Route Planning & Optimization Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

As one of the world’s largest food-grade logistics companies, McLane Global relies on the efficiency of its fulfillment centers. We consider all our warehouses to be systematic and operate with a customer-centric mentality. To deliver on our promise to customers, we rely on exceptionally talented, bright, and committed people. We cultivate and embrace a diverse employee population. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our global culture. The Route Planning & Optimization Analyst at McLane Global will be responsible for designing and maintaining efficient transportation routes and freight lanes across the network. This role focuses on optimizing transportation modes (TL vs. LTL), creating multi-stop routing solutions, and minimizing out-of-route miles to reduce costs and improve service levels. The analyst also supports surge capacity planning and emergency routing to ensure business continuity and operational agility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Route & Lane Optimization

• Build and maintain cost-effective freight lanes and routing guides across regions and modes.
• Optimize mode selection decisions between Truckload (TL) and Less-than-Truckload (LTL) based on cost, service, and network demand.
• Develop and execute multi-stop routing strategies to improve truck utilization and reduce empty miles.
• Minimize out-of-route miles and monitor driver compliance with planned routes.
• Continuously evaluate carrier and route performance to identify improvement opportunities.

Operational Support

Analytics & Reporting

Continuous Improvement

Requirements

Benefits

DISCLAIMER

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Furthermore, job descriptions typically change over time as requirements and employee skill levels change. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.