Manager, Regional Planning

CONA Services•Brampton, ON

5d•CA$108,000 - CA$120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler, a proud independent, Canadian, family-owned business. We make, distribute, merchandise, and sell beloved beverages across Canada. With over 6,000 employees, we operate in every province through 50+ sales and distribution centers and five manufacturing facilities. Our vision is to be the World’s Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People, advancing a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive culture. We are seeking exceptional talent to help us achieve our goal of being the leading beverage partner in Canada, delivering sustainable value and optimism. This role, reporting to the Director, Supply Planning, is responsible for leading the deployment planning function. The Manager of Deployment Planning ensures efficient and accurate execution of daily deployment activities and manages third-party warehouse (3PW) operations. This role oversees a team of 5 deployment planners, maintains key supply chain processes, monitors performance metrics, and drives continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical skills are required for managing budget variances, updating sourcing and space tracking data, and supporting Supply Review processes. Travel associated with this role will be approximately 5-10%.

Requirements

5 years of experience in a similar role, including in a managerial position.
Professional expertise has been gained with a manufacturer or distributor for a host of industries. Food or beverage industries are of interest.
Knowledge of best practices and systems in supply chain.
Should possess strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Manage and develop a team of 5 deployment planners, providing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback.
Foster a collaborative and results-driven team culture.
Ensure daily deployment processes are executed accurately and on time in accordance with established SOPs.
Oversee 3PW operations, ensuring compliance with service level agreements and operational standards such as approving invoices and requesting overtime requirements.
Act as the primary liaison between the company and external warehouse partners.
Identify and implement process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
Update sourcing matrix in Blue Yonder to reflect accurate sourcing decisions.
Update master data as required.
Update BP sourcing matrix as part of annual budgeting process.
Maintain and update space tracking data as part of the monthly Supply Review process.
Support “Out of Matrix” analysis to address sourcing exceptions and optimize supply chain decisions.
Monitor key metrics related to deployment accuracy, timeliness, and cost efficiency.
Report on budget variances on a monthly basis and provide insights for corrective actions.
Prepare and present annual 3PW budget.
Prepare and present performance reports to senior leadership during Supply Review and monthly/quarterly finance meetings.
Support and advocate for continuous improvement of technology such as Blue Yonder.
Train staff in job duties and adoption of standard operating procedures and company policies.
Working with the Director, Supply Planning, create a succession plan for the Supply Planning team.
Document and update all processes and procedures performed in the department and ensure standardization among the plants.
Develop, direct, implement, and coordinate any inter-department procedures.
Recommend, coordinate, implement and communicate any process and procedural change that impact other departments.
Identify projects and implement/facilitate team-based improvements.
Develop and track metrics for performance.