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ATLANTIC COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO Dispatch Analyst in DES MOINES, Iowa
Job Details
Job Location
Des Moines Branch - Des Moines, IA
Description
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Overview/Function: The Dispatch Analyst plays a critical role in the delivery of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company products and in ensuring customer orders are fulfilled in a timely manner. Based on daily and weekly order forecasting, they plan, map out and optimize space on route vehicles for product deliveries.
Major Responsibilities:
- Receive and review sales orders. Plan daily work for order-building and warehouse teams, maximizing route delivery resources.
- Following company standards, create balanced loads for each route vehicle, determining volume and product needs per vehicle, per route.
- Interact with a variety of departments including Warehouse, Customer Care Center, and Sales to address service delivery issues.
- Maintain data in route planning software from geo fences, stop analysis, and customer data.
- Create and summarize delivery data on a weekly and ad hoc basis.
- Identify opportunities for delivery and inventory improvements and recommend solutions.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications
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Experience and Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED with 1-2 years of previous planning experience.
- Previous warehouse experience is helpful but not required.
- Excellent organizational skills and multi-tasking abilities. Must have ability to resolve delivery issues and to prioritize.
- Flexible with the ability to adapt to varying situations.
- Positive, helpful attitude.
- Good general computer skills are needed.
- Knowledge of travel area, product loads, customers, and geography
- Good communication skills are a must.
- Consistent, regular attendance is an essential job function.
Additional:
- To accomplish their tasks, the position will be primarily office-based, but may also need to occasionally work in a warehouse environment in which the temperate is unregulated and dependent upon outdoor temperatures.
- Some travel to company sites will be required (approximately 5-10%).
- Work hours: Typically 6:45 am to 3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Some occasional weekend or off-shift work may be needed.
Note:
No posting can contain a fully comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required in this role. Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a dynamic, ever-changing environment requiring flexibility and a willing, team-based attitude. Some duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
To ensure the safety of our employees, our customers, and our products, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a drug-free workplace. Employees are subject to pre-employment/post-offer physical, drug screen, and random drug testing.
AA/EOE