Tactical Production Planner

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Tactical Production Planner to join the Midrand team. The role will report to the Production & Deployment Planning Manager. The purpose of this role is to drive a rolling 13-week tactical production plan that balances demand, capacity, inventory, and supply risks, ensuring production readiness, product availability, and effective cross-functional execution across the supply chain.

• Bachelor's Degree or National Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field
• Postgraduate qualification or certification in Supply Chain Planning, Production Planning, or Integrated Business Planning (advantageous)
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain planning, production planning, deployment planning, manufacturing planning, or operational planning
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, logistics, or a multi-site production environment
• Practical experience working with production plans, inventory levels, capacity constraints, and deployment requirements
• Experience using advanced planning systems and tools (Blue Yonder)
• Experience working cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Logistics, Demand Planning, Inventory, and Commercial teams
• Strong Excel and data interpretation skills; Power BI advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic operational environment

• Maintain and coordinate the rolling 13-week tactical production readiness view based on approved master production plan, demand signals, inventory position, and site execution inputs
• Translate the approved medium-term master production plan into a 13-week tactical production view for alignment with site-based production and deployment execution
• Review the 13-week production outlook against demand signals, inventory position, available plant capacity, known material constraints, and deployment requirements
• Monitor projected production capacity, finished goods inventory, stock cover, and supply risks over the 13-week horizon
• Coordinate and recommend tactical mitigation actions including production re-phasing, volume balancing, inventory build, or escalation of unresolved capacity constraints
• Act as the central tactical planning link between Master Planning, Production and Deployment Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Demand Planning, and Inventory teams
• Facilitate alignment on the 13-week operational plan and ensure planning assumptions are understood across relevant stakeholders
• Track plan adherence, production feasibility, inventory risk, and exception trends across the 13-week horizon
• Analyse deviations between planned and actual production, deployment, and inventory outcomes
• Use Blue Yonder and related planning tools to maintain accurate tactical planning data and planning visibility