Router Planner Dispatcher Transportation-ft

**Requisition ID**:174340

**Career Group**:Distribution Centre Careers

**Job Category**:Outbound Transportation Prairies

**Travel Requirements**:0 - 10%

**Job Type**:Full-Time

**Country**:Canada (CA)

**Province**:Alberta

**City**:Calgary

**Location**:0040 Bill Sobey RSC

**Postal Code**:T4A 0P9

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

**A**ll **career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

**Overview**:
Located at our Retail Support Centre (RSC) north of Calgary. Our Planners provide daily delivery schedules and solutions to ensure efficient and effective transportation delivery. Actively contribute to a positive and productive working environment.
- Review daily Routing for errors or omissions. Research, correct and communicate timely action plans
- Work directly with warehouses to determine opportunities for routing/loading/shipping and implement best practices across the Prairie Region
- Oversee, direct, train and coach all Routing and Dispatch staff to ensure continuous departmental coverage for a 24 hr, 7 Day operation
- Liaison with all shipping warehouses and retail locations, related to routing and delivery concerns in order to determine rot cause and correction to support operations, warehousing and customers across all banners and wholesale operations
- Continuous daily review, identify opportunities and drive for cost reductions on all lanes
- System support for routing and dispatch programs in Prairies Region
- Track on-time delivery and shuttle performance of all loads in the Prairies Region, identify deficient, correct misses and develop correct actions to eliminate delivery delays
- Responsible for creating, deploying and communicating all Short week planning schedules for the Prairies Region
- Analysis of and completion of the Owner Operator Payroll program
- Review of lane costing vs plan and identify and implement cost reductions while supporting operations and administration
- Other duties as assigned

**Job Requirements**:

- Minimum 2 years experience in a transportation planning/routing role is required
- Business Diploma or combination of experience
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access databases), JDA, TMS
- Ability to work various shifts including days, evenings and weekends
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to meet tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy
- Strong knowledge with Western Canada road network

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

**We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.