The Coca-Cola Company

Production Planner

IN-GJ-Sanand-IRIPL Full time

Location(s):

India

City/Cities:

Ahmedabad

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

Yes

Job Posting End Date:

December 30, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Key roles and responsibilities of Production Planner will be-

  • Lead SPP for plant and ensure improvement in POR and MPS
  • Development and delivery of Master Production Schedule
  • Plan for Monthly, Weekly & Daily production based on demand, available capacity by optimum utilization of resources
  • Lead Supply Planning during S&OP Meetings
  • Own New Product introduction, MTO & Niche Product Planning for Finished goods and input materials to ensure availability as per demand
  • Periodic review of MRP parameters for finished goods
  • Facilitate capacity planning for all work streams and plan for seasonal build to ensure no interruption in supply planning
  • Review and plan for long term capacity and provide input to CAPEX for capacity planning
  • Ensure zero downtime due to non-availability of RM / PM Weekly/ forward 3 months demand
  • Optimize product wheel in scheduling to Optimize changeover downtime- maintain the right balance between SKU availability and downtime on account of changeover
  • Enable production to achieve productivity targets (parts/FTE) as per BP 
  • Own and reduce inventory loss through interventions and preparing a plan for the same
  • Ensure timely corrections and maintenance of PI sheet entries and ensure physical and SAP inventories in line with Targets.
  • Rough cut capacity planning to ensure enough capacity is available with Operations to execute customer requirements

Qualifications-

  • Bachelor’s degree required with good analytical skills
  • 5+ years of Planning experience and 8+ yrs. of overall Supply Chain / Manufacturing experience needed
  • Experience in FMCG or Pharma setup is highly desired

Skills:

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.