RCI Coordinator/Demand Planner

RCI Coordinator and Demand Planner is responsible for coordinating and facilitating RCI activities/events/training/cost savings, creating accurate forecasts to support supply planning, inventory management, and overall business objectives. This role partners cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain to analyze historical data, market trends, and customer insights to drive forecast accuracy and continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilites:

• Coordination of Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI)
• Develop and maintain forecast at multiple levels (SKU, product Family, customer, region)
• Analyze historical sales data, trends, seasonality, promotions, and market intelligence
• Collaborate with Operations team to incorporate Sales planning inputs into forecasts
• Lead or support the monthly S&OP/IBP demand review process
• Monitor forecast accuracy (e.g., MAPE, bias) and implement corrective actions
• Aggregate commonality demand planning, multi-source alignment
• Maintain and update weekly MRP report using ERP LN
• Identify demand risks and opportunities; provide scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Partner with Supply Planning to align demand with capacity and inventory targets
• Support new product introductions, product transitions, and end-of-life planning
• Create dashboards and reporting to communicate demand signals and performance
• Drive continuous improvement of forecasting processes and planning tools
• Coordinate Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) activities, facilitate RCI events, and keep track of Ops associates RCI record
• Create and update part numbers in ERP-LN
• Update Financial Rolling Forecast as needed

Job Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related equivalent

Years of Experience:

• 3 – 7 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics

Other Requirements:

• Full time onsite
• APICS/IBF certification
• Advanced knowledge of SQL, Power BI, or Tableau
• Experience with S&OP / IBP in a manufacturing or consumer-driven environment
• People leadership or project leadership experience