Operations Planning Specialist - Manufacturing

Tampa, FL, USA Req #26497

Friday, July 14, 2023

Who We Are

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largestprivately-heldand the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
• Coke Florida was named as a 2023 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.
• 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.

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
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Competitive compensation
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 11 company paid holidays*
• Supplemental Life Insurance

Coke Florida is looking for an Operations Planning Specialist - Manufacturing to work our of our Tampa HQ area office. We are currently looking for first shift, working Mon-Fri from 8AM-5:30 PM

What You Will Do

They will support & execute the strategy for the Profit Growth Management & Planning team. They will spend a period of time rotating through the various key functions and areas of responsibility including: Lifecycle Planning, Demand Planning, SNP Planning, Supply and Production Planning.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Support all related integrated planning departments and or other assigned projects
• Development of business and operational knowledge through active engagement in the various areas such as : Demand Planning, Supply and Production Planning, Lifecycle Planning and Capacity Planning
• Engage and provide support to Functional Leads to identify areas of opportunity in the processes and workflows that support the Profit Growth Management & Planning team .
• Support the development of processes, execution and continuous improvement ideas the enable operational success.
• Be the project support for the various assigned initiatives that required the integration of Enterprise Planning functions.
• Provide cross-functional support by collaborating with other planning functions (lifecycle, bottler to bottler, deployment, production, transportation, field logistics) as needed to enable an integrated planning activities & processes.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Consumer packaged goods and DSD experience valued
• Must be willing to travel 10% to 20% of the time or as business requires.
• Operational, entrepreneurial business experience required - minimum 5 years
• Ability to solve complex problems through use of data, logic and analytical thinking
• People management experience required
• Able to build relationships in all functions of the business to represent Enterprise Planning function correctly and build one team culture with a total systems mindset.
• Proven cross functional team collaboration at all levels
• Able to work and adapt to a fast paced environment and manage time in order to meet robust workload.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations Management, Engineering disciplines OR equivalent entrepreneurial business experience with proven business & people leadership
• Strong written & verbal communication skills - with the ability to engage with all levels of the organization
• Evidence of progression in business or operational knowledge gained & applied
• Strong attention to detail and business processes improvement
• Able to leverage & use toolsets such as SAP, Microsoft Office Suite
• Project management experience preferred
• Must have strong business acumen
• Strong self-motivation to improve capabilities of self and others through various means of learning methods
• Able to navigate through complex business processes with understanding of upstream and downstream implications
• Experience SAP APO highly preferred
• Supply Chain advanced level analytics/reporting experience valued

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 isat-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

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

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initStaticMap(true); Coke Florida is looking for an Operations Planning Specialist - Manufacturing to work our of our Tampa HQ area office. We are currently looking for first shift, working Mon-Fri from 8AM-5:30 PM What you will do: They will support & execute the strategy for the Profit Growth Management & Planning team. They will spend a period of time rotating through the various key functions and areas of responsibility including: Lifecycle Planning, Demand Planning, SNP Planning, Supply and Production Planning. Roles and Responsibilities: Engage and provide support to Functional Leads to identify areas of opportunity in the processes and workflows that support the Profit Growth Management & Planning team. Development of business and operational knowledge through active engagement in the various areas such as: Demand Planning, Supply and Production Planning, Lifecycle Planning and Capacity Planning Be the project support for the various assigned initiatives that required the integration of Enterprise Planning functions. Support the development of processes, execution and continuous improvement ideas the enable operational success. Provide cross-functional support by collaborating with other planning functions (lifecycle, bottler to bottler, deployment, production, transportation, field logistics) as needed to enable an integrated planning activities & processes. Support all related integrated planning departments and or other assigned projects For this role, you will need: Bachelor's degree preferred in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations Management, Engineering disciplines OR equivalent entrepreneurial business experience with proven business & people leadership Operational, entrepreneurial business experience required - minimum 5 years Must have strong business acumen Ability to solve complex problems through use of data, logic and analytical thinking Strong written & verbal communication skills - with the ability to engage with all levels of the organi zation Evidence of progression in business or operational knowledge gained & applied People management experience required Project management experience preferred Experience SAP APO highly preferred Consumer packaged goods and DSD experience valued Supply Chain advanced level analytics/reporting experience valued Strong attention to detail and business processes improvement Strong self-motivation to improve capabilities of self and others through various means of learning methods Able to work and adapt to a fast paced environment and manage time in order to meet robust workload. Able to build relationships in all functions of the business to represent Enterprise Planning function correctly and build one team culture with a total systems mindset. Able to navigate through complex business processes with understanding of upstream and downstream implications Able to leverage & use toolsets such as SAP, Microsoft Office Suite Proven cross functional team collaboration at all levels Must be willing to travel 10% to 20% of the time or as business requires.

• Tampa, FL, USA