Planner, Supply Chain

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages; Village of Elmsford (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to maintain inventory to meet demand at the Liberty DC and SKU level, including purchasing full goods and supporting production sequencing. The role ensures safety and regulatory compliance and collaborates across teams to optimize replenishments and scheduling.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Business Administration/Management with 3–5 years in production planning or analytics, strong analytical and communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management or equivalent with 3 to 5 years of production planning, industrial engineering, or analytical experience.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand advanced mathematical concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, BY).
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain proper full goods inventory levels for assigned area/locations using BY Planning Modules and achieve In-Stock objectives.
• Create replenishment loads (purchased or DRP) optimized to minimize logistics costs.
• Collaborate with Demand, DCs and operations to support new products, promotions, and holiday inventory planning on purchased products.
• Review inventory levels and warehouse capacity; coordinate product movements to prevent stockouts, obsolescence, and overstock.
• Report close-dated inventory and work to reduce Breakage, Damage and Loss due to product age.
• Prepare and sequence production schedules for upcoming weeks; communicate with plants to ensure execution.
• Participate in weekly conference calls to share key product information across the business unit.
• Manage vendors' brands and lead times to maintain inventory levels.
• Maintain and update SAP release/schedule production orders for each plant.
• Maintain PP and MRP profiles to ensure BY Production and Capacity Modules are fully utilized.
• Sequence flavors and packaging to maximize efficiencies and minimize operating costs.
• Assess line capacity to determine if alternate sourcing is needed and coordinate to ensure supply.
• Lead weekly production schedule meetings with respective Production Centers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management

Tools

SAP

BY

Job description

Working at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC is all about pursuing a career not just a job. Discover what it means to be energized by a multitude of possibilities and a dynamic team.

Minimum Salary: $75,000

Maximum Salary: $85,000

About Liberty

At Liberty Coca-Cola, we strive to make our workforce as inclusive and diverse as the communities we serve. Our associates are our #1 asset, and we are committed to investing in our people, maintaining the highest safety standards, and creating a culture of growth and innovation. We offer competitive compensation and benefit packages to full-time, regular associates, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription drug plans, 401K with company contributions, paid vacation, company paid holidays, and more. Discover what it means to be energized by a multitude of possibilities and a dynamic team. Join us here at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC.

Summary

The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for maintaining proper inventory to fulfill demand requirements, at a Liberty, DC and SKU level. This may include the following: purchasing full goods, providing sales support to other bottlers, performing branch replenishment activities as well as all functions related to production sequencing in the manufacturing centers. while ensuring the safety of our people, workplace and environment and meeting all company, legal and other requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain proper full goods inventory levels for assigned area/locations utilizing BY Planning Modules; and achieving In-Stock objectives.
• Create replenishment loads (purchased or DRP) that are optimized to minimize logistical costs.
• Work with the Demand team, DC's and operations teams to support the rollout of new products, promotional packaging, and holiday inventory planning on purchased products.
• Participate in the review of inventory levels and warehouse capacity, initiate and coordinate necessary product movements to prevent out of stocks and out of date issues as well as overstock/warehouse capacity challenges; maintain DOS as determined by individual objectives
• Report on close dated inventory and work to reduce Breakage, Damage and Loss (BDL) due to product age.
• Prepare and sequence Production schedules for the following weeks. Stay in constant communications with assigned plants to ensure execution of the schedule.
• Participate in weekly conference calls to communicate key product information across the business unit
• Manage vendors' brands and lead times to maintain proper inventory levels
• Maintain and update daily the SAP release/schedule production orders for each assigned plant.
• Maintain PP (production sequencing) and MRP (material requirement planning) profiles to ensure the integrity of the BY Production and Capacity Modules are fully-utilized.-Knowledge of SAP/ECC/BY-Sequencing production environment to analyze systems suggested production requirements for reasonableness.
• Sequence flavors and packages to maximize efficiencies while minimizing operating costs.
• Review and analyze line capacity to determine if alternative sourcing is required - If capacity issue exists, coordinate within the department to ensure consistent supply.
• Conduct weekly production schedule meetings with respective Production Centers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Business Administration/Management, or equivalent) 3 to 5 years previous production planning, industrial engineering, or analytical experience
• Must have strong analytical skills and understand advanced Mathematical concepts.
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Must have knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, BY)
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC 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.

For additional information, please visit our company website at http://www.libertycoke.com/