About the Role The Integrated Business Planning Analyst reviews and validates customer forecasts to ensure accurate demand signals for the Smurfit WestRock ANZ business. The role provides key inputs into the IBP process to support a single aligned demand plan. The analyst owns the demand planning system, ensuring data integrity, process improvement, and strong, data\u2011driven forecasting aligned with business needs. Working with Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations, the role converts customer demand and market insights into a feasible, financially aligned consensus plan. It also manages data collation, analysis, and reporting to maintain a rolling 12-24\u2011month Demand Plan, presented monthly to support alignment and proactive decision\u2011making. Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: Forecast collation - Collate and verify demand forecasts across levels and time horizons. Demand analysis - Review sales trends, analyse demand drivers, and evaluate forecast results. Forecast updates - Ensure forecasts reflect actuals, customer inputs, and market intelligence. Variance resolution - Work cross\u2011functionally to reconcile major variances and refine assumptions. Risk insights - Provide insights to Account Managers on under/over\u2011supply risks. KPI tracking - Track KPIs such as Forecast Accuracy. Cycle commentary - Communicate changes, drivers, risks, and opportunities. Supply planning input - Provide demand insights for inventory and stock\u2011build strategies. Promotional planning - Coordinate customer promotional and demand plans. Account manager support - Provide forecast information and packaged insights to Account Managers. Forecast vs actuals - Analyse variances and identify root causes. Commercial reporting - Supply data and insights for Business Reviews and Budgeting. Lead Demand Review - Lead the ANZ IBP Demand Review Meeting. S&OP inputs - Lead demand inputs for the monthly S&OP Meeting. Monthly IBP - Review supply forecast data and financial actuals for IBP. Ad\u2011hoc analysis - Conduct ad\u2011hoc demand analysis. Model ownership - Own and maintain the Demand Planning Excel model. Qualifications Bachelor of Business Management / Supply Chain / Finance degree or equivalent, or significant experience in lieu of. 5 years\u2019 experience in the industry in Demand Planning and / or Forecasting. Advanced Excel / Power BI skills * Experience in manufacturing environment preferred Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
