Transportation Manager - Coca-Cola Beverages Florida

Orlando, FL, USA Req #43534

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Who We Are:

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (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.
• Coke Florida was named as a 2023 US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

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 11 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Transportation Manager based out of our Orlando location. This will primarily be a 1st shift role, working Monday-Friday, with weekends required as needed.

What You Will Do:

The Transportation Manager is responsible for supervision of four transportation supervisors, warehouse location, and all related activities. This will include supervising employee performance, allocating driver assignments and ensuring compliance and safety standards. This leader will also manage and detail activities and schedules of employees who report to them.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure/manage replenishment distribution is effective and productive

• Review,monitorand address full good inventory levels to minimize potential out of stock risk to sales

• Ensure all associates are following and documenting all safety related issues and trainings

• Work with Planning and Transportation Team to schedule and prioritize product replenishments (Standard Transportation Orders)

• Create and prioritize product replenishments (Inbound Transfers)

• Ensure the management of inventory levels to plan atthird partywarehouses

• Train, develop and monitor Transportation supervisors

• Maintain maximum/optimum fleet utilization

• Labor planning and utilization of the Transportation Department

• Participate with leadership for planning scheduling and forecasting of staffing requirements

• Ensure operational compliance with D.O.T compliance for Transportation Drivers

• Facilitate Monthly Safety Training for Transportation supervisors and their direct reports

• Optimize Shipping, Receiving and Transportation departments

• Ensure that daily reports are generated, reviewed and filed.

• Other duties as assigned by Plant Manager

For this role, you will need:

• High School Diploma or GED required

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• Transportation and/or Logistics Supervisory experience in direct delivery sales or beverage industry highly preferred

• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment preferred

• Good analytical, verbal, written, presentation and communication skills

• Excellent documentation skills

• 3+ years in Supply Chain/Logistics environment

• Ability to think strategically with high level of patience in dealing with critical situations

• Previous experience in Replenishment Planning/Distribution is preferred

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees

• Ability to interact/communicate successfully with personnel at all levels

• Ability to supervise and motivate employees

• Ability to develop and implement process improvement

• Proficient PC skills to include SAP, Excel and Word

• Schedule: First Shift (6AM start), but will have direct reports on multiple shifts

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Other details

• Job Family Manufacturing
• Job Function Production
• Pay Type Salary

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initStaticMap(true); Coke Florida is looking for a Transportation Manager based out of our Orlando location. This will primarily be a 1st shift role, working Monday-Friday, with weekends required as needed. What You Will Do: The Transportation Manager is responsible for supervision of four transportation supervisors, warehouse location, and all related activities. This will include supervising employee performance, allocating driver assignments and ensuring compliance and safety standards. This leader will also manage and detail activities and schedules of employees who report to them. Roles and Responsibilities: Ensure/manage replenishment distribution is effective and productive Review,monitorand address full good inventory levels to minimize potential out of stock risk to sales Ensure all associates are following and documenting all safety related issues and trainings Work with Planning and Transportation Team to schedule and prioritize product replenishments (Standard Transportation Orders) Create and prioritize product replenishments (Inbound Transfers) Ensure the management of inventory levels to plan atthird partywarehouses Train, develop and monitor Transportation supervisors Maintain maximum/optimum fleet utilization Labor planning and utilization of the Transportation Department Participate with leadership for planning scheduling and forecasting of staffing requirements Ensure operational compliance with D.O.T compliance for Transportation Drivers Facilitate Monthly Safety Training for Transportation supervisors and their direct reports Optimize Shipping, Receiving and Transportation departments Ensure that daily reports are generated, reviewed and filed. Other duties as assigned by Plant Manager For this role, you will need: High School Diploma or GED required Bachelor's degree preferred Transportation and/or Logistics Supervisory experience in direct delivery sales or beverage industry highly preferred Experience in a Manufacturing Environment preferred Good analytical, verbal, written, presentation and communication skills Excellent documentation skills 3+ years in Supply Chain/Logistics environment Ability to think strategically withhighlevel of patience in dealing with critical situations Previous experience in Replenishment Planning/Distribution is preferred Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees Ability to interact/communicate successfully with personnel at all levels Ability to supervise and motivate employees Ability to develop and implement process improvement Proficient PC skills to include SAP, Excel and Word Schedule: First Shift (6AM start), but will have direct reports on multiple shifts

• Orlando, FL, USA