About this role
Company Description
Performance Foodservice, PFG’s broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers — providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.
Job Description
Schedule
Sunday - Thursday; 1 pm - completion
This schedule may be adjusted as needed to accommodate vacation coverage for operational needs.
We Deliver the Goods
- Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
- Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
- Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
Position Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented and process-driven Router to join our Transportation team. In this role, you will be responsible for creating, managing, and optimizing daily delivery routes, maintaining route schedules, and calculating accurate delivery times. Work closely with driver schedules and routing software systems (including Roadnet) to maximize efficiency, adhere to Federal DOT regulations, and ensure exceptional customer service. This role serves as a key contributor collaborating across logistics, warehouse, sales, and customer service teams.
Key Responsibilities
Route Optimization & Cost Management
- Establish cost-effective delivery routes that comply with Federal DOT guidelines while maintaining high quality and customer satisfaction standards.
- Utilize the Roadnet application to ensure delivery costs align with expected annual company run rates.
- Set up routing procedures and schedules that optimize personnel and equipment utilization with a continuous focus on driver safety.
System Maintenance & Data Management
- Perform daily maintenance within the Roadnet system to maintain accurate and up-to-date information across all locations, including:
- Standard routes and customer delivery requirements
- Geo-coding, delivery days, and time windows
- Service time types/overrides, account types, and travel modes
- Route start times, pre/post-trip allowances, and meal breaks
- Starting/ending depots and mapping color codes
- Driver assignments, equipment types, DOT road checks, and equipment capacities/restrictions
Reporting & Daily Recaps
- Conduct daily recaps of previous routing performance and adjust standard routes as necessary.
- Generate and distribute regular reports covering costing, off-days, maintenance, driver scorecards, customer metrics, and KPIs.
Driver & Operational Support
- Produce and distribute nightly driver manifest reports.
- Create maps and clear driving instructions for drivers assigned to unfamiliar routes.
- Prepare pallets of outgoing freight for shipping—ensuring damage-free handling, adhering to safety regulations, and maintaining efficient product flow.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support department operations.
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
1-3 years distribution, logistics, transportation or related work experience.
Basic/Intermediate computer skills including various software applications and MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
3 - 5 years distribution, logistics, transportation routing and/or related administrative experience
Intermediate/Advanced computer skills including routing software applications (Roadnet, AS400) and MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) o Strong attention to detail and analytical process skills.
o Excellent organizational and time-management capabilities.
o Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across departments (drivers, sales, warehouse, customer service).
o Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work flexible shift completion hours.
EEO Statement
Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review:
- (1) our EEO Policy;
- (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and
- (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.