Temporary Router Planner Transportation-FT

Requisition ID: 185913

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

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 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 1,600 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.

Ready to Make an impact?

Located at our Retail Support Centre (RSC) 260199 High Plains Blvd, Rocky View County, AB. Our Router/Planners provide daily delivery schedules and solutions to ensure efficient and effective transportation delivery. Actively contribute to a positive and productive working environment. This is a temporary position.

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

• Continuous daily review, identify opportunities and drive for cost reductions on all lanes
• Work with OPS/EXE to download shipments for Daily Planning
• Upload warehouse cross docks using SAP into the TMS planning software
• Update excel documents tracking trailers going between Edmonton and Calgary, Calgary and Winnipeg, Calgary and BC
• Responsible for confirming Dairy load plan out of Edmonton adheres to combination weight restrictions for Hwy 2
• Responsible for Daily Load planning in TMS planning software for the Prairie Region (BC/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba)
• Work as a liaison between warehouses and transportation to make sure the Daily plan is followed or adjusted as required
• monitor loaded timelines to make sure loads are being picked up in a timely manner
• confirm all data entered into TMS planning system is accurate
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

What You Have To Offer

• Minimum 2 years experience in a transportation planning/routing role is required
• Business Diploma
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access databases), JDA, TMS, Samsara
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy
• Familiarity with Western Canada road network
  
  

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this position role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards Programs Goes Well Beyond Your Paycheque

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation
• Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.
  
  

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