Router

Job title: Router

Company: Sysco

Job description: Reports To

Routing Manager

Location

Peterborough or Ottawa, ON

(Remote work options available)

Type

Full-Time, Salaried

Closing Date

March 3, 2021

Company Overview

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With over 69,000 associates, the company operates more than 320 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 650,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2019 that ended June 29, 2019, the company generated sales of more than $60 billion.

Sysco, one of Canada’s Best Employers 2019, as listed by Forbes, is dedicated to our global corporate social responsibility goals and to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Join our winning team.

For more information, visit or follow us @SyscoCanada at facebook.com/SyscoCanada; twitter.com/SyscoCanada or instagram.com/SyscoCanada

For a full list of opportunities, visit

Role:

This position is responsible for leading the daily routing function with the goal of consistent, on time delivery in the most cost-effective manner possible.

Role Responsibilities:

• Use Road Net software to route daily deliveries
• Perform Road Net and IDS maintenance and adjustments to delivery time windows, add new customers, plan standard routes
• Plan and schedule daily backhaul pick-ups working with logistics department
• Support planning and build of bi-annual Route Bid
• Plan fleet and manpower requirements for upcoming delivery days
• Manage and coordinate returns, reships, rekeys
• Actively work with other departments to improve routing efficiencies while enhancing the customer experience
• Provide transportation analytics to department leadership as requested
• Actively communicates with all levels of business
• Accountable for designing cubic floor plan for back of trailer (pallet positioning, optimizing cube/pallet height, efficient configuration of products/pallet in the trailer).

• Is willing to work safely with minimal environmental impact and understands the importance of reporting all hazards, incidents, and environmental spills immediately to their Supervisor.
• Understands that they play an integral role in their own safety and that of their colleagues and is willing to speak out when hazards are present.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements:

• 2+ years in a dispatch/routing or related role
• Geographical knowledge of service area and map reading skills
• Prefer a variety of transportation routing experience, i.e. water, land, rail, etc.

• Foodservice distribution experience an asset

• High School diploma required

• Post-secondary education in logistics and transportation an asset

• Intermediate MS Office skill set (advanced skills preferred)
• Knowledge of AS400 and oracle WMS systems
• Enterprise Road Net or other dispatch and routing software knowledge is an asset

• Geographical knowledge of the region

Internal candidates apply via the Career Centre on your HR Portal / ADP Workforce Now.

External candidates submit cover letter & resume via www.sysco.ca/careers

Sysco’s Values: Integrity | Excellence | Teamwork | Inclusiveness | Responsibility

Sysco’s Vision is to be our customers’ most valued and trusted business partner.

We offer our associates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds expectations.

Sysco is committed to Employment Equity. Accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request for candidates with disabilities.

Here’s a sample of the many benefits Sysco associates enjoy:

Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability • Life Insurance • Company Pension Plan • Group RRSP • Employee and Family Assistance • Stock Purchase Plan • Unlimited on-line learning through Sysco Interactive University • Sysco product discounts • Preferred vendor discounts • Free on-site parking • Employee appreciation events • (*benefits may vary based on location or bargaining unit)

Expected salary:

Location: Ottawa, ON

Job date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:03:36 GMT