Director, Supply Chain Planning
Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler. We’re Made Local.
Proudly independent, we are a Canadian, family-owned business. Coke Canada Bottling makes, distributes, merchandises, and sells the most-loved beverages Canadians enjoy. With over 6,000 diverse employees coast-to-coast, we operate in every province through 50+ sales and distribution centres, and five manufacturing facilities.
Coke Canada supplies some of Canada’s favourite beverage brands, and we want to continue to be the leading beverage partner in Canada, creating a better future and delivering optimism by bringing sustainable value to our employees, customers, consumers, and communities.
Advancing a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive culture is at the core of our vision to be the World’s Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People, and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help get us there.
For more information about Coke Canada Bottling and our products, visit cokecanada.com/our-product.
Role Details
- Work Location – Brampton, ON
- Shift/Hours or Hybrid Environment – Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 work from home
- The full base salary range for this position is from $144,000 - $194,000 annually. The starting base salary offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, role complexity, skills, experience, and internal equity.
- Initial Posting Close Date – March 23rd 2026
About This Opportunity
The Director, Supply Planning is a senior strategic leader responsible for shaping, executing, and continuously elevating the organization’s end to end supply planning capabilities. This role drives operational excellence, ensures tight integration across planning functions, and aligns supply chain operations with enterprise growth objectives. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in supply planning and S&OP, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to influence executive-level decisions through rigorous analytics and scenario modeling.
Responsibilities
Strategic Supply Planning Leadership
• Lead the development and execution of enterprise-level supply planning strategies that drive operational excellence.
• Define planning priorities and capabilities that align supply execution with business growth objectives.
End-to-End Planning Integration & Governance
• Oversee the supply planning function and supply review process, ensuring tight coordination between demand forecasting, supply planning, production scheduling, and S&OP.
• Balance service, cost, and inventory performance through robust governance and continuous improvement methodologies.
S&OP Ownership and Executive Planning
• Lead the supply planning components of the monthly S&OP cycle, ensuring alignment of supply responses to demand signals.
• Conduct scenario analysis and supply-risk modeling to develop clear, data-driven recommendations for senior leadership.
Tools, Analytics & Performance Management
• Implement and continuously enhance advanced planning tools, analytics, and digital planning capabilities.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and visibility tools that drive accountability and improve performance across the planning cycle.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, finance, sales, and product teams to ensure synchronized planning and flawless execution.
• Build strong relationships to proactively identify risks, optimize supply chain flow, and ensure business continuity.
People Leadership & Capability Building
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing supply planning and deployment planning teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Attract and develop top talent, strengthening the organization’s future leadership pipeline.
Key Competencies
Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
• Ability to connect supply planning strategy to enterprise priorities and long-term growth objectives.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain dynamics and financial impacts of planning decisions.
Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making
• Strong capability in using data, analytics, and modeling to inform complex decisions and scenario analyses.
• Skilled in building and leveraging KPIs and dashboards to drive performance and transparency.
Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
• Proven record of designing, standardizing, and elevating planning processes across complex supply chains.
• Expertise in S&OP continuous improvement frameworks, and operational transformation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence
• Exceptional ability to influence and align stakeholders across supply chain, commercial, and finance functions.
• Capable of simplifying complex supply scenarios and effectively communicating with C suite executives.
Change Leadership & Transformation
• Experience driving technology adoption, digital transformation, and cultural change within supply chain functions.
• Ability to champion new tools, capabilities, and ways of working that enhance enterprise agility.
Results Orientation & Agility
• Strong bias for action with a consistent track record of delivering measurable improvements in service, cost, and inventory.
• Ability to adapt quickly to shifting business conditions and operational challenges.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations Research, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply planning and/or S&OP within FMCG or similar fast paced industries.
• Minimum 5 years in senior management overseeing integrated planning teams and processes.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills, with a history of data-driven decision-making and process optimization.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with demonstrated experience presenting to C-level executives.
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing teams in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
• Experience with modern planning tools, S&OP platforms, and advanced analytics frameworks.
Why work with us?
- Join a local, family-owned business that’s part of a globally recognized brand, where you can develop your capabilities, competencies, and career.
- Coke Canada has a culture of learning, and we offer several channels to support your development, including on-the-job training and a library of free courses for just-in-time learning.
- We are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to help our employees achieve their best physical, mental, financial, and overall health and well-being. This includes a competitive compensation package, access to retirement and saving programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
- We have close, local connections with the communities in which we operate across Canada. We’re determined to make a positive difference in our communities; this includes opportunities for employee volunteerism.
- We’re building our business responsibly and our mission is to work Toward a Better Future Together. We have a plan that outlines how we are reducing, reusing, recycling, decreasing our carbon footprint, and using water responsibly. For more information visit cokecanada.com/sustainability/
Coke Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity, and we’re committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Together we are creating a workplace culture that values diversity, enables inclusivity and ensures everyone feels like they belong. We are aiming to ensure our diverse workforce is reflective of the communities in which we operate. Research shows that women-identifying and other marginalized individuals often hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If this role excites you, even if you don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experience and perspective could be what we’re looking for. Unless otherwise specified, this job post is for an existing vacancy.
Our hiring process is human-driven and does not involve AI tools for screening, assessment, or selection. For individuals requiring accommodations or support throughout the recruitment process please call 1-844-383-2653 or email HR@cokecanada.com.
Important – please note
All offers of employment at Coke Canada Bottling are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some, or all, of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and driver's abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns once you are contacted for further consideration.