Inventory Manager

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is hiring an Inventory Manager for the Jacksonville facility, 1st shift from 2:30am to finish. You will lead the plant's inventory organization, warehousing guidance, and管理 approximately 30 associates.

Strong forecasting, cross-functional collaboration, and a drive for operational excellence are essential. Responsibilities include developing regional inventory plans, SKU forecasting to minimize stockouts, cost reductions, and coaching a diverse team to meet

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• 1+ year of increasing levels of manager or supervisory roles.
• Forecasting experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and inventory management.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business plans supporting regional/local inventory and warehousing objectives.
• Develop SKU level forecast, supporting sales, distribution and manufacturing.
• Raise team and individual performance standards and drive cost reduction.
• Improve process and operational consistency to reduce costs.
• Motivate, direct, coach and develop a diverse, high performing team.
• Support diversity and inclusion initiatives within the workforce.
• Share strategies with all levels and project professionalism under pressure.
• Pursue continuous process improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

People management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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 2026, for the 5th 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 an Inventory Manager based out of our Jacksonville location. We're currently looking for 1st shift, working 2:30am-finish.

What You Will Do

As a Coke Florida Inventory Manager, you will provide leadership for the plant's manufacturing shipping and receiving inventory organization. Inventory Manager develops, provides warehousing guidance and oversight for approximately 30 associates within the department.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business plans supporting regional/local inventory and warehousing objectives including the development and implementation of strategies, processes and programs
• Develop SKU level forecast, supporting sales, distribution and manufacturing to reduce out of stock and maximize warehouse space
• Regularly raises team and individual performance standards; is supportive of and drives implementation of innovative ideas that promote efficiency and effectiveness
• Improves process and operational consistency to reduce costs
• Motivate, direct, coach and develop a diverse, high performing and engaged team to meet established goals and build organizational capability
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize and address the complexity of leading a diverse workforce; participates and actively supports participation in D&I initiatives
• Shares strategies in a relevant way with all levels; encourages organization to share his/her views and consistently projects professionalism, credibility and calm under pressure
• Inspires team to elevated levels of achievement through positive reinforcement and persuasive messages
• Develop a culture that embraces the tenets of operational excellence
• Sustain a consistent, long‑term vision through continuous process improvement
• Adopt and share best ideas inside and outside the company
• Demonstrate behaviors needed for effective implementation of change
• Actively pursues innovation with the goal of making Coke Florida a practice leader within the industry
• Ensure compliance with company and regulatory policies
• Builds strong internal, cross‑functional networks for effective collaboration and knowledge transfer
• Holds self and others accountable for creating value for the customer

For this role, you will need

• High school diploma or GED required
• 1+ years of increasing levels of manager or supervisory roles of people and processes
• Demonstrated ability to support a long‑term warehousing plan showing year over year improvement in shrink, warehouse KPIs and warehouse cost
• Experienced in performing forecast
• Working knowledge of the principles of manufacturing and inventory management
• Working knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies and interdependencies
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross‑functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement

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.