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title: 'Demand Planner at Figure'
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# Demand Planner at Figure

- **Company:** Figure
- **Location:** San Jose, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/figureai/jobs/4699238006

## Job description

## About Figure

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general-purpose humanoid designed to perform corporate tasks that address labor shortages and eliminate work that is undesirable or unsafe. Our mission sits at the intersection of advanced AI, robotics, and real-world manufacturing, and we are building the operational backbone to scale production of our humanoid platform.

Role Overview As our first Demand Planner, you will own the end-to-end demand planning function and build the foundational processes that ensure our supply chain seamlessly meets both internal requirements and market demand. You will serve as the critical link between Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain, applying statistical modeling and market intelligence to drive forecast accuracy and support aggressive growth schedules. This role blends deep analytical work with hands-on execution and cross-functional leadership. You will work closely with teams such as Commercial, Manufacturing, Quality, NPI, and Material Planning, and Global Supply Management teams to maintain a highly accurate demand signal in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.

## Key Responsibilities

Aggregate Demand Forecasting & Modeling

- Own the end-to-end demand planning process, translating commercial pipelines, historical data, and internal product development schedules into a unified master demand plan.
- Aggregate internal requirements for Test Engineering, R&D, Reliability, and design validation builds.
- Partner with Manufacturing and Quality to factor manufacturing yield losses, scrap rates, and destructive test requirements into the top-level demand signal.
- Maintain and govern the master file, ensuring dynamic alignment between planned forecasts and actual hardware consumption across all departments.

Internal Stakeholder Collaboration & Prioritization

- Design and manage part allocation and prioritization plans when supply constraints require balancing commercial delivery against internal testing timelines.

S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) Startup Foundation

- Establish and lead the company's cross-functional S&OP framework to align Sales, Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain on a singular operational plan.
- Facilitate regular demand review cycles to flush out hidden demand signals, changing test scopes, or shifting commercial timelines.
- Model multiple demand scenarios to de-risk inventory exposure.

Process Development & Data Analytics

- Define and track core planning metrics and build dashboards to provide cross-functional and leadership visibility.
- Assist in evaluating future planning software and ERP modules as the company scales.

## Qualifications

- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience
- 5-7 years of experience in demand planning, inventory management, supply chain operations, or production scheduling.
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing or complex hardware environments
- Experience managing complex Excel models and tracking non-commercial inventory consumption (e.g. yield loss, test requirements).
- Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and data modeling (Oracle or SAP preferred).
- Familiarity with hardware product lifecycles, engineering change orders (ECOs), and basic manufacturing flow/yield dynamics.
- Advanced Excel skills for demand modeling.
- Core Competencies
- Startup agility mindset with the ability to thrive in ambiguity and build processes from the ground up.
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to reconcile differing inputs into a single, cohesive data set that is actionable for Material Planning, Manufacturing, and NPI teams.
- Excellent communication skills to navigate competing priorities between commercial deadlines and engineering requirements.
- Ability to identify trends in part consumption and manufacturing performance.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $100,000 - $160,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.

## About Figure

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Figure is an AI robotics company building the world's first commercially viable autonomous general-purpose humanoid robot.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $1.9B total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Brett Adcock

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI Robotics / Humanoid Robotics / Machinery Manufacturing
- **Target customers**: Enterprise (manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, retail) and, in future iterations, consumer/home markets.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To bring a commercially viable general-purpose humanoid to market, making humans capable of more and addressing labor shortages.

## Products & Services
- **Figure 03**: The latest generation humanoid robot, designed for the home and the world at scale. Features a softer look and feel, advanced hand dexterity, and an integrated battery in the torso. It is powered by the company's AI model, Helix.
- **Helix / Helix 02**: Figure's in-house AI model for humanoid control. Helix 02 is described as their most powerful model to date, enabling the robot to perform complex tasks autonomously (e.g., using the whole body to do dishes end-to-end).
- **F.02 Fleet**: The previous generation robot used in a real-world deployment with BMW, where it contributed to the production of 30,000 cars over 11 months, running 10 hours per day.
- **BotQ**: Figure's manufacturing division, responsible for building the robots at scale.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company). Total funding is $1.9B.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $1,854,000,000.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parkway Venture Capital (led Series A and Series C), Intel Capital (led Venture Round), Brett Adcock (led Seed Round). Key partner: BMW (11-month deployment).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 128.8% YoY to 442 employees. Active job postings increased 223.5% YoY. The company is actively scaling its manufacturing arm (BotQ) and commercial operations. It operates in 12 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-Mover in Commercial Humanoids**: Figure has a significant head start with a real-world, 11-month deployment at a major automaker (BMW), proving the technology's viability.
- **Vertically Integrated AI & Hardware**: Unlike many competitors, Figure builds both the robot hardware and the AI software (Helix) in-house, creating a tightly integrated system.
- **Massive Data Advantage**: Through its "Project Go-Big" and partnership with BMW, Figure is building the world's largest humanoid pretraining dataset, a critical moat in AI.
- **Aggressive Talent Acquisition**: Has hired top talent from Tesla (60), Apple (34), Boston Dynamics (12), SpaceX (9), and others, concentrating deep expertise.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercial Deployment**: Scaling from pilot programs (BMW) to widespread commercial deployment across logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing.
- **Home Market Entry**: The design of Figure 03 signals a clear strategic pivot toward the consumer/home market as the next major growth vector.
- **AI Leadership**: Continued investment in the Helix AI model to achieve full autonomy and general-purpose capability.
- **Manufacturing Scale**: Building out BotQ to mass-produce humanoid robots.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven & High Impact**: The company is laser-focused on a singular, ambitious mission: "to build the most groundbreaking company on the planet." Work is described as being "in the trenches together."
- **Culture of Speed & Fearlessness**: Core values include "Move Fast & Be Technically Fearless" and "Aggressively Optimistic." The environment is described as high-performance, with a "championship mindset."
- **On-Site, Collaborative Environment**: Employees work from physical offices in San Jose, CA (HQ) and a secondary location in Sunnyvale. The culture emphasizes in-person collaboration.
- **Generous Benefits**: Offers health insurance, generous parental leave, and family/childcare benefits.
- **Massive Growth Trajectory**: With 110 open roles, explosive headcount growth, and a clear path to market, employees have significant opportunity for career growth and impact.
- **Technical Challenges**: Work spans cutting-edge AI (reinforcement learning, perception, pretraining), hardware engineering (actuators, electrical, mechanical), and manufacturing at scale.

## Sources
1. [figure.ai](https://www.figure.ai/company)
2. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/figure-ai)
3. [Greenhouse Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/figureai)
4. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/figureai)

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