Material Operations Planner

The overall role is to ensure supply of materials to meet production plans & sales plans taking into consideration contracts, batch sizes, inventory policies and storage capacity. The scope includes procurement of raw materials of assigned categories for a group of plants.

The material planner will also lead the relationship Management activities with their suppliers, as they relate to operational or tactical processes.

What You'll Do for Us

• Review and execute MRP suggestions and complementary routines to ensure the smooth supply of the assigned materials.
• Support the Materials Review Board (MRB) & AOS (Age of Stock) processes
• Onboard new suppliers and develop/maintain relationship with new and existing suppliers by performing regular performance reviews on suppliers' delivery and drive improvements.
• Seek productivity initiatives along with CPS sites and Suppliers link to lot size, pack size, MOQs.
• Manage supplier's quality and performance by submitting non-compliance report
• Review and manage the Master Data and planning parameters in SAP
• Execute mitigation plans for ensuring supply continuity at Plant Level (risk analysis, supply continuity taskforce lead, mitigation plan follow-up, related reporting)
• Execute MRB and AOS routines to guarantee Inventory Health and write off mitigation.
• Set up Materials Policies in system to reflect supply current state and keep inventory stock in safe levels.
• Vendors complaints root-cause analysis

• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Ability to communicate in Spanish (desirable)
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related field.
• 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.
• Ability to read and interpret contractual documentation. Knowledge of contract terms, applications and legal requirements, including the ability to manage performance to contracts and agreements. Ability to explain requirements contained in agreements.
• 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.

• 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