Business Analyst - Demand Planning

The client is a leading company in the social media industry. The Business Analyst - Demand Planning will develop and manage demand forecasts for AR/VR hardware products, analyze sales performance and forecast accuracy, and present insights to business leaders. The role will also collaborate with sales, marketing, analytics, and channel operations teams to improve planning and influence production and launch decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with sales account managers, category managers, data analysts, and marketing teams to drive accurate demand planning and identify growth initiatives based on robust forecast models
• Build bottoms-up Sell-Through and Sell-In forecasts utilizing multiple quantitative and qualitative datasets and present cycle-over-cycle results to business leaders across Meta Reality Labs
• Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales performance of hero and accessories hardware products in AR/VR
• Own the actuals vs. forecast and goal performance analysis, driving identification of root causes and planning mitigation measures for performance gaps
• Share forecast assumptions and the impact of strategic activities on forecast outcomes with the broader organization and various stakeholders
• Drive implementation of tools and techniques for continuous forecast accuracy improvement by analyzing large datasets, identifying trends, dependencies, correlations, and creating future outlooks
• Collaborate with Channel Operation teams to influence production and launch decisions
• Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders across Meta Reality Labs

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in demand forecasting
• 4+ years of experience with hardware products (including accessories)
• 6+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics, or sales
• 6+ years of planning experience
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Client Suite products
• Strong ability to dive in and execute tasks effectively