Demand Planner

Whoop•Boston, MA

22h•$90,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

WHOOP is seeking a Demand Planner to join its Global Operations organization. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Demand & Supply, this role owns demand planning across assigned products, channels, customers, and regions. The Demand Planner translates commercial strategy, historical performance, and market signals into actionable forecasts to support inventory and supply decisions. The role partners with Sales, Growth, Finance, Operations, and Supply Planning to align on forecasts, identify risks and opportunities, and use scenario analysis to inform decisions in a fast-moving environment. The position leads the demand planning portion of the S&OP/integrated planning cycle for assigned areas and contributes expertise to cross-functional initiatives, including implementation and adoption of external planning systems. It is based in WHOOP’s Boston, Massachusetts office; the successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary. The full-time U.S. base salary range is $90,000–$140,000, with benefits and an equity package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Finance, Analytics, or a related field.
3–5 years of progressive experience in demand planning, merchandise planning, inventory planning, supply chain planning, or a related analytical function.
Strong understanding of demand planning concepts, including forecast accuracy, bias, seasonality, promotional impacts, new product forecasting, and scenario planning.
Experience independently managing forecasts at a detailed SKU, channel, customer, and/or regional level.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with large or imperfect datasets and translate complex analyses into actionable business recommendations.
Strong commercial judgment and ability to connect business strategy with demand, inventory, and operational implications.
Ability to influence, communicate clearly, and drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets skills.
Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks and ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality standards as personal contributions.
Must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work from the WHOOP office in Boston, Massachusetts.

Nice To Haves

Experience with BI tools and planning platforms such as o9, Anaplan, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, or similar systems.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end demand plan for assigned products, channels, customers, and/or regions across short-, medium-, and long-range planning horizons, translating commercial strategies and business drivers into detailed forecasts.
Partner with Sales, Wholesale, Growth, and DTC teams to incorporate retailer forecasts, sell-through trends, inventory positions, traffic, conversion, promotional activity, geographic expansion, product launches, and other demand drivers into the forecast.
Own forecast accuracy and bias performance for assigned areas, identify root causes of forecast misses, and drive continuous improvement in forecast quality, planning processes, methodologies, and system capabilities.
Develop scenarios that quantify the impact of changes in demand, launch timing, promotions, assortment, channel strategy, and other key business decisions, and translate findings into clear recommendations for Planning and business leadership.
Partner with Supply Planning to translate demand changes into supply requirements and understand inventory, capacity, service, and timing implications, while proactively identifying and communicating material risks and opportunities.
Lead the demand planning portion of the S&OP/integrated planning cycle for assigned areas and serve as a subject matter expert for cross-functional initiatives, including implementation and adoption of external planning systems.