Demand Planner – Optical Channel
| Company | Meta |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, Burlingame, CA, USA, Austin, TX, USA, New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $126000 – $178000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in business-related or quantitative field (Economics, Finance, Math, Engineering, or similar discipline)
- 2+ years of experience of hardware products (including accessories) demand forecasting
- 6+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience with Excel, Powerpoint, and Google Suite of product
- Experience with forecasting tools (e.g. Anaplan, Algo, e2open, Logility etc.)
- Experience in problem solving individually and in a group setting and knowledge of financial drivers of the business
- Experience with statistical forecasting methods and forecast accuracy metrics
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 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, 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 Meta Reality Labs
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with advanced Excel
- Experience in shifting priorities, while maintaining organization and control
- Experience in strategic planning in tech company, investment banking or strategy consulting with a focus on technology
- Experience with S&OP and CPFR processes
- Experience of communicating insights gained from data with clarity and impact
- Experience in SQL/Tableau/Power BI/visualization tools
- Experience in consumer electronics businesses