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SkylightEcommerce Demand Planner
Skylight seeks an Ecommerce Demand Planner to manage and improve demand projections across global direct-to-consumer and Amazon channels. Operating in a remote environment, this full-time role…
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Skylight seeks an Ecommerce Demand Planner to manage and improve demand projections across global direct-to-consumer and Amazon channels. Operating in a remote environment, this full-time role focuses on the Skylight Calendar, Frame, and Buddy product lines. The professional in this position will bridge the gap between commercial, finance, and supply planning teams by converting performance metrics and consumer trends into precise SKU- and channel-level forecasts. This opportunity is ideal for…
Job Description
Skylight seeks an Ecommerce Demand Planner to manage and improve demand projections across global direct-to-consumer and Amazon channels. Operating in a remote environment, this full-time role focuses on the Skylight Calendar, Frame, and Buddy product lines. The professional in this position will bridge the gap between commercial, finance, and supply planning teams by converting performance metrics and consumer trends into precise SKU- and channel-level forecasts.
This opportunity is ideal for analytical professionals who thrive in ambiguous environments, excel at building repeatable processes, and possess an entrepreneurial mindset. Skylight is a bootstrapped, profitable technology startup with over $300 million in annual revenue, dedicated to simplifying family life through smart consumer products.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a global bottom-up forecast model covering Amazon and direct-to-consumer channels internationally and domestically.
- Project demand and revenue at the SKU and channel levels for Frames, Calendars, and Buddies.
- Incorporate Amazon-specific variables including advertising, deal events, Buy Box performance, and inventory stock levels into forecasts.
- Factor website traffic, conversion rates, promotional calendars, and marketing campaigns into direct-to-consumer forecasts.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to quantify how price modifications and promotional activities impact product demand.
- Project sales volumes, phase-outs, and ramps for new product and variant introductions.
- Establish revenue plans with finance and commercial partners while utilizing demand forecasts to shape marketing budgets.
- Incorporate retail forecast data and performance insights from the Retail Demand Planner into overall ecommerce projections.
- Collaborate with supply planning on inventory opportunities while maintaining ownership of the demand signal.
- Manage monthly Sales and Operations Planning cycles by presenting forecast accuracy metrics, risk assessments, and upside opportunities.
- Maintain a comprehensive ledger documenting baseline versus promotional demand, historical adjustments, and demand assumptions.
- Construct scenario plans to address fluctuations in product assortment or pricing strategies.
- Contribute to the implementation and adoption of Pigment to optimize planning processes, models, and dashboards.
Requirements
- Four to seven years of professional experience in demand planning, analytics, revenue forecasting, or a related discipline for physical products.
- Hands-on background forecasting direct-to-consumer and Amazon channels while accounting for historical distortions like price shifts, stock-outs, and Buy Box losses.
- Strong proficiency in forecasting fundamentals including promotional lift, time-series methods, and seasonality, paired with advanced skills in Google Sheets or Excel.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze performance data and build reports using business intelligence platforms such as Looker, Omni, or Tableau.
- Proven history of collaborating with marketing, finance, commercial, and supply chain stakeholders to explain data narratives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field.
- Practical familiarity with planning software such as Pigment, Anaplan, Kinaxis, or o9.
- Background in multi-region or international ecommerce forecasting.
- Experience projecting new product releases, particularly consumer hardware featuring high holiday seasonality.
- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems like NetSuite and monthly demand review or Sales and Operations Planning workflows.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary ranging from USD 130,000 to 160,000 per year
- Equity package
- 401(k) matching program
- Wellness, learning, and home-office stipends
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Unlimited paid time off
- Company holidays scheduled on the first Friday of every month, excluding November, December, and January
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Is this position remote?
Yes, the posting explicitly lists the location as remote.
What is the salary range for the Ecommerce Demand Planner role?
The anticipated base salary ranges from USD 130,000 to 160,000 per year, supplemented by an equity package.
What type of employment is this?
This is a full-time employment opportunity.
What tools and software experience are preferred?
Preferred technical experience includes planning platforms such as Pigment, Anaplan, o9, or Kinaxis, as well as enterprise resource planning software like NetSuite.
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