Senior Demand Planner for Networking Hardware

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Modern Planner to own demand planning and forecasting for networking hardware powering large‑scale cloud data center builds and expansions. You will connect data center build plans, network architecture, product roadmaps, BOMs, and historical demand to a long‑range hardware plan and drive analytics, automation, and AI/ML based improvements.

The role requires coordinating with Engineering, Data Center Planning, Product, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Supply Chain, Economics, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, capacity planning, supply‑chain planning, analytics, operations research, or a related area.
• Experience working with technology hardware, networking, semiconductor, cloud infrastructure, or data center infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of demand forecasting and long‑range planning, including forecast accuracy, bias, scenario planning, and demand drivers.
• Experience working with complex hardware products, including BOMs, SKUs, product lifecycle, NPI, EOL/EOS, and product transitions.
• Experience connecting engineering, deployment, or infrastructure plans to hardware demand.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including hands‑on experience with SQL and Python/R.
• Experience working with large datasets and using data to investigate problems and support planning decisions.
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills and experience working with engineering, supply chain, product, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and influence decisions across organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own demand planning and forecasting for networking hardware supporting data center builds, expansions, and ongoing capacity requirements.
• Develop and maintain long-range demand forecasts, including 24+ month outlooks, across networking products, platforms, and SKUs.
• Work with Data Center Planning, Network Engineering, Product, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance to understand upcoming builds, deployment timing, architecture changes, and other demand drivers.
• Translate data center build plans and network architecture requirements into hardware and component demand, including the relationship between capacity, racks, network topology, BOMs, and SKUs.
• Develop forecasting models using historical demand, deployment trends, engineering inputs, product roadmaps, and other relevant signals.
• Build scenarios to understand the demand impact of changes in data center build timing, network architecture, product transitions, capacity plans, and supply constraints.
• Work with engineering teams to incorporate BOM changes, new product introductions, product transitions, substitutions, and EOL/EOS plans into the forecast.
• Identify issues in the demand signal, including double counting, overlapping assumptions, missing requirements, and inconsistent inputs across planning processes.
• Establish metrics and analytical methods to measure forecast accuracy, bias, volatility, and confidence, and use those insights to improve the planning process.
• Build and maintain the data and analytical foundation needed to connect data center plans, deployment information, engineering/BOM data, demand, supply, and inventory.
• Automate recurring planning, reconciliation, and reporting processes using SQL, Python, and other analytical technologies.
• Apply statistical forecasting, machine learning, optimization, simulation, and AI where they can materially improve planning quality or reduce manual work.
• Establish a regular planning cadence with engineering and business partners, including mechanisms for reviewing assumptions, reconciling changes, and obtaining alignment on the demand plan.
• Prepare analysis and recommendations for senior leadership on demand changes, capacity requirements, supply risks, and key planning assumptions.
• Lead complex planning issues across organizational boundaries and drive them to resolution.
• Mentor other planners and analytical team members and help establish scalable planning practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Python

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Principal Modern Planner to own demand planning and forecasting for networking hardware powering large‑scale cloud data center builds and expansions. You will connect data center build plans, network architecture, product roadmaps, BOMs, and historical demand to a long‑range hardware plan and drive analytics, automation, and AI/ML based improvements.

The role requires coordinating with Engineering, Data Center Planning, Product, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Finance to