Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. itD is a consulting and software development company seeking a Business Analyst III to drive demand forecasting and business planning for their VR headset and wearables portfolio. The role involves building demand forecasts, analyzing sales performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve forecast accuracy and support production planning.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain bottom-up sell-through and sell-in demand forecasts for VR headsets and wearable hardware products using quantitative and qualitative data
- Partner with sales account managers, category managers, marketing teams, channel operations, and data analysts to improve forecast accuracy and identify business growth opportunities
- Analyze weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities across hardware and accessory product lines
- Own actual-versus-forecast performance analysis by identifying root causes, recommending corrective actions, and monitoring forecast effectiveness
- Present forecast assumptions, business insights, and performance updates to Reality Labs leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Develop forecasting models by analyzing large datasets, identifying trends, dependencies, and correlations to improve planning accuracy
- Support production planning and product launch decisions through close collaboration with channel operations and business teams
- Create high-quality reports, dashboards, and executive presentations while managing ad hoc forecasting requests and business analyses
- Attend regular internal practice community meetings
- Collaborate with your itD practice team on industry thought leadership
- Complete client case studies and learning material (blogs, media material)
- Build out material to contribute to the Digital Transformation practice
- Attend internal itD networking events (in person and virtual)
- Work with leadership on career fast-track opportunities
Skills
- 4+ years of experience in hardware product demand forecasting, planning, or forecasting analytics
- 6+ years of experience in business strategy, business analytics, finance, sales planning, or related analytical roles
- Experience building demand forecasting models for consumer hardware products
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Google Workspace, and PowerPoint
- Experience performing quantitative analysis and translating data into business recommendations
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder presentation skills
- Ability to independently execute day-to-day forecasting, reporting, and business analysis activities
- Experience forecasting physical consumer goods or consumer electronics
- Experience using enterprise forecasting platforms such as O9 or similar planning systems
- Experience supporting AR/VR, consumer technology, or hardware product organizations
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Analytics, Supply Chain, Economics, or a related field
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- A 401(k) plan
- Paid holidays
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays
- 401K + matching
- Networking & career learning and development programs
Company Overview
itD is a different kind of technology and software development consultancy that puts client needs at the center of what we do. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in Campbell, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://itdtech.com.