Head of Demand Forecasting & Allocation

HydroJug; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HydroJug is seeking a senior Demand Planning leader to own the end-to-end forecast across DTC, Amazon, and wholesale. You will knit the cross-channel signals into a single forecast, set the standard for accuracy, and drive the S&OP process.

You will build the Puressentials demand framework for brands with no sales history, lead a lean planning team, and partner with executives to ensure supply aligns with demand across HydroJug, Acta, and Puressentials.

Qualifications

• The forecast is a decision input used by senior leaders to build plans, not just a report.
• Forecast accuracy and allocation reliability must be addressed together.
• Wholesale and DTC require different signals, models, and cadences.
• Open Wholesale Planner is a critical early hire; own the forecast for wholesale.
• Jelena Minic is the planning anchor; build on her work, don’t rebuild.
• Puressentials has no history; build a scalable demand framework now.
• Lean team design: manage a bench of 7–9, maximize output before hiring.

Responsibilities

• Owns rolling demand forecast by SKU, channel, and brand (HydroJug, Acta, Puressentials).
• Reconciles forecast across Amazon, DTC Shopify, and wholesale PO pipeline into one number.
• Leads weekly Demand Review cadence and feeds S&OP with signed-off demand.
• Publishes forecast accuracy by channel and top SKUs; analyzes root causes of misses.
• Oversees allocation policy across channels when inventory is constrained.
• Accountable for team output and continuous improvement of forecast and allocation.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Allocation

S&OP alignment

Channel planning

Data-driven

People leadership

Job description

HydroJug is seeking a senior Demand Planning leader to own the end-to-end forecast across DTC, Amazon, and wholesale. You will knit the cross-channel signals into a single forecast, set the standard for accuracy, and drive the S&OP process.

You will build the Puressentials demand framework for brands with no sales history, lead a lean planning team, and partner with executives to ensure supply aligns with demand across HydroJug, Acta, and Puressentials.