# PLANNING AND PURCHASING SPECIALIST

At JTI we celebrate differences, and everyone truly belongs. 46,000 people from all over the world are continuously building their unique success story with us.83% of employees feel happy working at JTI. To make a difference with us, all you need to do is bring your human best. What will your story be? Apply now! Learn more: jti.com Planning and Purchasing Specialist (Danville, VA) Position: As a Planning and Purchasing Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring materials are available when needed to support efficient and uninterrupted manufacturing operations. You will coordinate materials planning and purchasing activities, manage short- and long-term Material Requirements Planning (MRP), optimize inventory levels, collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams, and support new product launches and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities: Materials Planning & Inventory Management:Manage short-, mid-, and long-term material requirements for tobacco and non-tobacco materials, considering demand, specifications, inventory targets, sourcing, lead times, and shelf life. Optimize inventory levels and minimize material write-offs. Purchasing & Delivery Coordin

- **Id**: 3455789
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/jti-planning-and-purchasing-specialist>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Danville, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T12:08:54Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 28
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4264
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Tobacco, Vapes & Smoking Accessories

## Company

- **Id**: 447001
- **Name**: JTI
- **Domain**: jti.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/jti-2>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 43000
- **Max usd**: 90000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 2645

## Technologies

- **CAPA** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 28

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-29T12:39:31Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 24
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.671
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 28
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: conf:7, velocity, win:tail, crowd:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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