Senior Sales Planning & Forecast Manager

NETGEAR

Senior sales forecasting manager for NETGEAR, an intelligent networking-products company. Owning forecasts, reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled planning across retail and e-commerce partners.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $114,000 - $156,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in sales forecasting processes, methodologies, and reporting, with a strong focus on data analysis and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in leveraging AI tools and advanced Excel skills to enhance forecasting accuracy and drive business insights.

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Sales ForecastingDemand PlanningAdvanced Excel SkillsAI-Enabled ToolsCross-Functional Leadership

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Hard Skills

Sales AnalyticsForecast AccuracyVariance AnalysisData ModelingScenario AnalysisSensitivity AnalysisForecast Performance MetricsPromotional AnalysisTrend AnalysisBusiness Insights

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsAttention to DetailCommunication SkillsStakeholder InfluenceProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

TableauPower BIExcelBI ToolsForecasting ToolsData PlatformsAI ToolsPlanning PlatformsSystem IntegrationsReporting Systems

Industry Keywords

Consumer ElectronicsConsumer HardwareCPGSales Forecasting ProcessesDemand Planning Methodologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and lead sales forecasting across retail and e-commerce channels, customers, and products
Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly, and longer-range sales forecasts using sales, POS, trend, seasonality, promotion, and business-input data
Partner with Sales leadership to incorporate customer insights, opportunities, risks, promotions, and market conditions
Drive forecast alignment across Sales, Finance, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and Marketing
Analyze actual sales against forecast and identify variance drivers
Own forecast accuracy, bias, and other forecasting KPIs, driving continuous improvement
Identify and communicate emerging trends, risks, and opportunities affecting future sales
Lead forecasting for product launches, promotions, product transitions, and major business events
Partner with Demand Planning and Supply Chain to support inventory and supply planning
Collaborate with Finance to align forecasts with revenue expectations and financial plans
Build and deliver forecast reporting, insights, and recommendations to Sales and leadership
Improve forecasting processes, tools, methodologies, and reporting
Work with third-party forecasting, planning, retailer, and data platforms and drive system integrations
Ensure data quality and consistency across forecasting and reporting systems
Build, improve, and automate forecasting tools and reporting using Excel, BI, AI, and planning platforms
Leverage and implement AI-enabled tools to improve forecast accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision-making
Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis
Establish scalable forecasting processes and best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–8+ years of experience in sales forecasting, demand planning, sales analytics, or a related analytical role
Strong understanding of sales forecasting processes, methodologies, and reporting
Demonstrated experience owning or leading a forecasting process
Strong analytical skills with large and complex datasets
Advanced Excel skills, including pivots, formulas, lookups, and data modeling
Experience analyzing historical sales, POS, inventory, and demand data
Understanding of forecast accuracy, bias, variance analysis, and forecast performance metrics
Experience with third-party forecasting tools, data platforms, and system integrations
Experience using AI tools to accelerate analysis, automate workflows, or improve forecasting and business insights
Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights, recommendations, and actions
Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder influence across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and Marketing
Ability to challenge assumptions, identify risks, and drive forecast alignment
Strong attention to detail and ability to balance analytical depth with the broader business picture
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting forecasts and recommendations to leadership
Consumer electronics, consumer hardware, or CPG background preferred
Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar BI tools preferred
Experience with AI-enabled forecasting, predictive analytics, machine learning, or generative AI tools preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Bonus
High visibility with leadership and commercial teams
Opportunity to shape how the organization forecasts and plans future demand
Significant cross-functional exposure
Opportunity to build and improve forecasting tools, methodologies, reporting, and processes
Opportunity to apply AI and emerging technologies to real-world forecasting and business challenges
Ability to help establish the next generation of forecasting capabilities as the business scales