Supply Chain Analyst

Pocket Worlds; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocket Worlds is seeking a hands-on Inventory & Demand Planner to own forecast accuracy, inventory health, and fulfillment planning. You will forecast demand, determine ordering needs, and coordinate with warehouses to keep products available without tying up cash.

You will monitor demand, identify stock risks early, and work with fulfillment partners to optimize delivery speed and cost across US and international markets.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in supply chain, demand planning, or inventory for a physical product.
• Proven ability to build and explain forecast accuracy and where it went wrong.
• Comfort with messy data from multiple systems and strong analytical mindset.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills with data wrangling and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily demand and weekly forecast across channels, SKUs, and colorways.
• Set reorder points, safety stock, days of coverage, and PO recommendations.
• Identify stockout and overstock risks with clear mitigation plans.
• Plan Amazon FBA shipments and inventory health across marketplaces.
• Execute day-to-day with 3PL and fulfillment partners.
• Balance inventory across warehouses for availability, speed, and cost.
• Reconcile inventory and fulfillment data across systems.
• Track core metrics like forecast accuracy and inventory turns.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Inventory management

Excel/Google Sheets

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SQL

WMS/ERP systems

Job description

About the role

The owner of Pocket's demand forecast, inventory health, and fulfillment planning. You answer three critical questions: how many units we're going to sell, when we need to order them, and where the inventory needs to be.

Pocket sells physical products across DTC, Amazon, retail, and international markets. You'll monitor demand, identify stock risks early, and coordinate with warehouses and fulfillment partners to keep products available without tying up unnecessary cash.

This is a hands-on role on a lean team. You'll work with imperfect data, build processes where none exist, and directly influence availability, delivery speed, and shipping cost.

What you'll own

• Daily demand monitoring and the weekly forecast across channels, SKUs, and colorways
• Reorder points, safety stock, days of coverage, and purchase order recommendations
• Stockout and overstock risk identification, with clear mitigation plans
• Amazon FBA shipment planning and inventory health across marketplaces
• Day-to-day execution with 3PL and fulfillment partners
• Inventory placement across warehouses to balance availability, delivery speed, and cost
• Reconciliation of inventory and fulfillment data across systems
• The core numbers: forecast accuracy, in-stock rate, inventory turns, days of coverage, and fulfillment cost

What we're looking for

• 1-3 years in supply chain, demand planning, inventory, or fulfillment operations for a physical product
• You've built and maintained a real forecast and can explain where it was wrong
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and comfort working with messy data from multiple systems
• Strong understanding of lead times, safety stock, reorder points, and MOQs
• High attention to detail and ownership of the accuracy of your work
• You chase answers, move quickly, and figure things out without detailed instructions
• Experience with Amazon FBA, 3PLs, WMS/ERP systems, SQL, or high-growth ecommerce is a strong plus

What we offer

• Direct impact on inventory and fulfillment at a fast-scaling YC company
• High ownership and direct access to founders and the senior team
• A lean, fast-moving environment with room to grow into broader supply chain ownership

About Pocket

Pocket is a Y Combinator W26 company building a premium hardware plus software product in the AI voice recorder space. We are obsessed with quality and speed. We are scaling very fast in the US and now European markets and building a device experience that can become the category leader.