Routing Specialist

The Routing Specialist manages and coordinates implementation, execution and performance management of productivity & profitability analysis, labor management, standard operating processes, best practices, routing, and mapping in region. Collaborates with various functional and LOB Managers to evaluate and coordinate continuous improvement objectives. Key Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. • Partners with Managers to analyze Routes, productivity performance, develop, and implement continuous improvement plans. • Promotes District and Site, LOB and Driver benchmarks, assisting Managers in labor management planning. • Partners with others (Pricing, Sales etc.) to analyze route & customer profitability, coordinating appropriate corrective actions. • Introduce and coach fundamentals of evaluating current operating processes and assisting with priority process improvements. • Validates budget planning information, analyzing year-to-date data versus prior year and budget. • Reviews routing with Route Managers and/or Route Auditors, proactively flexing labor with anticipated /- volume fluctuations. • Supports Standard Operating Procedures for data collection, routing, and dispatching processes. • Works directly with local management to ensure periodic route reviews, optimizing routes, identifying route reductions with /- volume, re-routes and communicating changes and benchmarks to Route Managers, Route Auditors, and drivers. • All other duties as assigned. Education and Experience • Preferred: bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience • Required: Four to six years previous experience, including at least three years as an Industrial Engineer/Project Manager in a logistics environment and/or three years in Operations or District management or related industry. Key Competencies • Waste Industry operating experience • Strong communication, coaching & motivation skills • Ability to drive process culture change • Ability to act independently and evaluate processes and performance management objectively and continuously. • Proficient with database, spreadsheet, and word processing computer skills within a Microsoft environment. Computer and associated software literacy • Familiarity with GIS / logistic route systems • Strong analytical skills Work Environment Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. • Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday. • Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely. • Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely. • Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely. • Normal setting for this job is: District / Site locations. • Daily auto travel to sites required. (Often). We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 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