Senior Supply & Demand Planner – Spares & NPIs

Oracle; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 102,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle US in Houston is seeking a Principal Supply Demand Planner to own end-to-end planning for service spares, FRUs, and NPIs. This senior IC role partners across Service, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance to manage risk and ensure service commitments.

We expect 8+ years in supply/demand planning, strong forecasting and Excel skills, and proven ability to influence across teams. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits in the US market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, Analytics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, inventory management, NPI, or service-parts planning.
• Experience supporting new product introductions.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply planning.
• Experience with spares, FRUs, repairables, or intermittent-demand inventory preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and planning-system experience.
• Strong written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence and drive cross-functional decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop dashboards and planning models for supply, demand, and inventory.
• Track service levels, shortages, forecast performance, and inventory health.
• Perform root-cause analysis on planning and service gaps.
• Compare NPI assumptions to actual field performance.
• Develop supply-demand scenarios for business and financial planning.
• Drive improvements in planning tools, data, and processes.
• Serve as the planning subject matter expert for spares, FRUs, and NPI.
• Lead supply-demand and launch-readiness reviews.
• Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to leadership.
• Influence cross-functional decisions without direct authority.
• Drive resolution of complex supply-chain issues.
• Mentor planners and establish planning best practices.
• Own spares and FRU planning for new product introductions.
• Develop initial demand forecasts using installed base, reliability, and failure-rate assumptions.
• Define launch stocking strategies and inventory requirements.
• Ensure parts readiness ahead of product launch and customer deployment.
• Identify critical FRUs, long-lead items, and supply risks.
• Build scenarios for demand, failure rates, lead times, and service levels.
• Track NPI readiness and drive mitigation for gaps.
• Transition planning from assumptions to actual field demand.
• Lead post-launch reviews and incorporate lessons learned.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory optimization

Advanced Excel

Planning systems

SQL/Python/BI tools

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Planning systems

SQL

Python

Job description

Oracle US in Houston is seeking a Principal Supply Demand Planner to own end-to-end planning for service spares, FRUs, and NPIs. This senior IC role partners across Service, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance to manage risk and ensure service commitments.

We expect 8+ years in supply/demand planning, strong forecasting and Excel skills, and proven ability to influence across teams. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits in the US market.