Strategic Lead, AI-Driven Materials Planning Transformation

Oura; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

ŌURA is seeking a Strategic Lead, Materials Planning Transformation, to redesign planning end-to-end with an AI-first approach. You will collaborate across Supply Chain, IT, Finance, and Product, driving a data-driven transformation that shifts focus from data handling to analysis and decision support.

This hybrid San Francisco role offers leadership across global teams and impactful strategic influence. You will define the multi-year roadmap, build the business case for automation, and govern

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Supply Chain / Materials Planning or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives at scale.
• Hands-on experience applying AI, automation, or analytics to workflows.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine Materials Planning and set a multi-year roadmap.
• Define vision to shift planners from data handling to analysis and decision-making.
• Adopt an AI-first approach to redesign processes and roles.
• Move toward proactive, exception-based planning and decision support.
• Build the business case, sequence work, and scale successes.
• Evaluate Build-vs-Buy for tools and systems with governance.
• Lead vendor evaluations, pilots, and total-cost analysis.
• Collaborate with IT, Data/Analytics, and Engineering to build internal solutions.
• Set standards for AI usage in planning including validation and oversight.
• Design and roll out standardized planning processes across CMs and suppliers.
• Identify and implement automation across the planning lifecycle.
• Establish governance and change management to sustain improvements.
• Develop a metrics framework and report progress to leadership.
• Track outcomes: capacity, cycle times, and supply visibility.
• Influence senior and executive leadership with strategy and results.

Skills

Supply Chain leadership

Materials Planning

AI/automation in operations

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

ERP/MRP knowledge

Tools

Excel

MRP systems

ERP systems

Job description

ŌURA is seeking a Strategic Lead, Materials Planning Transformation, to redesign planning end-to-end with an AI-first approach. You will collaborate across Supply Chain, IT, Finance, and Product, driving a data-driven transformation that shifts focus from data handling to analysis and decision support.

This hybrid San Francisco role offers leadership across global teams and impactful strategic influence. You will define the multi-year roadmap, build the business case for automation, and govern