Senior Demand Planner

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Senior Staff Demand Planner to independently forecast future product demand for our advanced robots, translating it into actionable supply plans. This role is pivotal in connecting sales, service, and operations to ensure the right products are available at the right time. By leveraging data and market insights, this position will optimize our supply chain, preventing stockouts, reducing costs, and enhancing customer satisfaction. The Senior Staff Demand Planner will operate with minimal supervision, collaborating with leadership and cross-functional teams to achieve efficient, cost-effective planning and meet business objectives.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing, reviewing, and communicating forecasts and demand plans with stakeholders to ensure consistent supply.

• Maintaining MRP dependent and independent demand signals.

• Creating and presenting clear visuals and dashboards in Tableau for demand planning KPIs.

• Cultivating strong relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g., Sales, Service, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance) to foster alignment on demand plans, gather market intelligence, and ensure effective communication of supply chain capabilities and constraints.

• Monitoring customer service demand levels and identifying areas for improvement.

• Driving continuous improvement initiatives in Supply Chain execution, system setup, and reporting.

• Reconciling imbalances between demand requirements and production capacity.

• Analyzing various data points to refine demand forecasts and optimize inventory.

• Participating in SIOP processes and integrating demand plans with business objectives.

• Developing and implementing internal forecasting processes and training stakeholders, including for customized products.

• Leading planning activities for complex or high-priority products, production lines, or customer programs.

• Supporting operational and strategic supply chain initiatives.

Qualification Requirements:

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Demand Planning and forecasting, with demonstrated leadership in complex initiatives within hardware manufacturing or similar technology-focused environments.

• Strong cross-functional leader capable of independently driving alignment across a fast-paced, volatile electronics manufacturing business.

• Demonstrated ability to use business intelligence software to create metrics and reports that continuously improve demand planning activities.

• Proficiency with MRP systems (such as SAP, Oracle), Google Suite, and Excel.

Highly Preferred Qualification:

• Strong data analysis and visualization skills using Tableau and Excel.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Statistics, or a related analytical field.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.

• Experience with Service forecasting, specifically in supporting field inventory stock levels and optimizing demand for ongoing field service operations.

• APICS (CPIM/CSCP) certification

• Comfortable and effective in fast-paced, evolving startup robotics environments.