Demand Forecasting Analyst – Hardware (Hybrid/Remote)

Itdtech; Burlingame, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

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 and delivering actionable insights to support production and launch decisions.

Location: Hybrid in Burlingame, CA with remote PST consideration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in hardware product demand forecasting or demand planning.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain bottom-up Sell-Through and Sell-In forecasts using datasets across consumer hardware and accessories.
• 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 improve forecast accuracy.
• Communicate forecast assumptions, business drivers, and 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.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Hardware forecasting

Business analytics

Sales planning

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Sheets/Workspace

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Forecasting systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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 and delivering actionable insights to support production and launch decisions.

Location: Hybrid in Burlingame, CA with remote PST consideration.