Strategic Route Planner

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is seeking a Strategic Route Planner in Tampa to manage logistics and distribution planning across Florida. The ideal candidate will have a BA/BS in relevant fields and experience in Distribution or Sales, contributing to strategic territory modeling and operational efficiency.

Benefits

Health, dental and vision plans

401K with company match

Three weeks vacation and 10 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of Distribution or Sales experience.
• Ability to define problems and drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistic and distribution planning throughout Florida.
• Create strategic and tactical territory plans.
• Collaborate with Sales and Operations to serve customers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Data mining

Education

BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business or Logistics Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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 sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
• In 2025, for the 4th 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 Strategic Route Planner based out of our Tampa HQ location. We’re currently looking for normal business hours, working Monday through Friday.

What You Will Do:

As a Coke Florida Strategic Route Planner, you will be responsible for managing logistic and distribution planning for locations throughout the state of Florida.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Create strategic and tactical territory plans for multiple Locations across Florida including Distribution, Sales, Full Service, and Merchandising
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Customer Care Center, HR and other Planning functions to effectively and efficiently serve our customers in accordance with Coke Florida’s go to Market Strategy
• Analyze and interpret various data sources to enable a well-designed and effective service model
• Drive consistency in service standards across geographies, channels, and customers and provide key insights on variations to driver improved plans
• Align the execution of strategic territory modelling in line with Coke Florida's principles and guidance
• Optimize our service plans with an integrated business process approach
• Can effectively solve problems based on business insights and data analytics

For this role, you will need:

• BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business or Logistics Management
• At least years of Distribution or Sales experience

Additional Qualifications that will make you successful in this role:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement efforts
• Demonstrate initiative and follow up skills, capable of handling simultaneous responsibilities and deadlines with minimal guidance
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills, ability to establish and maintain professional relationships
• Talent for data mining and analysis
• Aptitude for technology; advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Desire to learn and apply new concepts, software, etc.

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.