Senior Demand Planner

Sundays for Dogs, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundays for Dogs is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer pet food company based in Cleveland, Ohio. We are seeking a Sr. Demand Planner to own forecasting, inventory management, and cross-functional planning—critical to keeping tails wagging and shelves stocked.

You will drive demand forecasts, lead S&OP, and collaborate with procurement, marketing, finance, and leadership. This role offers high ownership, visibility with senior leadership, and the chance to influence PO timing and production

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in demand planning or supply chain management within a CPG company — pet food or food industry experience strongly preferred (2 years considered for candidates with pet industry experience).
• Startup experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in forecasting tools, Excel/Google Sheets, and ERP systems, with comfort building models and running analyses.
• Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini) and a willingness to use them as part of daily workflow.
• A demonstrated track record managing S&OP processes, inventory optimization, and long-lead-time supply environments with manufacturing partners.
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset — comfortable working autonomously in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment and taking full ownership of outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts across all SKUs, factoring in historical data, sales trends, seasonality, and promotional plans
• Lead the S&OP process, facilitating cross-functional alignment between supply chain, marketing, finance, and leadership
• Monitor inventory levels, ingredient lead times, and production schedules to prevent stockouts or overstock situations
• Partner closely with co-manufacturing partners to ensure on-time delivery and flag potential supply risks early — before they become a problem
• Provide scenario modeling and risk assessments to inform real purchase order timing and quantity decisions
• Track and review COGS monthly and provide updates to Management
• Translate forecast insights into actionable supply chain strategies, directly influencing PO placement and production planning

Skills

Forecasting

S&OP

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Startup experience

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

ERP systems

Job description

Sundays is a fast-growing, direct-to-consumer dog food company on a mission to make it easier for pet parents to feed healthier, tastier meals. We craft air-dried dog food made from 100% human-grade ingredients — no fridge, prep, or mess required.

We're looking for an experienced Sr. Demand Planner to own forecasting, inventory management, and cross-functional planning — critical to keeping tails wagging (and shelves stocked). This role reports directly to our Director of Procurement and has real visibility with senior leadership.

We move fast and pivot constantly, so this isn't a role for someone who needs a slow ramp-up. You'll be trusted to own your work end to end — flagging problems before they become fire drills, not after.

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts across all SKUs, factoring in historical data, sales trends, seasonality, and promotional plans
• Lead the S&OP process, facilitating cross-functional alignment between supply chain, marketing, finance, and leadership
• Monitor inventory levels, ingredient lead times, and production schedules to prevent stockouts or overstock situations
• Partner closely with co-manufacturing partners to ensure on-time delivery and flag potential supply risks early — before they become a problem
• Provide scenario modeling and risk assessments to inform real purchase order timing and quantity decisions
• Track and review COGS monthly and provide updates to Management
• Translate forecast insights into actionable supply chain strategies, directly influencing PO placement and production planning

What success looks like:

First 30 days:

Deliver a full audit of the current demand forecasting process, inventory position, and S&OP cadence (gaps identified and reviewed with your manager); complete introductory meetings with all active co-manufacturing partners; document the S&OP process end-to-end; take over monthly COGS reporting; and get an inventory optimization plan approved by Ops leadership and Finance.

First 60 days:

Independently deliver one full demand forecast cycle with no manager edits required, lead (not just attend) an S&OP meeting end-to-end, build a scenario model that's used in a real PO decision, and complete a SKU-level inventory analysis with clear increase/decrease opportunities.

First 90 days:

Operate as the sole owner of forecasting, inventory monitoring, and S&OP across all SKUs with minimal oversight (zero missed cycles); proactively flag and mitigate at least one supply risk with a co-man; implement the inventory optimization recommendations and report the impact; and present a 90-day retrospective with at least one concrete process improvement.

Ongoing:

You're the trusted owner of demand planning and inventory — someone who brings us solutions and surfaces issues early, not someone we need to check in on.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 3+ years of experience in demand planning or supply chain management within a CPG company — pet food or food industry experience strongly preferred (2 years considered for candidates with pet industry experience)
• Startup experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in forecasting tools, Excel/Google Sheets, and ERP systems, with comfort building models and running analyses
• Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini) and a willingness to use them as part of daily workflow
• A demonstrated track record managing S&OP processes, inventory optimization, and long-lead-time supply environments with manufacturing partners
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset — comfortable working autonomously in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment and taking full ownership of outcomes

About Sundays for Dogs

Sundays for Dogs is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer brand reimagining pet food so dog owners can spend more quality time with their dogs — now and later. We make human-grade, air-dried food that supports long, healthy lives, and we build our company around shared core values that guide how we work and how we treat each other.

We’re headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with a primarily remote team of ~50 full-time employees across the U.S. While we work distributed day to day, we come together in person on a quarterly basis because relationships matter. Our business today is 100% DTC, with our subscription model at the core of how we serve customers — and we’re building to scale with intention. We’re just getting started...