Router

Location: 5000 Kansas Avenue Kansas City, KS 66106

Department: Corporate Routing

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving 1,100 member companies and more than 3,300 locations throughout 33 states from 9 wholesale divisions. Consolidated sales for AWG in 2023 were $12.4 billion. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, health and beauty care, general merchandise, pharmaceutical products, specialty foods, and natural and organic products.

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Position Overview

The goal of the Corporate Router is to maximize equipment and HOS utilization while maintaining on time deliveries through effective and compliant planning. This includes but isn’t limited to:

Responsibilities

• Verifying customer orders.
• Coordinating as needed with sales departments.
• Planning of return freight with the backhaul department.
• Schedule and appoint return freight as required.
• Coordinating with local dispatchers to ensure manpower and equipment availability for planned volume/deliveries.
• Maintain system software databases to include delivery schedules and windows
• Communicate efficiently and professionally with division management, district sales managers, and member retailers in a timely manner.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable company policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers, colleagues and managers
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, et al)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• 1-2 years of routing, load planning, dispatching or similar experience within the transportation industry
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone

Benefits 

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• 401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• Wellness Program
• Yearly Holiday Bonus