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Oura Demand Planner in San Francisco, California
Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community better understand their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped over 2.5 million people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.
Empowering the world starts with living our values (https://ouraring.com/about-us) and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.
The FP&A team at Oura plays an important part in delivering our company mission. We are a highly visible function responsible for delivering mission-critical analytics and insights to leadership and key stakeholders. To further our impact, we are looking for a Demand Planner to join our global FP&A team. This role will report to the Head of GTM FP&A and will partner with the go to market functions globally. You’ll play an integral role objectively and critically evaluating and challenging inputs to the demand planning process, performing ad-hoc analysis on trends and owning the forecast from creation to execution.
Location: Open to candidates across the US
What You will do:
- Own the Local Channel Forecast Process from Creation to its Execution
Run the CPFR Process with our key partners as input into the forecasting process.
Prepare and submit monthly and weekly demand forecasts based on channel partner, local sales insights & Oura driven activities with a focus on Sell In, Sell Thru and Revenue.
Report on and manage demand trends + channel level inventory guidance for demand channels.
Local point of contact for sales, finance, allocations & fulfillment representing Operations.
Work with GTM team to develop and enhance demand planning inputs in the Monthly Business Review.
Work with internal teams to deepen forecast + analysis of owned (D2C + B2B) channels.
Explore integrating up-funnel metrics such as traffic, leads, lead qualification, and conversion rate into formal demand planning process.
- Optimize Channel Inventory via a robust allocation process
Monitor and adjust Sell Thru/Sell In forecasts to optimize channel inventories.
Interface with the supply chain and GTM teams to resolve or highlight supply/demand related business risks & opportunities.
Monitor, adjust and allocate supplies to improve On Shelf Availability and Channel Inventory Metrics.
Develop and enhance allocation process in collaboration with GTM teams.
- Channel level reporting
Consult with Sales leaders to develop and improve forecast reports that will assist them in the analysis of their business and decision making.
Channel Data Quality Assurance.
Build, manage and refine software reporting tools such as Tableau and Google Sheets.
Requirements
We would love to have You on our team, if You have:
4+ years of specific demand planning experience in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry.
Strong communication skills, coupled with the ability to articulate complex situations into a simple conversation.
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.
Ability to be a team player and work under pressure and meet tight deadlines while ensuring the planning team crosses the finish line together.
Self-starter who demonstrates high energy/creativity, a customer-focused approach and interest in developing a deep understanding of the business.
Benefits
At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. 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: $119,500-$133,200
Region 2: $113,500-$126,500
Region 3: $107,500-$119,500
To all recruitment agencies: Oura does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Oura employees, or any other organization's location. Oura is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, socioeconomic status, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.