Transportation Planner Job at Coca-Cola Beverages Florida in Tampa

United States, Florida, Tampa

Sep 17, 2025

What We Are

Who We Are: Coke Florida is a family-owned independent Coca‑Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca‑Cola bottler in the United States. Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR. In 2025, for the 4th year in a row, Coke Florida was named a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, recognizing outstanding private companies and the achievements of their management teams in strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer

Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:

• Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 10 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Transportation Planner based out of our Tampa location, working Monday - Friday from 8:00AM - 5:00PM

What You Will Do

As a Coke Florida Transportation Planner, you will be responsible for balancing service and cost for all processes and functions of load planning and freight movement. You will facilitate the distribution of freight based on the evaluation of carrier rates, operation capabilities, capacity commitments, and delivery dates required from deployment, primarily through the utilization of BluJay software. The role involves considering freight strategies and optimizing shipments and their cost for loads that come through BluJay, ensuring execution balances service commitments with cost‑effectiveness while maintaining strong relationships with carriers, shipping locations, and delivery locations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Plans inbound/outbound truckload shipments within the Transportation Management System to achieve cost and service goals using provided resources and tools.
• Tenders shipments in accordance with Coca-Cola Beverages Florida business rules and communicates with carriers to ensure loads meet delivery commitments; assesses trade-offs between costs and service and communicates with management.
• Coordinates with deployment planners, receiving locations, and carriers to ensure on‑time delivery, estimates times of arrival, recovers loads when necessary, traces loads using BluJay, and communicates root causes and solutions to stakeholders.
• Maintains BluJay BI reporting and carrier KPIs, reconciles daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reports, and distributes to internal stakeholders.
• Assists in multi-functional projects in Operations, Forecasting, Supply Chain and Logistics as assigned.
• Develops regular supply optimization and transportation initiatives to drive high customer service while achieving inventory targets, process efficiencies, and reduced costs.
• All other duties related to supporting Coca-Cola Beverages Florida business needs.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience related to Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Materials Management, or Warehouse/Manufacturing
• 1+ years of experience with a Transportation Management System
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/Just in Time Principles
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic environment and work effectively within a flat organization
• Sound judgment in decision-making to improve the total network, with supporting data and accountability for actions
• Ability to prioritize and manage time and adjust to changing priorities to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and business process improvement
• Self-motivation to improve capabilities of self and others
• Strong cross-functional collaboration at all levels
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time

This job description is not exhaustive; Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the description and assign additional duties as needed. Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.