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Forecasting Analyst ID-14713

May 10, 2025

Job Overview

The WDW Forecasting team leverages a deep understanding of the operating environment, Guest demographics and behaviors, trends, pricing strategies, and marketing plans to support the strategic direction and key projects for Walt Disney World (WDW).

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With this posting we are recruiting for an Analyst to support WDW forecasting. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to development of short-term/long-term forecasts and annual operating plans, evaluating proposed strategic initiatives, and providing data-driven insights. This work requires partnership with many areas across the company including Operations, Lines of Business, Finance, Pricing & Revenue Management, Industrial Engineering, Consumer Insights, and Commercial teams.

We are seeking a detail-oriented individual who has a natural curiosity to proactively identify, evaluate, and communicate business performance. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with superior analytical and data exploration skills who can leverage highly complex data sets to deliver concise analytics using various visualization techniques. The candidate should also have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Support development of weekly/monthly forecasts and annual operating plans
Develop a thorough understanding of Guest behavior to deliver insights
Maintain and improve predictive forecasting models
Utilize data visualization techniques to identify, evaluate, and communicate business trends and key metrics, clearly representing the story and key takeaways to Senior Leaders
Analyze large data sets by leveraging SQL, Tableau and/or Power BI, and Excel
Collaborate and partner with other areas across the company to influence decision-making across a variety of audiences
Translate business performance drivers and metrics into insightful analysis and recommendations
Exercise strong conceptual thinking skills to understand complex concepts, articulate linkages/gaps, and evaluate relative meaningfulness
Understand and evaluate new business initiatives to provide strategic direction

Basic Qualifications

Enjoy working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where thought partnering and working with peers and leaders is common
Technical ability to leverage data, including translating it into insights that can be shared with Senior Leaders
Strong analytical skills in forecasting/statistical analysis
Comfortable making data-driven decisions in uncertain environments, with the ability to explain rationale and analyze unexpected outcomes to refine future forecasts
Strong communication skills in developing and presenting fact-based insights and recommendations to Senior Leaders
Open to learning new data visualization tools and statistical analysis software
Ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple priorities, and perform job responsibilities accurately with minimal supervision
Strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and pride in delivering quality results
Highly skilled in Excel
Ability to share and cover team workload on some weekends, holidays and evenings as dictated by business needs

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred 1-2 years of experience in an analytical role
Knowledge of WDW property
Experience working with Python, Snowflake, SQL, and Tableau/Power BI

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or other quantitative field

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Forecasting Analyst ID-14713

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?