Key Skills

Job Description

Demand Planner | Samako About Samako 🩵 At Samako, we believe a clean home creates a clear mind. We’re building a premium home-cleaning brand that combines Dutch design, functionality, and beautiful everyday essentials. With strong growth behind us, we’re now building the foundation for a €100M+ internationally scalable brand — and we’re looking for ambitious people to help us get there. The Role 🚀 We’re looking for a Demand Planner to take ownership of demand forecasting and inventory planning as we scale. You’ll turn sales data, seasonality, marketing plans, and growth targets into accurate forecasts that keep products in stock while minimising excess inventory. This is a full-time, fully remote role where your work will directly impact purchasing decisions, cash flow, and sustainable growth. What you'll do: Own demand forecasting across channels and SKUs. Lead replenishment and inventory planning to ensure product availability. Align Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance through a reliable S&OP process. Improve forecast accuracy while reducing stockouts and excess inventory. Build scalable planning systems and dashboards. Forecast demand for product launches, seasonal peaks, and international expansion. What We're Looking For 3+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or inventory planning. D2C e-commerce experience, ideally in a fast-growing business. Experience managing 300–400% year-on-year growth is a major plus. Strong analytical skills and advanced Google Sheets proficiency. Experience building data-driven forecasting systems and taking ownership of planning data. SQL or demand planning tool experience is a plus. Excellent English communication skills, a proactive mindset, and strong ownership. Why Join Samako? 🩵 Real ownership: Make decisions and see the impact of your work. Fast growth: Join an ambitious DTC brand scaling internationally. No corporate bureaucracy: Just a smart, supportive team that moves fast. Fully remote: Work from wherever you do your best work. Room to grow: Develop your skills and career as we scale. Paid time off and learning budget: We invest in your growth and well-being. We value people who take ownership, move fast, communicate openly, and continuously look for ways to improve. Clean home, clear mind. Ready to help us scale? If this sounds like you, apply here: https://forms.clickup.com/9012569492/f/8ck1tcm-52512/5L36YJ7YMMX73OBE6M

Core Responsibilities

Own demand forecasting across channels and SKUs, and lead replenishment and inventory planning to maintain product availability while reducing stockouts and excess inventory. Coordinate a reliable S&OP process across Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance, and build scalable planning systems and dashboards for launches, seasonal peaks, and international expansion.

Requirements

Candidates should have at least three years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or inventory planning, ideally in a fast-growing D2C e-commerce business. Strong analytical skills, advanced Google Sheets proficiency, experience building data-driven forecasting systems, excellent English communication, and a proactive, ownership-oriented approach are required; SQL or demand planning tool experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Learning Budget