[Hiring] Route Optimization Engineer @Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies | Canadian Linen & Uniform Service | Québec Linge Service D’Uniformes

Role Description

• Business-critical team member in a fast-paced, high-volume, and dynamic fulfillment environment.
• Responsible for strategic oversight, process execution, and timely handoff of route output solutions.
• Must possess the ability to make critical business decisions related to identifying opportunities, resources, and prioritizing route optimization projects for a 1.1 billion dollar supply chain organization.
• Conduct ongoing engineering and optimization of all market center service routes to improve efficiency and labor trends.
• Provide baseline performance data as well as projected outcome statistics.
• Involve and direct critical team members in the system data cleanup to ensure accurate engineered route output.
• Assist with the generation and publishing of delivery metrics as needed, including baseline and projected productivity metrics for handoff to the execution team for post-project implementation.
• Be the recognized company expert on route engineering software as well as statistical route data.
• Develop Route Engineering process guidance documentation (Standard Operating Procedures) and project timeline expectations for all ongoing and future projects.
• Collaborate with key area departments and Market Centers on ongoing route maintenance opportunities based on business changes related to growth/new business prospects.
• This role is part of a broader strategic imperative to achieve operating efficiencies while improving customer service and delivery performance.
• The Route Design Engineer will report and work directly with the Director, Route Solutions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years’ progressive experience in complex supply chain and logistics operations.
• Extensive knowledge of route optimization or the proficiency and aptitude to learn route modeling principles and techniques.
• Proven operational and technical expertise.
• Excellent analytic and data skills in developing actionable KPIs and metrics around service and cost.
• Analytical approach to problem solving and a passion for delivering service excellence to our customers.
• Extreme proficiency with Microsoft Suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Requirements

• Strategic team member with confidence and speed in execution.
• Ability to analyze data and make decisions on prioritization of projects.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Ability to execute and engineer route solutions to meet business needs.
• Ability to coordinate activity between all departments across multiple time zones.
• Sound judgement and decision-making skills.
• Must possess a Continuous Improvement Mindset.
• Strong understanding of route engineering strategies.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong systems knowledge/capability to manage and integrate operating data.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, and paid parental leave.
• Enrollment in the company’s 401k plan.
• 80 hours of vacation, 16 hours of floating holidays, and paid sick time every year.
• 9 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.