Demand Planner

Whoop•Boston, MA

8d•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 for assigned products, channels, customers, and regions. The planner translates commercial strategy, historical performance, and market signals into actionable forecasts that support inventory and supply decisions. The Demand Planner partners with Sales, Growth, Finance, Operations, and Supply Planning to align on forecasts, identify risks and opportunities, and use scenario analysis to support decisions in a fast-moving environment. The role leads the demand planning portion of the S&OP / integrated planning cycle for assigned areas and contributes expertise to cross-functional initiatives, including the implementation and adoption of external planning systems. This position is based in WHOOP’s Boston, Massachusetts office. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary. The role is full-time, with a U.S. base salary range of $90,000–$140,000, plus 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 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 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.
Commitment to embracing and using AI tools in day-to-day work while ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality standards as personal contributions.
Must be prepared to work from the Boston, Massachusetts office and relocate if necessary.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end demand plans for assigned products, channels, customers, and/or regions across short-, medium-, and long-range planning horizons.
Translate 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 forecasts.
Own forecast accuracy and bias performance for assigned areas, identify root causes of forecast misses, and drive improvements to forecast quality, planning processes, methodologies, and system capabilities.
Develop scenarios to quantify the effects of changes in demand, launch timing, promotions, assortment, channel strategy, and other business decisions; translate findings into 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.
Proactively identify and communicate material risks and opportunities.
Lead the demand planning portion of the S&OP / integrated planning cycle for assigned areas.
Serve as a subject matter expert for cross-functional initiatives, including external planning system implementation and adoption.