Analyst, Planning

The Planning Analyst supports short- and long‑term business planning for a regulated tobacco products organization. This role is responsible for forecasting demand in partnership with Sales, analyzing sales and inventory trends, supporting production and distribution planning, and ensuring plans align with regulatory, tax and compliance requirements. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to operate in a highly regulated environment.

• Develop and maintain demand, supply, and financial forecasts across product lines and customer channels
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, promotional activity, and regulatory impacts to improve forecast accuracy
• Translate demand forecasts into production and replenishment plans
• Balance inventory levels, service targets, manufacturing capacity, and supplier constraints
• Monitor inventory health, including excess, obsolete, and at‑risk inventory
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles (S&OP / IBP processes)
• Prepare regular planning and performance reports, dashboards and executive summaries including volume, revenue and inventory KPIs
• Identify risks and opportunities related to demand variability, capacity constraints and inventory levels
• Conduct ad‑hoc analysis to support pricing, product life‑cycle and market strategy decisions
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance and Compliance teams to align plans and assumptions
• Support new product introductions, SKU rationalization and market changes
• Communicate forecast changes and planning insights clearly to stakeholders
• Ensure planning activities account for regulatory requirements, excise taxes and reporting obligations
• Assist with tracking and planning around federal, state and local tax rate changes
• Support internal and external audits through accurate data preparation and documentation
• Contribute to forecast accuracy improvement initiatives and planning process enhancements
• Support system upgrades, reporting automation, and planning tool optimisation
• Document standard operating procedures and best practices
• All other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, Analytics, or a related field;
  Master’s degree preferred
• 2–5 years of experience in planning, forecasting, supply chain, finance or analytical roles
• Experience in a regulated, consumer packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing or tobacco‑related industry preferred
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Experience with planning systems (e.g., Net Suite, SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, APO or similar) and Data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau) preferred
• Ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment

• Base salary and bonus programme
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance effective on date of hire
• Generous 401(k) plan
• Defined contribution plan
• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement