Route Planner - San Antonio

Router Position Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world's top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry! Are you a proactive and detail-oriented professional eager to make a meaningful impact? We're seeking a dynamic Router to collaborate with leaders and employees, driving business growth and success. In this role, you'll provide a strategic and hands-on approach across our logistics operations, delivering insightful guidance, optimizing delivery routes, and enhancing customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and cost control. Hybrid: 3 days in San Antonio, TX office. Job Description: Scope: Tactical Routing Analyze and route outgoing orders based on shipment size, destination, equipment availability, and customer time windows. Strategically prioritize deliveries to meet service goals while minimizing cost-to-serve. Collaborate daily with cross-functional teams (Sales, Warehouse, Fleet, and Customer Service) to align routing decisions with staffing, equipment, and order forecasts. Maximize driver and truck productivity by ensuring full loads and optimal route assignments. Coordinate with invoicing and graphics teams to ensure accurate routing of reships, POS, and promotional materials. Develop route batches and oversee truck loading in partnership with night warehouse staff. Maintain and distribute daily delivery logs, including start times, driver assignments, and equipment needs. Manage routing software updates: customer locations, open/close times, delivery windows, and service parameters. Scope: Strategic Routing & Project Leadership Conduct data analysis to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, serviceability, and cost reduction. Forecast and adjust seasonal/holiday delivery routes based on volume and customer needs. Lead continuous improvement initiatives using delivery data and performance metrics. Support other logistics and operational projects as assigned. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree: Preferably in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Analytics, or Industrial Engineering; 2+ years of Johnson Brothers experience in lieu of bachelor's degree. Experience: 2-3+ Years of relevant experience in Routing, Logistics or Transportation planning. Preferred experience in Beverage Distribution or High-Volume Consumer Goods. Tools Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and experience routing platforms (e.g., Descartes OnDemand, Omnitracs/Solera, WMS, ERP systems, AS400, NetSuite). The expected pay range for this role is $60,000 - $68,000. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity, union status (where applicable) and alignment with market data. Johnson Brothers offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) with an employer match, short term disability coverage, company‑paid long term disability insurance, generous paid time off (PTO) plans and paid parental leave. Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Johnson Brothers