Date Posted: 09/29/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 508355
Industry: Social Media
Job Title: Demand Planning & Forecasting Analyst
Job Location: Remote, USA
Work Model: Remote
Shift: 9-5 regular business hours
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 50.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 60.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Analytics, Demand Planner, Forecasting, Google, Google Suite, MS Excel
Experience Desired: Forecasting/Demand Planning (analytical/modeling) (4+ yrs); Cross-functional collaboration and presentation experience (4+ yrs); Technical proficiency (Google Sheets, Excel, etc.) (4+ yrs); Experience of hardware products (including accessories) demand forecasting (4+ yrs); Business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience (4+ yrs); Physical consumer goods experience (2+ yrs)
Required Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Required Education:
•High school diploma
Preferred Education:
•Bachelor degree preferred, but experience is more important
Required Skills:
•Forecasting/Demand Planning (analytical/modeling)
•Cross-functional collaboration and presentation experience
•Technical proficiency (Google Sheets, Excel, etc.)
•4 years min of overall experience
•4+ years of experience of hardware products (including accessories) demand forecasting
•6+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience
•Ability to dive in and do the work
Preferred skills:
•Physical consumer goods experience
•Forecasting systems experience (e.g., O9
•Ability to independently manage business
Typical day in the role:
•Quality of end products and deliverables, including decks and presentations created
•Proactive identification of necessary changes and adjustments
•Timely follow-up on tasks and action items
•Strong feedback from cross-functional partners demonstrating collaboration and soft skills
How will the performance be measured:
•Quality of end products and deliverables, including decks and presentations created
•Proactive identification of necessary changes and adjustments
•Timely follow-up on tasks and action items
•Strong feedback from cross-functional partners demonstrating collaboration and soft skills
Overview:
Client Reality Labs team is looking for a Business Analyst to own demand forecasting for our VR headset and wearables product lines. You'll build and maintain sell-through and sell-in forecasts, partner with sales and
channel operations teams, and present performance insights to business leaders. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role ideal for someone who thrives on data-driven planning in consumer hardware
Responsibilities:
•Partner with sales account managers, category managers, data analysts and business unit 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 client 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, drive identification of root causes and plan mitigation measures for gaps in performance
•Share forecast assumptions and impact of strategic activities to forecast outcomes to 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 based on that
•Partner with Channel Operation teams to impact production and launch decisions
•Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders across client Reality Labs
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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