Production Planner

Coke Florida is looking for a Supply Chain Production Planner based out of our Tampa Headquarters. Current schedule is day shift hours Monday through Friday, with weekends and holidays as necessary. What You Will Do:   As a Coke Florida Supply Chain Production Planner, you will be responsible for creating a strategic and tactical production plan to maintain proper inventory levels for multiple distribution centers across Florida.  Roles and Responsibilities: Collaborate with Deployment, Transportation, Field Leaders, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Lifecycle, Sales, Warehouse Operations, HR, and other functions to serve our customers effectively and efficiently in accordance to Coke Florida Principles Produce weekly production schedule for various production lines to support commercial needs of business. Analyze and interpret various data sources to enable a well-designed effective service model Drive consistent improvements to service standards across multiple operations by providing key insights on systematic and business understanding which is gained through a collaborative approach with team members and customers Ambitious desire to drive savings through wise decisions based on holistic business needs Comprehend, address, and provide solutions to business challenges through ERP information systems Cross functional comprehension in manufacturing and transportation planning; short-term and long-term strategy development.  Execute against the agreed upon strategies as directed. Consider the impact of factors such as raw material supply and allocation that will have implications to production planning. Understand & identify close dated inventory that may have been a result of production planning execution or decisions made. All other assigned duties in support of the Enterprise Planning team For this role, you will need:   Preferred BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Business or Logistics Management Minimum 3 years of supply chain, manufacturing, or ERP experience Thorough understanding of lean inventory methods and continuous improvement ideologies Ability to define problems, collect data, and establish facts to drive corrective action Demonstrated 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 Strong verbal, written, comprehension, and communication skills Aptitude for technology; advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and SAP/JDA Desire to learn and apply new concepts, software, etc.