Supply Chain Planner III

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC in Dallas is looking for a Supply Chain Planner III to establish and maintain the production master schedule across multiple facilities, aligning production with demand and service goals.

You will sequence production, coordinate with plants, and manage SAP release process orders to optimize capacity and costs while ensuring adequate raw materials and inventory levels.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing plant experience or planning.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; APICS certification helpful.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production master schedule across multiple plants.
• Coordinate with plants to ensure schedule execution and meet demand.
• Update SAP release schedules and process orders daily.
• Analyze line capacity and optimize sourcing to reduce costs.
• Lead weekly production schedule meetings and review inventory levels.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Mathematical reasoning

Problem solving

Planning experience

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

APICS Supply Chain certification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Supply Chain Planner III will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the production master schedule for multiple production facilities that meets production and demand requirements, as well as meeting customer service levels. Conceptually understands deployment and purchasing practices.
Strategic Planning: Establishes and oversees the Development of production plans and schedules that meet the customer demands, and production capacity for multiply production facilities utilizing SAP Production (PPDS) Planning Books & Forward Plan

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure PC’s downtime requirements are honored to support Manufacturing’s integrity (capability)
• Prepare and sequence Production schedules for the following week. Stay in constant communications with assigned plants to ensure execution of schedule.
• Maintain and update daily the SAP release/schedule process orders for each assigned plant.
• Maintain Min Batch and RV’s for respective Production Facilities.
• Knowledge of CCSWB production environment to analyze systems suggested production requirements for reasonableness
• Sequence flavors and packages to maximize efficiencies while minimizing operating cost.
• Review and analyze line capacity to determine if alternative sourcing is required
• If over capacity coordinate within the department to ensure consistent supply.
• Work to ensure that Working Capital targets are achieved on produced full goods
• Coordinate with Planner II’s on deployment requirements approaching peak periods.
• Assist Life Cycle team with New Product Launches on produced full goods
• Manage promotions to minimize raw material risk / BD&L
• Conduct weekly production schedule meetings with respective Production Centers each week.
• Ad hock root cause analysis
• Review inventory levels daily to ensure adequate inventory is available to meet sales demand.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required
• 3 - 5 years of manufacturing plant experience or planning
• Must possess strong analytical skills and have the ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Experience with computers is required. Strong knowledge of Microsoft office and SAP is necessary.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Experience with Production, deployment and purchasing
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• APICS Supply Chain

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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.