Material Operation Planner

Coca-Cola is hiring a Material Operation Planner. Level rates it ; you can apply on Coca-Cola.

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Job Description Summary:

The overall role is to ensure supply of materials to meet production plans & sales plans taking into consideration contracts, batch sizes, inventory policies and storage capacity. The scope includes procurement of raw materials of assigned categories for a group of plants.

The material planner will also lead the relationship Management activities with their suppliers, as they relate to operational or tactical processes.

What you’ll do for us:

Review and execute MRP suggestions and complementary routines to ensure the smooth supply of the assigned materials.
Support the Materials Review Board (MRB) & AOS (Age of Stock) processes
Onboard new suppliers and develop/maintain relationship with new and existing suppliers by performing regular performance reviews on suppliers’ delivery and drive improvements.
Seek productivity initiatives along with CPS sites and Suppliers link to lot size, pack size, MOQs.
Manage supplier’s quality and performance by submitting non-compliance report
Review and manage the Master Data and planning parameters in SAP
Manage purchase order appropriately
Manage appropriate inventory

Requirements and qualifications:

Execute mitigation plans for ensuring supply continuity at Plant Level (risk analysis, supply continuity taskforce lead, mitigation plan follow-up, related reporting)
Execute MRB and AOS routines to guarantee Inventory Health and write off mitigation.

Basic PC operations are possible (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
SAP using experience
Carry out our work responsibly
Flexibility and Tolerance
Reporting, contacting, and consulting can be done properly
High levels of desire to learn new things
Eager to improve
Carry out proper communication

Preferred requirement

Set up Materials Policies in system to reflect supply current state and keep inventory stock in safe levels
Vendors complaints root-cause analysis

Skills:

Location(s):

Japan

City/Cities:

Shiga

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

November 13, 2026

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

How we rate this

Material Operation Planner at Coca-Cola rates 36 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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