Router

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. () combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world.

We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best‑in‑breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long‑standing ties to both established and up‑and‑coming premium restaurants.

The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

• Curious & Creative
• Hungry For Food & Results
• Entrepreneurial
• Forward Thinking & Flexible
• Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

The individual for this position will be joining a rapidly growing, publicly held company. The position will be based out of the company’s largest operating region and provides great opportunity for growth within the organization. This position falls under the general direction of the National Routing Manager. Will support all aspects of the regional transportation network to include routing, delivery window efficiency, territory planning, assignment of drivers and vehicles, usage of equipment and customer service.

• Conduct continuous analysis of route, vehicle and driver assignments and reviews scheduling for possible consolidation or improvements.
• Assist with planning and implementing vehicle scheduling, resource allocation, routing, dispatching, and communication functions in accordance with established policies and objectives to optimize economical utilization of company assets.
• Develop route and stop logic and ensure customer service levels are at or above company expectations.
• Interface with warehouse operations to ensure best practice truck loading logic is always in place using the Truck Builder software.
• Incorporate daily and weekly vendor pickups into routing sessions. Allocate equipment and driver resources for scheduled and unscheduled deliveries, pick‑ups, and other assignments.
• Collaborate with Fleet Team to match available vehicles with delivery requirements, distance requirements and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with the Dispatch team with off day / vacation day coverage.
• Review current routing procedures, provide guidance to resolve technical problems, analyze costs, recommend, and execute cost control measures.
• Communicate load requisites, route sequencing, customer accommodations and schedules with the Night Warehouse Management Team to prioritize order selection process.
• Perform daily maintenance of and incorporate real time recommendations from drivers and sales team to optimize routing performance. Road net® system
• Print pick tickets as orders are entered, avidly problem solve pick requirements submitted past cut off times.

• High School degree or GED required;
  College degree preferred
• 2‑4 years of routing experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of Road net Transportation Suite preferred.
• Basic understanding of transportation safety guidelines, and DOT procedures related to routing.
• Strong communication and team building skills.
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suites.
• Able to impact positive change.

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high‑quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.