Supply Chain Planning Specialist (Finance)

Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Tampa, FL, USA Req #45719

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Who We Are:

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
• Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
• In 2024, for the 3rd year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer:
Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:

• Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Supply Chain Planning Specialist based out our Tampa HQ location, working Mon-Fri from 8-5.

What You Will Do:

A supply chain planning specialist ensures timely production and delivery of goods, balancing demand forecasting with inventory management. They collaborate closely with production, procurement, and logistics teams to optimize processes and minimize costs. Continuous improvement is key, analyzing data and implementing enhancements to meet evolving market demands efficiently. Ultimately, they aim to streamline the supply chain, ensuring products reach consumers effectively while maximizing profitability.

Collaboration with Planners: Supply chain planning specialists work closely with planners to develop and execute plans for production, procurement, inventory management, and distribution. Provide valuable insights and analysis to support planners in making informed decisions related to demand forecasting, production scheduling, and inventory optimization. This collaboration ensures alignment between strategic goals and operational activities within the supply chain.

Coordination with Management: Supply chain planning specialists liaise with management to provide regular updates on supply chain performance, key metrics, and potential risks or opportunities. They play a crucial role in presenting recommendations for process improvements, cost-saving initiatives, and strategic investments to management based on data-driven analysis.

Supply chain planning specialists serve as essential intermediaries between planners and management, bridging the gap between strategic objectives and operational execution within the supply chain function. This role involves facilitating communication, providing insights, and driving initiatives to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the supply chain in alignment with organizational goals.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensures efficient manufacturing operations by developing and optimizing production schedules based on demand forecasts, capacity constraints, and resource availability.
• Analyze production data, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with supply chain, operations, and quality teams to improve efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Utilizing tools like Blue Yonder (JDA) software to streamline scheduling, enhance workflow coordination, and drive continuous process improvements to meet business goals.
• Optimizing operational efficiency using Blue Yonder (JDA) software by identifying process improvement opportunities, analyzing production data, and conducting capacity analysis to enhance resource utilization.
• Responsibilities include overseeing Blue Yonder's configuration, maintenance, and optimization, assisting planners with product scheduling, and managing the sanitation matrix by aligning cleaning cycles with production plans to minimize downtime.
• Provide training and support to end-users, troubleshooting system issues, and maintaining comprehensive documentation to ensure seamless operations.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflow diagrams, and training materials to ensure consistency and compliance across the
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Finance, production, sales, and customer service teams to align supply chain strategies with business objectives. By influencing key decision-makers and fostering a culture of partnership and trust, they can overcome obstacles and drive positive outcomes across the supply chain ecosystem.

For this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in supply chain planning, production, or other relevant work experience may substitute for formal education
• Previous experience with Supply Chain Planning software and tools such SAP and BlueYonder
• Strong analytical experience
• Experience with forecasting and planning required
• Previous project management experience highly desired
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal
• Change agent who thrives in a fast pace, ever changing environment
• Consumer goods and Beverage Industry knowledge is desired
• Customer focused

Additional qualifications that will make you successful in this role:

• Strong Experience with MS Office Suite and Data Analytic skills (Pivot Tables, VLookups, Power BI and SQL) for performance tracking and reporting
• Previous experience with JDA
• Strong negotiation, collaboration, and analytical skills

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Other details

• Job Family Commercial Leadership
• Job Function Enterprise Planning
• Pay Type Salary

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initStaticMap(true); Coke Florida is looking for a Supply Chain Planning Specialist based out our Tampa HQ location, working Mon-Fri from 8-5. What You Will Do: A supply chain planning specialist ensures timely production and delivery of goods, balancing demand forecasting with inventory management. They collaborate closely with production, procurement, and logistics teams to optimize processes and minimize costs. Continuous improvement is key, analyzing data and implementing enhancements to meet evolving market demands efficiently. Ultimately, they aim to streamline the supply chain, ensuring products reach consumers effectively while maximizing profitability. Collaboration with Planners:Supply chain planning specialists work closely with planners to develop and execute plans for production, procurement, inventory management, and distribution. Provide valuable insights and analysis to support planners in making informed decisions related to demand forecasting, production scheduling, and inventory optimization. This collaboration ensures alignment between strategic goals and operational activities within the supply chain. Coordination with Management:Supply chain planning specialists liaise with management to provide regular updates on supply chain performance, key metrics, and potential risks or opportunities. They play a crucial role in presenting recommendations for process improvements, cost-saving initiatives, and strategic investments to management based on data-driven analysis. Supply chain planning specialists serve as essential intermediaries between planners and management, bridging the gap between strategic objectives and operational execution within the supply chain function. This role involves facilitating communication, providing insights, and driving initiatives to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the supply chain in alignment with organizational goals. Roles and Responsibilities: Ensures efficient manufacturing operations by developing and optimizing production schedules based on demand forecasts, capacity constraints, and resource availability. Analyze production data, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with supply chain, operations, and quality teams to improve efficiency and minimize downtime. Utilizing tools like Blue Yonder (JDA) software to streamline scheduling, enhance workflow coordination, and drive continuous process improvements to meet business goals. Optimizing operational efficiency using Blue Yonder (JDA) software by identifying process improvement opportunities, analyzing production data, and conducting capacity analysis to enhance resource utilization. Responsibilities include overseeing Blue Yonder's configuration, maintenance, and optimization, assisting planners with product scheduling, and managing the sanitation matrix by aligning cleaning cycles with production plans to minimize downtime. Provide training and support to end-users, troubleshooting system issues, and maintaining comprehensive documentation to ensure seamless operations. Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflow diagrams, and training materials to ensure consistency and compliance across the Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Finance, production, sales, and customer service teams to align supply chain strategies with business objectives. By influencing key decision-makers and fostering a culture of partnership and trust, they can overcome obstacles and drive positive outcomes across the supply chain ecosystem. For this role, you will need: Bachelor's degree 3-5 years of relevant experience in supply chain planning, production, or other relevant work experience may substitute for formal education Previous experience with Supply Chain Planning software and tools such SAP and BlueYonder Strong analytical experience Experience with forecasting and planning required Previous project management experience highly desired Excellent communication, both written and verbal Change agent who thrives in a fast pace, ever changing environment Consumer goods and Beverage Industry knowledge is desired Customer focused Additional qualifications that will make you successful in this role: Strong Experience with MS Office Suite and Data Analytic skills (Pivot Tables, VLookups, Power BI and SQL) for performance tracking and reporting Previous experience with JDA Strong negotiation, collaboration, and analytical skills

• Tampa, FL, USA