support efficient scheduling.
• Performance Analysis: Monitor route hours, labor costs, fleet utilization, and transportation performance metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Tranportation Systems: Utilize Produce Pro, Samsara, and other transportation management systems to develop, analyze, and optimize delivery routes and network performance.

Routing Specialist Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in transportation routing, logistics planning, fleet operations, transportation analytics, supply chain operations, or a related field. Experience utilizing transportation management systems and routing software required.
• Education (Preferred): High school diploma or GED required. Additional education in Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field is preferred.
• Licenses: Maintain a valid California Driver License.
• Transportation & Routing Knowledge: Strong understanding of transportation operations, route optimization principles, geographic route planning, DOT regulations, and Hours of Service (HOS) compliance.
• Technology and Systems: Proficient in Produce Pro, Samsara, fleet management systems, Microsoft Excel, and other transportation management software. Comfortable analyzing transportation data and generating reports.Supply Chain and Operations: Solid knowledge of supply chain management, budgeting, operations management, inventory control, material handling, and customer service.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical abilities with experience interpreting operational data, identifying trends, and translating findings into actionable business recommendations that improve efficiency and profitability.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prepare reports, present routing recommendations, and collaborate effectively with Transportation Leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Organization & Time Management: Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple projects, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate route metrics, labor costs, cost per stop, cost per mile, revenue per route, net gross margin, percentages, and other transportation performance metrics.
• Decision Making & Continuous Improvement: Demonstrates sound judgment, initiative, and the ability to solve operational challenges using data-driven decision-making while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Routing Specialist Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must frequently stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have ability to travel.

*This job description outlines the primary duties and qualifications for this position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, tasks, or skills that may be required or assigned.