Business Analyst – Demand Forecasting
itD is seeking a Business Analyst – Demand Forecasting to own demand forecasting and performance analysis for consumer hardware product lines. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in hardware demand forecasting, business analytics, sales planning, and cross-functional collaboration, with a track record of building forecasts, analyzing performance, and delivering actionable insights that support production and launch decisions.
Location: Hybrid – preferred 3 days onsite in Burlingame, CA; remote PST candidates may also be considered.
Duration: 12 Months
We provide comprehensive medical benefits, a 401k plan, paid holidays, and more.
Please note that we are only considering direct W2 candidates at this time, as we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain bottom-up Sell-Through and Sell-In forecasts using quantitative and qualitative datasets across consumer hardware and accessory products.
- Partner with sales, category management, analytics, marketing, and channel operations teams to develop accurate demand plans and identify growth opportunities.
- Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales performance, including product-level and channel-level analysis.
- Analyze actuals versus forecast and goals, identify root causes of performance gaps, and develop mitigation plans.
- Analyze large datasets to identify trends, dependencies, correlations, and opportunities to continuously improve forecast accuracy.
- Communicate forecast assumptions, business drivers, and the expected impact of strategic activities to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Present forecast results, performance insights, and recommendations to business leaders and support production and product launch decisions.
Internal Responsibilities
- 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.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- 4+ years of experience in hardware product demand forecasting or demand planning, including accessories.
- 6+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics, or sales planning.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining quantitative forecasting models.
- Experience analyzing actuals versus forecast and identifying performance drivers and root causes.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets/Google Workspace.
- Experience working cross-functionally with sales, marketing, analytics, and/or operations teams.
- Experience presenting analytical findings, forecasts, and recommendations to business stakeholders.
- Ability to independently manage hands-on, day-to-day and week-to-week forecasting and analytical activities.
- Strong ability to work with large datasets and translate analysis into actionable business insights.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- Experience forecasting physical consumer goods or consumer hardware products.
- Experience with dedicated forecasting or demand-planning systems.
- Experience supporting retail, e-commerce, channel, or multiple selling-channel environments.
- Experience supporting product production, launch, or inventory decisions.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Company Description
About itD: We are part of a new generation of consulting and software development company that blends diversity, innovation, and integrity with real business results. Our structure rejects any strong hierarchy, empowering us to deliver excellent results. We are a woman- and minority-led firm. Every day, we challenge ourselves to be considerate, fair and to re-think what great outcomes mean for our customers. This permeates down to how we approach every interaction, on every project, for every client. You’ll thrive here if you are a dynamic self-starter, a difference-maker or someone who wants to deliver great results, without constraints.
The itD Digital Experience: Joining us means you’ll be part of our global community, you have a say about your own career journey, and you’ll get a chance to give back to causes that matter. You will experience working with Fortune 500 companies and high-performance teams across numerous industries. itD offers our employees excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, 401K + matching, networking & career learning and development programs. We are growing and we want to see you grow! Visit https://itdtech.com/careers to learn more about what working at itD can mean for you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. itD is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Additional Info
Dynamic environment in a culture of respect, empowerment and recognition for a job well done, apply today!
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in hardware product demand forecasting or demand planning, including accessories
- 6+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics, or sales planning
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining quantitative forecasting models
- Experience analyzing actuals versus forecast and identifying performance drivers and root causes
- Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets or Google Workspace
- Experience working cross-functionally with sales, marketing, analytics, or operations teams
- Experience presenting analytical findings, forecasts, and recommendations to business stakeholders
- Ability to independently manage day-to-day and week-to-week forecasting and analytical activities
- Strong ability to work with large datasets and translate analysis into actionable business insights
- Experience forecasting physical consumer goods or consumer hardware products
- Experience with dedicated forecasting or demand-planning systems
- Experience supporting retail, e-commerce, channel, or multiple selling-channel environments
- Experience supporting product production, launch, or inventory decisions
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent relevant experience
What We Do
itD is a different kind of technology and software development consultancy that puts client needs at the center of what we do. We combine the experience of a full-service consultancy with the agility of a specialized firm to help clients reimagine and improve operations and solve challenges unique to their business. Founded in 2005, we are headquartered in Silicon Valley and are honored to have long term partnerships with many of the world’s leading enterprise technology firms. With onshore, nearshore and offshore capability centers we are able to provide seamless global reach. We define ourselves by solving the toughest challenges in business. To tackle these challenges, we deploy the best people armed with the best technology to help our clients by enabling next-generation experiences, transforming tech operations, leveraging BI and analytic depth to convert data to advantage, delivering advanced DevOps and software development services and unlocking the potential of AI. Our mantra as itD is “Innovate Transform Deliver” and as a proud woman- and minority-owned business, we are focused on delivering a unique perspective and approach that attracts a robust and diverse talent pool. We believe this diversity of talent, thinking and perspective leads to better outcomes for our clients and a positive impact in our communities through our focus on giving back initiatives. We invite you to bring us the challenges no one else can solve. Because while other firms might give up, pivot, or pass… Impossible drives us. Certified Woman Owned - WBENC
