Transportation Routing Support - Delware Valley Floral Group

Transportation Routing Support










Job Details




Job Location


Corporate Headquarters (Sewell, NJ) - Sewell, NJ




Position Type


Full Time






Job Shift


Sun-Thurs 8PM-5AM




Job Category


Distribution - Shipping






Description






Company overview:For over 60 years Delaware Valley Floral Group has been providing professional retail florists with the finest in fresh cut flowers and greens, floral supplies, and botanicals. Delaware Valley Floral Group, Inc. began as a small family business in 1959 and has grown to become one of the largest floral distribution companies in the United States. Our modern, 100,000+ square foot Corporate Headquarters, located in Sewell, New Jersey, is supplemented by satellite Logistics, Distribution, and Sales facilities in Edison, NJ, Jessup, MD, Hauppauge, NY, Syracuse, NY, Hartford, CT, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Shrewsbury, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Richmond, VA and Oxnard, CA.


We offer an excellent and comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, company paid life insurance, voluntary life insurance and 401(k) Plan.


Delaware Valley Floral Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse work force at all levels of the business thereby creating a culture that allows us to better serve our customers, our employees, and our communities.


This position is responsible in assisting with the efficient coordination of daily transportation activities from the DVFG corporate center to multiple distribution facilities while continuously offering opportunities for process and cost improvement.


Essential Functions:


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



+ Must be able to work Sunday - Thursday, approximately 8pm to 5am. Flexibility due to additional days/hours during peak periods is required.


+ Utilize Routing software to plan daily driver routes at each distribution center, assuring all customer needs or requirements are met.


+ Work closely with Distribution Management at each individual location in regards to route changes, customer issues, delays, etc.


+ Update customer database containing delivery parameters for customers, address change, and specific route requirements when necessary.


+ Monitor service level performance, accurate route plan data and report results as requested.


+ Assist in completing routing analysis and continually strive to find more efficient ways to route and reduce transportation costs.


+ Conduct data analysis, and creating reports as needed.






Supervisory Responsibility:


This position has no supervisory responsibility.


Work Environment:


This position operates in an office environment with minimal exposure to a warehouse that may/may not be temperature controlled. Temperatures in the warehouse setting may range as low as 36 degrees. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.


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 the job.


While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This office portion of this position involves sitting for extended periods of time while working at a computer terminal. Positions in this job family typically work in an office setting but may be assigned more physical duties such as transporting office supplies and equipment, and bending and stooping to file.


Travel:


This position requires minimal travel/overnight stays.






Qualifications







+ At least 1 year prior experience working in Transportation or Distribution


+ Prior experience with route management software, or other route optimization software preferred but not required.


+ Knowledge of DOT regulations specifically hours of service preferred but not required.


+ Problem-solving skills and the confidence to make decisions.


+ Ability to successfully manage within deadlines.


+ Strong problem solving and planning skills along with the ability to multi-task.


+ Good math skills to calculate time and distance.


+ Good computer skills with experience using Microsoft Products (Outlook, Excel, Word)


+ Excellent communications skills both verbal and written


+ Impeccable attention to detail


+ Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment