Regional Anaplan & Planning Analyst

7355-Johnson & Johnson Medical Limited Legal Entity; Pinewood; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Regional Systems Analyst to support Anaplan-based planning models within a hybrid UK office setup. The role acts as a bridge between business users, process owners, and technical teams to ensure planning activities run smoothly and issues are resolved promptly.

Responsibilities include owner-style support during planning cycles, data validation, testing, and governance participation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Business, or related discipline.
• 2-3 years of experience in planning, analytics, finance systems, or supply chain systems.
• Experience with Anaplan or similar planning platforms preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrates an understanding of AI concepts and frameworks, including awareness of responsible and ethical AI practices, and has experience generating effective prompts to boost efficiency and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Business Product Owner support analyst for Anaplan models.
• Provide operational support during monthly planning cycles, forecast updates, and business reviews.
• Perform data validation, root cause analysis, and issue triage for planning and reporting discrepancies.
• Coordinate with technical support teams to investigate and resolve system defects and enhancement requests.
• Document business requirements, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and regression testing activities.
• Monitor model performance and identify opportunities for process simplification and automation.
• Develop planning knowledge articles, training materials, and user guidance documentation.
• Participate in governance forums and support prioritization of enhancement requests.

Skills

Analytics

Anaplan

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Business, or related discipline

Tools

Anaplan

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Regional Systems Analyst to support Anaplan-based planning models within a hybrid UK office setup. The role acts as a bridge between business users, process owners, and technical teams to ensure planning activities run smoothly and issues are resolved promptly.

Responsibilities include owner-style support during planning cycles, data validation, testing, and governance participation.