Skill
Forecasting
Finance and Accounting
Forecasting is the practice of using historical data, statistical models, and trend analysis to predict future outcomes such as sales, demand, revenue, or market conditions. It is a core skill in finance, supply chain, and business planning roles, helping organizations make informed decisions about budgeting and resource allocation.
Forecasting in the job market
Last checked October 27, 2026
- Open roles
- 77
- Employers
- 55
- Median pay
- $166,000
- Disclose pay
- 71%
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hiring for it
from 55 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Forecasting (77)
Inventory Management Specialist
Defense Logistics Agency
Philadelphia, PA · $98,630 – $128,221
This federal role involves managing complex inventory and supply planning for the Defense Logistics Agency, coordinating with vendors and internal stakeholders to optimize procurement strategies for critical items and programs. It suits someone with hands-on experience in supply chain management, vendor relationships, and the ability to navigate intricate logistics problems in a government contracting environment.
Via USAJOBS · Apply there ↗
Manager, People Analytics & Data Science
Mercury General
Full-time · Remote, UNAVAILABLE, US · $104,839 – $252,194
This manager role leads Mercury's people analytics capability, building data pipelines, dashboards, and research infrastructure that helps leaders make workforce decisions. It combines technical depth in SQL, Python, and BI tools with business judgment to move from business questions through data models to actionable insights on talent, performance, and organizational priorities.
Listed on Mercury General’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Analyst, Demand & Supply Planning
Confido
Full-time · New York, NY · $135,000 – $150,000
Confido is looking for an experienced planning professional to lead customer implementations for their AI-powered supply chain platform, helping CPG brands configure and deploy demand and supply planning modules. The role is highly hands-on and detail-oriented, suited to someone with deep operational experience who enjoys working directly with customers through complex technical setups.
Listed on Confido’s careers site · Apply there ↗
VP, Finance
Rent the Runway
Full-time · Brooklyn, NY · $238,400 – $275,000
Lead Rent the Runway's financial planning and analysis function, overseeing budgeting, forecasting and strategic initiatives as the business expands beyond its subscription model. This role suits an experienced finance leader comfortable in a fast-paced environment who can partner across departments and drive operational excellence through rigorous financial discipline and planning.
Listed on Rent the Runway’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Network Planning Analyst
Talkspace
Full-time · New York, NY · $85,000 – $105,000 · Remote
This role involves developing workforce forecasts, analyzing capacity gaps, and building analytical dashboards to support strategic staffing decisions at an online mental health platform. It suits someone experienced in operations analytics or business planning who enjoys translating data into actionable recommendations for leadership.
Listed on Talkspace’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Junior Merchant
Adorama
Full-time · New York, NY · $70,000 – $85,000
A merchandising support role managing product categories and marketplace listings for a diving equipment retailer. This suits someone analytical and eager to learn buying and inventory management, with growth into a merchant or buyer position.
Listed on Adorama’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Strategic Account Manager, Lifestyle
Stanley
Full-time · Chicago, IL · $130,000 – $145,000
Stanley 1913 is looking for an experienced account manager to build relationships with major lifestyle retailers, drive sales growth, and expand the brand's distribution across the channel. This role suits someone with 7+ years managing large national retail partners in consumer goods, ideally with wholesale experience at fashion or lifestyle brands.
Listed on Stanley’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Sales Program Manager
Dice
Full-time · Field · $140,000 – $180,000
This role serves as a chief of staff to the head of sales, creating alignment and accountability across a sales leadership team by managing operating rhythms, tracking priorities, and translating strategic decisions into coordinated action. It suits someone with program management and business operations experience who thrives in fast-paced environments and can drive organizational discipline without directly managing salespeople.
Listed on Dice’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal Decision Scientist, Strategic Partner Analytics
Ibotta
Full-time · Denver, CO · $159,000 – $190,000 · Remote
Ibotta is hiring a senior analytics leader to serve as the trusted data advisor for major retail and platform partners, designing measurement strategies and delivering insights that drive revenue growth across their publisher network. This role suits someone with deep expertise in experimental design and financial modeling who thrives presenting findings to C-suite executives and mentoring analytics teams.
Listed on Ibotta’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Sales Operations Manager, Foundry
Instructure
Full-time · US-REMOTE
This role leads go-to-market operations for a portfolio of early-stage AI product bets within Instructure's Foundry division, designing the sales motions, analytics infrastructure, and launch playbooks that take products from concept through scaling. It suits someone who thrives building operational systems from scratch in high-ambiguity environments and can influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Listed on Instructure’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Forecasting
Measured from the 77 open roles that name Forecasting — not from a curated list.
- Financial Modeling24 roles31.2%
- Microsoft Excel18 roles23.4%
- Budgeting13 roles16.9%
- SQL12 roles15.6%
- Python9 roles11.7%
- Financial Analysis8 roles10.4%
- Power BI8 roles10.4%
- Variance Analysis8 roles10.4%
What employers state they pay
Median
$166,000
Middle half
$137,000 – $211,000
From 55 of 77 open roles — the 71% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry4%
- Mid14%
- Senior47%
- Lead / Staff / Principal5%
- Management25%
- Executive4%
From 76 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Forecasting roles are
Among the 58 of 77 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Forecasting
Employers hiring for Forecasting
55 in total, most open roles first.
- Comcast7 roles
Moody's Corporation4 roles- Intuit3 roles
- Samsung Semiconductor3 roles
- SAShield AI3 roles
Bend Studio2 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.