Forecaster & Capacity Planner

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Mexico, Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México
Hybrid
Senior level
Digital Media • eCommerce • Gaming • Mobile • News + Entertainment
The world’s largest destination for anime & manga focused on creating 360° fan experiences.
The Role
The Forecaster & Capacity Planner collaborates with financial and operational teams to create accurate forecasts and capacity plans. Responsibilities include analyzing data trends, improving forecasting models, ensuring SLAs are met, and reporting forecast accuracy to leadership.
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About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT’S OUR PURPOSE.

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

About the role

You are an experienced and strategic Forecaster & Capacity Planner who collaborates with financial teams, data analysts, and workforce managers to develop and deliver accurate, data-driven forecasts for 30, 60, and 90-day intervals, and long-term 6-month capacity planning. You will also serve as a bridge between our internal teams and external BPO partners, ensuring resource planning and operational efficiency.

  • Collaborate with finance, data analysts, and operational leaders to analyze historical data, business trends, and market conditions to improve forecasting models.
  • Provide relevant insights and recommendations for workforce adjustments to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
  • Monitor and report on forecast accuracy, identifying variances and implementing improvements to forecasting processes.
  • Use workforce management tools such as Zendesk, Playvox, or similar platforms to guide efficient forecasting and scheduling strategies.
  • Develop capacity models that account for seasonal trends, product launches, and other business fluctuations.
  • Present detailed forecasting reports and capacity plans to senior leadership.
  • Implement best practices for continuous improvement in forecasting and workforce planning processes.

We are considering applicants for the location of Mexico City, Mexico.

About You

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in forecasting and capacity planning within a client facing role
  • You have experience in workforce management for BPO partners.
  • You are proficient in forecasting tools and methodologies.
  • You have professional experience using workforce management platforms such as Zendesk, Playvox, or similar tools.
  • You have the ability to interpret complex data sets to inform business decisions.
  • You have experience managing and prioritizing multiple projects occurring on varying timelines.
About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

  • Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.

  • Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.

  • Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

  • Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs

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Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

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HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,197 Employees
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Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Crunchyroll is the world’s largest destination for anime and manga focused on creating 360° experiences — from video to merchandise, events, and gaming — for fans to connect through the content they love.

Why Work With Us

The quality of our company is a direct result of the quality of our people, so we take the process and art of hiring very seriously. Every position we recruit against is an opportunity for us to enhance and directly impact our culture and climate, and it is a reflection of the values we uphold.

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