Transportation Planner

Transportation Planner

Tampa, FL, USA Req #46302

Thursday, March 27, 2025

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.


* In 2024, for the 3rd year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a 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.

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

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* Tuition reimbursement


* Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)


* Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Transportation Planner based out of our Tampa HQ location.

We're currently looking for Monday through Friday, working normal business hours.

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.

They will facilitate the distribution of freight based on the evaluation of carrier rates, operation capabilities, capacity commitments, and delivery dates required from deployment.

This will primarily be done through the utilization of BluJay software.

The nature and scope of this role is to consider freight strategies and optimize shipments and their cost for loads that come through BluJay.

The overall scope is to ensure that execution is carried out through balance of service commitments and 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 ensure that cost and service goals are accomplished by utilizing the resources andtools that are provided.


* Tender shipments in accordance with Coca-Cola Beverages Florida business rules and communicate with carriers to ensure that loads can meet their delivery commitments.

Assess the trade-offs between costs and service and communicate with management.


* Coordinate with deployment planners, receiving locations, and carriers to ensure on-time delivery, estimating times of arrival and delivery, and recovering loads when necessary.

Trace loads using BluJay and shipment monitor.

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