Lead Planning Analyst

Sky

Livingston

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Sky Q and Sky Glass at exclusive rates

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company is looking for a Lead Planning Analyst in Livingston. In this role, you'll transform complex data into actionable insights, collaborate across teams, and mentor colleagues. You're expected to deliver strategic insights while fostering effective partnerships. This position offers a hybrid working environment and various employee rewards including private healthcare and pension packages. If you're looking to innovate in a dynamic space, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

Ability to understand the planning cycle and key processes.
Agile and adaptable with analytical expertise across planning functions.
Clear translation of data into insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Deliver insights that drive strategic decision-making.
Lead scenario planning and produce insightful outputs.
Engage with stakeholders to understand their objectives.

Skills

Analytical expertise

Exceptional communication skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Creativity and innovation

Adaptability

Job description

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Job Description

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

As a Lead Planning Analyst, you’ll transform complex data into actionable insights that influence key stakeholders, thrive in fast‑paced environments, and drive innovation through creative problem‑solving. You’ll collaborate across teams, mentor colleagues, and champion continuous improvement while building strong partnerships to deliver operational efficiencies.

What You’ll Do

Deliver clear, actionable insights that drive strategic decision‑making—optimising plans by leveraging available levers, tools, and data, and presenting well‑balanced solutions with pros and cons where appropriate.
Lead scenario planning in collaboration with planning teams and stakeholders to guide decisions and ensure optimal outcomes. Produce insightful outputs that deepen understanding and support informed, data‑driven decisions across the business.
Support cross‑functional initiatives by stepping in to meet the evolving needs of the broader Planning function when required.
Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships between Planning, Operational teams and their stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared accountability.
Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand their objectives, priorities, and change initiatives—providing analytical support to enable successful delivery.
Provide indirect leadership across analyst teams in both Sky and Partner teams—offering coaching, feedback, and guidance to elevate performance and capability.

What You’ll Bring

Ability to demonstrate a solid understanding and awareness of the planning cycle, including its key stages and processes, enabling effective contribution to planning activities and decision‑making.
Agile and adaptable, with the ability to apply analytical expertise across a variety of planning functions and evolving business needs.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling insights and recommendations that influence both internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrates critical thinking and strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess situations quickly and make sound, data‑informed decisions.
Brings creativity and innovation to the forefront—challenging existing processes and identifying new ways to deliver value for customers, advisors, and the business.
Takes initiative to identify opportunities, influence change, and contribute to continuous improvement across the planning function.

The Rewards

Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How You'll Work

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your Office Base

Livingston Watermark House – Our lively campus is a free shuttle bus away from Livingston North train station and the town centre. Plus there’s onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Dunfermline – We’re just off Forth Road Bridge in a bustling business park 10 minutes from Rosyth train station. If you’re not catching the train don’t worry: there’s plenty of secure onsite parking for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. You’ll be well fed at our subsidised canteen, and you can keep in shape at our onsite gym, play a game of pool and make use of our handy corner shop.

Inclusion

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working. We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

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