Inventory Planner

Inventory Planner
Tampa, FL, USA Req #44346
Monday, October 28, 2024
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 11 company paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Competitive compensation
Coke Florida is looking for an Inventory Planner based out of our Tampa location. Working Monday - Friday 4am - 1pm.
What You Will Do:

As a Coke Florida Inventory Planner, you will be responsible for maintaining inventory at maximum levels; supervisory or lead functions required.
Roles and Responsibilities:


Review material shortages and production schedules. Take immediate action to ensure material availability by potentially expediting
Prepare and issue purchase orders according to company purchasing policies and procedures
Confirm said purchase orders with vendors including delivery date, quantity, unit of measure etc.
Track and expedite purchase orders by working with vendors, logistic teams and update delivery dates in software tracking systems
Build working relationship with vendors and other cross functional team members.
Ensure accurate SAP systems set up based on third-party information (both internally and externally)
Facilitate raw material deliveries, transport damage, claim, etc. by closely working with other functional teams and vendors
Solve delivery discrepancies by closely working with inventory team, transportation team, accounting team, and vendors
Ensure timely goods delivery and receive
Meet project deadlines
Monitor and resolve Supply issues. Communicate unresolved issues to Supply Planner / Scheduler and appropriate stakeholders in a timely fashion to avoid or minimize lost production time
For this role, you will need:


2+ years of experience in planning
High level of attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
Perform well under pressure and meet deadlines
Strong people, communication and influencing skills
Strong sense of urgency and responsibility
Must be a team player and demonstrate successful experience working in a cross functional team environment
ERP software experience required (SAP preferred)
Must have advanced Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Microsoft Excel
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 Inventory
Job Function Warehouse
Pay Type Hourly


initStaticMap(true); Coke Florida is looking for an Inventory Planner based out of our Tampa location. Working Monday - Friday 4am - 1pm. What You Will Do:
As a Coke Florida Inventory Planner, you will be responsible for maintaining inventory at maximum levels; supervisory or lead functions required. Roles and Responsibilities:
Review material shortages and production schedules. Take immediate action to ensure material availability by potentially expediting Prepare and issue purchase orders according to company purchasing policies and procedures Confirm said purchase orders with vendors including delivery date, quantity, unit of measure etc. Track and expedite purchase orders by working with vendors, logistic teams and update delivery dates in software tracking systems Build working relationship with vendors and other cross functional team members. Ensure accurate SAP systems set up based on third-party information (both internally and externally) Facilitate raw material deliveries, transport damage, claim, etc. by closely working with other functional teams and vendors Solve delivery discrepancies by closely working with inventory team, transportation team, accounting team, and vendors Ensure timely goods delivery and receive Meet project deadlines Monitor and resolve Supply issues. Communicate unresolved issues to Supply Planner / Scheduler and appropriate stakeholders in a timely fashion to avoid or minimize lost production time For this role, you will need:
2+ years of experience in planning High level of attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks Perform well under pressure and meet deadlines Strong people, communication and influencing skills Strong sense of urgency and responsibility Must be a team player and demonstrate successful experience working in a cross functional team environment Perform well under pressure and meet deadlines ERP software experience required (SAP preferred) Must have advanced Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Microsoft Excel

Tampa, FL, USA