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Planning/Forecasting Analyst

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Job ID 10086687 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Apr. 23, 2024

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team:

The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to inspire audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and cruise line to sports, streaming, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we are constantly looking for new ways to improve these exciting moments. Bring your individual talents here and discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you have been seeking.

“It takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt was on to something when he said that, and it continues to ring true today. No matter what the stage in your career, being a part of Disney Parks, Experiences & Products, means being part of a team where you help bring innovation to life. As a cast member, you are steward and connection to our legacy and the backbone of our thriving experiences. Join our team and make your dreams come true!

What You Will Do:

The Revenue Planning and Forecasting team demonstrates deep understanding of the operating environment, guest trends, pricing strategies and marketing plans to support the strategic direction and key projects of the Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts. This role supports daily/weekly/monthly forecasts and data-driven insights for Walt Disney World Theme Park attendance volumes and revenues. The position helps the organization understand current business trends and support future growth initiatives. Responsibilities include delivering guest-driven analytics, data mining/visualization, and partnering with key business teams. A qualified candidate will have a natural curiosity but sensitivity to proactively identify, evaluate, and communicate business performance using data-driven insights.

Analytics and Measurement

  • Participate in creating Walt Disney World Theme Park attendance volume expectations, and revenue short term weekly and long-term monthly forecasts

  • Develop a detailed understanding of guest behavior to deliver insights

  • Maintain and improve predictive forecasting models

  • Apply data visualization techniques to identify, evaluate, and communicate business trends and key metrics; clearly representing the story and key takeaways

Insights and Strategic Decision Making

  • Translate business performance drivers and metrics into insightful analysis and recommendations

  • Partner with customers across various functional teams such as Operations, Commercial, Finance, Marketing and Pricing, to understand potential impacts generated by those teams

  • Communicate effectively to the team and others, relevant observed business trends to guide decision making

  • Understand and evaluate new initiatives to provide strategic direction for the business

Required Qualifications & Skills:

  • 1+ years of financial analysis, forecasting, or quantitative analysis experience

  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

  • Demonstrate strong written and verbal presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts in an easy to understand way

  • Ability to provide actionable, fact-based insights and recommendations to inform decision making for our senior leaders.

  • Demonstrate technical ability to leverage data, using predictive modeling methods, and translate results to insights that can be shared with leadership

  • Experience in working with data visualization tools

  • Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines, balance multiple priorities, and perform job responsibilities accurately with minimal supervision

  • Ability to share and cover team workload on some weekends, holidays and evenings as dictated by business needs

  • Demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and pride in delivering quality, accurate and reasonable results, with the ability to understand business impacts

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Disney Experiences forecasting and planning processes

  • Expert in Excel with solid understanding of VBA

  • Demonstrate experience working with SAS, Snowflake, Python, SQL, Tableau, and Business Objects

Education:

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

Disability accommodation for employment applications

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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