Supply Chain Planner II

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC is seeking a Supply Chain Planner II to maintain proper inventory at branch and SKU levels, utilizing SAP and Blue Yonder planning modules. This role may occasionally perform production planning activities.

Responsibilities include creating replenishment loads, maintaining PP and MRP profiles, ensuring SAP coverage for sales facilities, collaborating with Demand Manager and operations on new products and promotions, and monitoring inventory to prevent stockouts

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum of 1 year of purchasing or planning responsibilities.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain proper full goods inventory levels for assigned area/locations using SAP and Blue Yonder Planning Modules.
• Create replenishment loads (purchased or DRP) optimized to minimize logistics costs.
• Maintain PP and MRP profiles to ensure SAP Production and Capacity Modules are fully utilized for purchased products.
• Maintain SAP coverage profiles for each sales facility within the assigned area.
• Support the rollout of new products, promotional packaging, and holiday inventory planning on purchased products with the Demand Manager, Sales Centers and operations teams.
• Review inventory levels and warehouse capacity; initiate and coordinate product movements to prevent stockouts and overstock.
• Work with Demand Analyst on SAP material setups and sourcing changes for purchased products.
• Report on close-dated inventory and work to reduce Breakage, Damage and Loss (BDL) due to product age.
• Collaborate to improve the Uniform Forecasting Process.
• Participate in SKU management analysis to identify underperforming SKUs.
• Provide data to leadership to aid decision making.
• Host daily collaboration calls to communicate key product information across the business unit.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Written & verbal communication

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Supply Chain Planner II will be responsible for maintaining proper inventory to fulfill demand requirements, at a branch and SKU level. This may include purchasing full goods and/or performing branch replenishment activities. May occasionally perform production planning activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining proper full goods inventory levels for assigned area/locations utilizing SAP and Blue Yonder Planning Modules.
• Creates replenishment loads (purchased or DRP) that are optimized to minimize logistical costs.
• Maintain PP and MRP profiles to ensure the integrity of the SAP Production and Capacity Modules are fully utilized for Purchased products.
• Must maintain SAP coverage profiles for each sales facilities within assigned area.
• Work with the Demand Manager, Sales Centers 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 issues
• Work with Demand Analyst on SAP material set-ups and sourcing changes for purchased products.
• Report on close dated inventory and work to reduce Breakage Damage and Loss (BDL) due to product age.
• Work with Demand Manager to improve the Business Unit's Uniform Forecasting Process
• Participate in SKU management analysis to help identify those sku's that are underperforming.
• Help provide good data to business unit and Area leadership to aid in decision making
• Host daily collaboration conference calls to communicate key product information across the business unit and treat immediate needs for product shortages where possible
• Maintain SAP system parameters for purchased and produced full goods
• Manage vendors' brands that have various lead times to maintain proper inventory levels

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required
• Minimum of 1 year of purchasing or planning responsibilities.
• Must have strong analytical skills and have the ability to work with Mathematical concepts.
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain Texas or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages. Please inform us at [e-mail] if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Coca-Cola Southwest 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.