Consultant, Planner

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Auburndale

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

September 15, 2025

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

At The Coca-Cola Company, we are a global business that operates on a local scale, in every community where we do business. This role is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting, and managing data to provide key insights for the supply chain of ingredients. You’ll also have procurement and supplier relationship management responsibilities which requires some administrative support on purchase orders, supply ordering and meeting scheduling. We are looking for a candidate with outstanding critical thinking skills who has proven experience in purchasing and can manage complex internal and external relationships.  

What You’ll Do for Us 

• Collaborates with supply chain management in the plants, managing the communication of Planner/ Buyers and the plants, attending operational meetings and provide support.
• Investigates Materials At Risk and alerts relevant buyers and plant leadership as needed
• Participates and occasionally leads packaging optimization or ingredient defect problem solving initiatives.
• Meet with QA and Production representative and update internal reporting.
• Follow up on approvals and completion of hard allocation requests and “material to material” conversion requests.
• Attends supply risks, supplier changes or supply point changes with a status of critical and missing ingredients.
• Collaborates with Buyers and planning team members in the execution of various cost savings initiatives.
• Executes periodic supplier relationship and internal meeting activities to improve service to the production team.
• Manage standard plant reporting that includes purchase orders, ingredient availability, invoicing, component availability and stock reports.

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Associates degree in Business, Finance or related field is required; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience of procurement, supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, data analytics, and/or data management experience.
• Exceptional business communication skills, including negotiations.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing processes and standards (e.g., best practices, policies) for one or more supplier industries. Ability to provide guidance to suppliers for cost improvements and to incorporate new technologies. 
• Knowledge of products, commodities or services (e.g., ingredients, packaging, logistics services, Coca-Cola products and services) and their related industries. Knowledge of all primary and supporting industries that impact the supply chain. Ability to research markets and synthesize findings for application in decision-making process and analytical work. 
• Making customers (external and internal) and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships; creating and executing plans and solutions in collaboration with the customer. 
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

What We Can Do For You 

• Innovative Technology:  We utilize and lead the market with our large supply chain network and state-of-art technology we use each day. 
• Experiences: A global organization and the opportunity to learn and grow. 
• Compensation & Benefits: Competitive benefits package that start on day one of employment

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:

Business Acumen, Business Transformation, Operational Strategies, Relationship Management

Pay Range:

$85,300 - $101,000

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:

0

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.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.