Junior Business Planning Analyst

Job Title: Junior Business Planning Analyst

Contract: Six Month

Location: London (Hybrid)

The purpose of the role is to contribute to the development of a sound business strategic plan. The individual will provide directly and support Business Partners to deliver quality analysis and insights on business performance. This will incorporate:

• Forecast volume scenarios for industry and PM with various business assumptions; and support in-depth competitive intelligence insights on nicotine products in the market
• Identify and propose business opportunities and challenges by providing timely and in-depth analysis
• Maintain and enhance tools/models for volume and profitability forecast/analysis
• Support during the preparation of corporate Strategy, Budget review & Business Updates presentation
• Support preparation of budget for the supported functions (volume/cost); collaborate with Financial Controlling for budget/volume inputs & cost controlling
• Explore business process improvement opportunities with relevant business partners to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation
• Act as a value-added advisor to Key Stakeholders on investment strategies that maximises return on investments
• Prepare official and ad-hoc reports required

Key Accountabilities

Volume/Revenue Projection and Analysis:

• Support the preparation and updated of monthly volume forecasts for a certain product category or for the total nicotine market, incorporating the latest data and performance
• Ensure alignment with Operations during the monthly volume cycles to be reflected in production to minimise out of stock or destruction exposure

Market and Competitor Analysis:

• Support analysis of competitor dynamics and its business implications to support business decisions.

Performance Reporting:

• Support Business Partners or Stakeholders around the weekly Performance Reporting by providing analysis and further insights to enable decision making.

Business Partnering:

• Support Business Partners to advise Key Stakeholders on investment strategies that maximises return on investments
• Provide support at function and category level to prepare their Budget and advise on investment strategy and Business Cases
• Interfacing between the business and Financial Controlling to ensure costs are properly managed and enhance cost controlling

The role will strongly support the Manager Business Planning & the Senior Business Planning Analysts with the key accountability's, mainly focusing on:

• Value adding Business Partnering advisory, investment appraisals and Category support
• Volume and revenue forecasting, and involvement in monthly volume cycles
• Supporting the development and building of various presentations either internally or to the Region
• Providing a proactive and collaborative interface between the business and Financial Controlling which ensures effective cost controlling

Key Requirements

The following capabilities are required for the role:

• High level of achievement orientation; strong analytical and learning capability; strong attention to detail; proactive
• Ability to work with multiple sources of data in a dynamic environment, at ease with managing large excel models
• Ability to work in collaboration with key stakeholders, excellent communication skills
• Higher education in Finance, Economics (or related subject), or Finance work experience. Ability to work with data and analytics a plus