Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler. We’re Made Local. : Proudly independent, we are a Canadian, family-owned business. Advancing a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive culture is at the core of our Vision to be the World’s Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People, and you can help get us there.

Role Details - Work Location - Brampton

- Hybrid Environment -3 days in office

About This Opportunity : The Deployment Planner is responsible for ensuring the optimal levels of product supply in the regional Sales Centers in accordance with target inventory levels. The planner is also responsible for building optimal loads that support transportation’s routing guide matrix, as well as being responsible for inventory status communication, reporting on out of stock (OOS) risk or potential shelf life risk. The Deployment Planner directly reports to the Senior Planning Manager.

This is for a 12month contract

Responsibilities :

- Create a detailed plan for transportation of finished goods transfer orders within the region
- Coordinate the schedules with Transportation department taking into consideration all external factors (warehouse resources for receiving/dispatch, availability of transportation and quantities of finished goods)
- Create quarantine shipments (changes of warehouses in the transportation orders and, if necessary, designation of quarantine storage sites)
- Create schedules of outbound deliveries in accordance with existing standard operating procedures.
- Identify potential risks of OOS situations and develops action plans to avoid them, in accordance with the established service standards for each category
- If necessary,



manually create transportation/ shipment orders
- Monitor and verify the compliance and execution of the daily deployment plans (by tracking not completed past orders). All discrepancies should be taken into consideration to be avoided in the future.
- Risk management for slow-selling SKU / write-offs of obsolete inventory, and development of measures to avoid possible write-offs in the future (age optimization of products)
- Identify and revise limitations on transport resources
- Act as a main liaison between Planning Department, the Sales Centers, and Transportation Department
- Support the Regional Planning manager in preparation of the annual business plan
- Complete and maintain all the required paperwork in accordance with company guidelines

Qualifications :

- Bachelor’s degree or College diploma in Technology, Logistics, Business or Engineering
- At least 2+ years of supply planning/logistics experience but would consider less for someone who is passionate about and wants to grow their career in Supply Chain
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Understanding of Planning processes in Supply Chain
- Knowledge of logistics processes
- Good working knowledge of Supply Management methods and policies




- Ability to work within a large team environment
- Preferred experience working in an ERP (Enterprise resource planning) environment, ideally SAP and/or Blue Yonder

Why work with us? :

- Join a local, family-owned business that’s part of a globally recognized brand, where you can develop your capabilities, competencies, and career.
- Coke Canada has a culture of learning, and we offer several channels to support your development, including on-the-job training and a library of free courses for just-in-time learning.
- We are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to help our employees achieve their best physical, mental, financial, and overall health and well-being. This includes a competitive compensation package, access to retirement and saving programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
- We have close, local connections with the communities in which we operate across Canada. We’re determined to make a positive difference in our communities; this includes opportunities for employee volunteerism.

Significant - please note

All offers of employment at Coke Canada Bottling are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some, or all, of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and driver's abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns once you are contacted for further consideration.

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