Coca-Cola

Director, Supply Planning

Coca-Cola$137K — $164K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in operations and manufacturing, preferably in food manufacturing.
  • 5+ years of general management experience, including direct people management.
  • Advanced knowledge of demand forecasting and supply chain planning.
  • Experience with ERP Systems, particularly SAP.
  • Demonstrated leadership capability with cross-functional teams and direct reports.
  • Proficiency in developing proactive contingency plans and optimized supply network strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with operations and co-manufacturers on transportation logistics for ingredients and packaging.
  • Oversee national supply planning management for a high-volume product line in the hydration category.
  • Analyze and create national capacity models to address supply chain emergencies and ensure customer demands are met.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for product introductions and changes, guiding project meetings and planning materials.
  • Establish planning strategies for assigned product lines within the supply network.
  • Track performance against inventory targets to enhance cash position and minimize write-offs.
  • Prepare and present performance results and future risks in weekly business meetings.

Benefits

  • Access to an expansive portfolio of iconic and innovative brands.
  • Opportunities to work with diverse customers across various sectors.
  • A supportive, agile work environment that empowers innovation and experimentation.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary:

In this role you'll collaborate with our operations and co-manufacturers leading inbound and outbound transportation, which includes ingredients and packaging to our production facilities. You'll be a key member of the supply chain management team involved in daily operations while also linked with our global teams around the world that are involved in logistic strategy development.

What You'll Do for Us
  • Provide national supply planning management and enterprise leadership with a brand within NAOU's Advance Hydration category, which you will oversee a business of annual volume +75M cases with a supply chain network of 26 sites.
  • Provide a vision of the needs and requirements to the North America supply network, which includes - develop, design, and activate the lowest cost supply network solution, while preparing additional contingent scenarios.
  • Build, maintain, and communicate national capacity models by plant/line for each assigned brand/package, considering scenarios when emergencies emerge due to unforeseen events (e.g., weather, breakdowns, material shortages, etc.) to find the next-best options to supply customer demand/orders while minimizing costs.
  • Be the subject matter expert for new product introductions, product changes, and product discontinuations, including participating in project meetings, submitting item set-up requests, tracking materials planning, and publishing factsheets.
  • Establish planning strategy for assigned product lines and supply network structure and work with regional planning to populate and maintain parameter settings in system tools to support the strategy and maximize the planning groups efficiency & accuracy.
  • Track and manage performance against the target inventory level to improve the company's overall cash position, minimizing finished goods write-offs through meeting inventory targets.
  • Report out performance results, current business status, and future risks in weekly meetings and reports, leveraging these routines to clearly communicate risks, opportunities, and contingency plans.
  • Lead of team of Supply Planning Managers and Planning Consultants who manages tactical supply and deployment planning activities.


Qualification & Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in operations and manufacturing is required preferably in food manufacturing.
  • 5+ years general management experience including direct people management experience.
  • Working knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies and interdependencies.
  • Advanced knowledge of demand forecasting and supply chain planning.
  • Experience working with ERP Systems (SAP user experience preferred).
  • Basic understanding of inbound materials management, detailed production planning, material handling, impact of stock levels on working capital, trade-offs within supply chain.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability with cross functional teams and direct reports.
  • Demonstrated experience with assembling proactive contingency plans, scenarios, and optimized supply network plans that can balance service and cost.
  • Working knowledge of supply chain purchasing and procurement.
  • Advanced Project Management Skills.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of AI-powered productivity applications and tools used to enhance efficiency, collaboration, communication, content creation, data analysis, workflow automation, and decision-making.


What We Can Do for You
  • Iconic & Innovative Brands. Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
  • Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.
  • Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to experiment, iterate, and innovate.


The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:
Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Cost Analysis, Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Principles, Logistics Management, Materials Handling, People Management, Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Product Launches, Purchasing Management, Shipping, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain Operations

Pay Range:
United States of America: 137,000 USD - 164,000 USD

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
30

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Location(s):
United States of America

City/Cities:
Atlanta

Travel Required:
00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:
No

Job Posting End Date:
July 17, 2026

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