Forecast Analyst Demand Planning

Oura
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull time143,000 - 169,000Function: Data Analytics & Business IntelligenceExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Analytical rigor","Data-driven thinking","Stakeholder communication","Ownership mindset","Practical problem-solving"]

Own the analytical engine behind demand planning by building and operationalizing statistical forecasting methodologies. Improve baseline forecasts using historical demand drivers like seasonality, promotions, product transitions, and channel mix, and move toward machine learning-enabled forecasting. Partner with Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Data, Finance, and Systems to integrate inputs (shipments, POS, inventory, promotions, lifecycle events) and deliver dashboards, scenario models, and decision-ready insights that strengthen planning confidence.

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Forecast Analyst Demand Planning

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Job Summary

Own the analytical engine behind demand planning by building and operationalizing statistical forecasting methodologies. Improve baseline forecasts using historical demand drivers like seasonality, promotions, product transitions, and channel mix, and move toward machine learning-enabled forecasting. Partner with Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Data, Finance, and Systems to integrate inputs (shipments, POS, inventory, promotions, lifecycle events) and deliver dashboards, scenario models, and decision-ready insights that strengthen planning confidence.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, improve, and operationalize forecasting methodologies to increase accuracy, responsiveness, and scalability.
  • •Build statistical baseline forecasts using historical demand drivers and evaluate performance using error diagnostics and bias analysis.
  • •Partner with Data and Systems teams to improve demand planning input structure, reliability, and integration across planning workflows.
  • •Build scenario models, dashboards, and analytical tools to support monthly, quarterly, and long-range planning cycles.
  • •Translate complex analytical findings into concise business narratives and recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 143,000 - 169,000
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental LeaveEquityRsusWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of experience in forecasting, demand planning, analytics, data science, operations research, or a closely related field.
  • •Strong experience building and applying statistical forecasting methods in a business environment.
  • •Advanced SQL skills and strong proficiency in Python, R, or a similar analytical programming language used for modeling and forecasting.
  • •Ability to work with large, messy data sets and improve data quality, structure, and analytical reliability.
  • •Experience developing forecasting models, evaluating model performance, and using diagnostics to improve outcomes over time.
Experience:6+ yearsConsumer hardwareRetailSupply chainData scienceData analytics
Skills:Analytical rigorData-driven thinkingStakeholder communicationOwnership mindsetPractical problem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLPythonRMachine learningTime-series forecastingDashboardsBI tools

Company Brief

Oura
Designs and sells the Oura Ring, a wearable device that tracks sleep, activity, and physiological signals to provide personalized health, recovery, and readiness insights via a companion app and analytics platform.
Industry: Wearables
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: Oulu, Finland
Founded: 2013
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