[Remote] Business Analyst III (6209)

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

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