Demand Planner

As a demand planner at Oura, you will be at the center of how we plan, launch, and scale products globally. You will lead demand planning and S&OP efforts across regions, channels, and product lines, working closely with executives, GTM, marketing, product, and supply chain partners. You will translate market signals, promotions, and lifecycle changes into clear demand scenarios, inventory plans, and risks the business can act on. From shaping forecasts for new markets to improving channel inventory health and reporting, you will own both the strategy and the details that keep plans grounded, accurate, and continuously improving.

This is an individual contributor role based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid), reporting to the Director of Demand Planning.

What You will do:

Collaboration and Strategic Development

• Lead cross-functional content creation for S&OP meetings with executive stakeholders, driving consensus on demand forecasts and inventory strategies across multiple product lines and geographic markets
• Facilitate monthly S&OP discussions, presenting demand scenarios and business risks to C-level executives, resulting in improved forecast accuracy and strategic decision-making
• Spearhead benchmarking initiatives for new country and retailer launches to establish baseline forecasts and go-to-market strategies
• Partner with marketing teams on promotional planning and new product launch forecasting
• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly demand forecasts based on channel partner, local sales insights & Oura driven activities with a focus on Sell In and Sell Thru.
• Work with GTM teams to develop and enhance demand planning inputs
• Work with product management and GTM teams on lifecycle planning and phase-in/phase-out strategies

Inventory Optimization

• Monitor and adjust Sell Thru/Sell In forecasts to optimize channel inventories.
• Interface with the overall supply chain and GTM teams to resolve or highlight supply/demand related business risks & opportunities.
• Monitor, adjust and allocate supplies to improve Delivery and Channel Inventory Metrics.
• Develop and enhance allocation process, in collaboration with GTM teams.

Channel Level Reporting

• Develop and improve forecast reporting.
• Build, manage and refine reporting tools, such as Tableau and Google Sheets.
• Report on and manage demand trends + channel level inventory guidance for demand channels.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy and process efficiency
• Develop and maintain KPIs/metrics for demand planning performance

Requirements:

We would love to have you on our team, if you have:

• 5+ years of specific demand/merchandise planning experience in the Hardware and/or Retail industries
• Strong communication skills, coupled with the ability to articulate complex situations into a simple conversation.
• Strong preference for experience working with top tier retailers to create a comprehensive sales plan.
• Experience managing and working with demand planning tools (eg. Anaplan, etc.)
• Knowledge of Integrated Business Planning and S&OP process and governance.
• Fluency with Microsoft Excel and or Google Sheets
• Strong business acumen and proven ability to act as trusted advisor to business partners including cross functional Senior Leadership.
• Ability to articulate and navigate relationships with people at all levels of an organization across multiple functions.
• Curious lateral thinker able to see and understand the big picture while willing and able to deep dive to understand trends to formulate insights.

Benefits

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health and add to our benefits!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave
• Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Region 1: $112,000 - $140,000