Manager, Network Optimization
About The Position
Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler, a proud independent, family-owned Canadian business. We make, distribute, merchandise, and sell beloved beverages across Canada. With over 6,000 employees and operations in every province, we are committed to being the leading beverage partner in Canada. We foster a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive culture, aiming to be the World’s Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future supply chain network of one of Canada's largest beverage companies, influencing manufacturing, warehousing, and transportation decisions with national impact. The Manager, Network Modeling, reporting to the Director, Network Strategy and Design, provides analytical leadership and business partnership across manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, and network strategy. The role translates business questions into models, scenarios, and recommendations to improve service, cost, capacity utilization, and long-term network design decisions. The successful candidate will support strategic investment decisions, network design initiatives, and long-range business planning, with significant exposure to senior leadership and opportunities to influence executive-level decisions through analytics, scenario modeling, and data-driven recommendations.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science or related discipline.
- 3+ years of experience across manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, logistics, planning or distribution.
- Demonstrated analytical curiosity and ability to rapidly learn optimization and modeling tools.
- Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with SAP, ERP, WMS, TMS, or planning systems.
- Ability to synthesize large data sets into actionable business recommendations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Python, SQL, Power BI, machine learning, or advanced analytics preferred.
- Experience with optimization software such as Supply Chain Guru X or similar tools is an asset.
- Knowledge of Coca-Cola manufacturing and distribution operations is an asset.
Responsibilities
- Lead network modeling, scenario analysis, greenfield studies, capacity analysis and optimization projects.
- Build and maintain digital models using Supply Chain Guru, Python, SQL, Power BI or equivalent analytical tools.
- Translate complex results into executive-ready recommendations that connect numbers with operational reality.
- Partner with Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance and Engineering teams.
- Support strategic initiatives involving manufacturing footprint, warehouse design, transportation strategies, inventory optimization and customer service improvements.
- Present recommendations and business insights to senior leadership, helping influence strategic decisions related to network design, capacity expansion, inventory strategy, transportation optimization and capital investments.
- Develop future internal capabilities in simulation, digital twins, machine learning and advanced analytics.
- Coach and influence stakeholders without direct authority while driving alignment across functions.
- Continuously improve model quality, data governance and decision support processes.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Access to retirement and saving programs
- Family and employee assistance program
- Paid vacation and floater days
- Opportunities for employee volunteerism
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
