Demand Planning Analyst, Staff

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$116,800–$175,200 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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TL;DR · Demand Planning Analyst, Staff

The Demand Planning Analyst, Staff joins the Global Demand Management team to own the end-to-end forecast methodology for the engineering organization's compute, storage, and AI capacity. You will translate silicon product roadmaps and tapeout schedules into multi-year demand plans, justifying capital purchases and presenting capacity positions to executive leadership. Daily responsibilities include owning annual budget submissions, performing quantitative decomposition to attribute growth drivers, and mentoring a team of analysts. You will utilize advanced Microsoft Excel for large-scale modeling, and Tableau or Power BI for building business intelligence dashboards. The role requires managing complex resource allocation for high-performance computing environments, specifically addressing the fastest-growing AI and GPU capacity needs. You will also normalize fragmented inputs from acquired businesses and apply AI tools to automate forecasting workflows.

What you'll do

  • Own long-range demand forecasting and capacity planning for AI systems, compute, storage, and GPU resources.
  • Manage the annual budget submission and quarterly rolling forecast cycles with Finance and Budget Operations.
  • Translate silicon product roadmaps and tapeout schedules into multi-year demand plans and capacity requirements.
  • Use quantitative decomposition to attribute year-over-year demand growth to specific underlying drivers.
  • Consolidate and normalize demand planning for newly acquired businesses into standard corporate formats.
  • Maintain and improve the forecasting methodology, toolset, and automated models for the entire team.
  • Mentor analysts and set standards for executive reporting and documentation across the planning practice.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of IT-relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 7+ years without a Bachelor's degree.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for large-scale quantitative modeling are required.
  • Must have experience building business intelligence dashboards and executive reporting in Tableau, Power BI, or an equivalent platform.
  • Must have experience translating technical roadmaps or product schedules into resource, capacity, or supply plans.
  • Must have experience preparing budget or capital planning inputs and presenting them to finance partners and senior leadership.
  • Must have experience consolidating data from multiple stakeholders into a single planning position with strict version control.
  • Must have demonstrated experience delivering significant PowerPoint presentations to executive management to drive decisions.
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of influencing stakeholders outside your reporting line.

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