**Summary:** Facebook Reality Labs, the AR/VR business unit at Facebook, is seeking an experienced, highly quantitative, driven and creative Demand Planner to focus on AR/VR hardware demand forecasting and strategic planning. This position will require cross-functional coordination across several groups, with an emphasis on partnering with Sales Account Managers, Finance, Marketing, Operations and Business Development. The successful candidate will combine strategic planning and decision making with data analytics and insights. This role will challenge the candidate to understand and impact many facets of hardware business strategy, including sales planning, financial forecasting, strategic pricing, trade marketing, sales analytics and supply chain analytics. **Required Skills:** Demand Planner Responsibilities: 1. 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 2. Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales performance of hero and accessories hardware products in AR/VR 3. Own the actuals vs forecast and goal performance analysis, drive identification of root causes and plan mitigation measures for gaps in performance 4. Share forecast assumptions and impact of strategic activities to forecast outcomes to broader organization and various stakeholders 5. 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 6. Partner with supply chain teams to impact production and launch decisions 7. Partner with marketing and finance teams to impact and evaluate pricing and promotion strategy across the entire portfolio of products and assess new markets for business growth 8. Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders across Meta **Minimum Qualifications:** Minimum Qualifications: 9. B.S. or M.S. in business-related or quantitative field (Economics, Finance, Math, Engineering, or similar discipline) 10. 2+ years of experience of hardware products (including accessories) demand forecasting 11. 7+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience with Excel and Powerpoint 12. Experience with forecasting tools (e.g. Anaplan, Algo, e2open, Logility etc.) 13. Experience in problem solving individually and in a group setting and knowledge of financial drivers of the business 14. Experience with statistical forecasting methods and forecast accuracy metrics **Preferred Qualifications:** Preferred Qualifications: 15. Experience with advanced Excel 16. Experience in shifting priorities, while maintaining organization and control 17. Experience in strategic planning in tech company, investment banking or strategy consulting with a focus on technology 18. Experience in SQL/Tableau/Power BI/visualization tools 19. Experience in consumer electronics businesses 20. Experience of communicating insights gained from data with clarity and impact **Public Compensation:** $152,000/year to $214,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits **Industry:** Internet **Equal Opportunity:** Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.