Commercial Intelligence Lead in Newport, Wales

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Interpret demand signals across procurement activity to identify emerging commercial pressures and priorities.
• Combine demand insight and commercial intelligence to maintain a clear, well evidenced view of current and emerging priorities.
• Provide forward looking insight on how demand and market conditions may affect planned activity.
• Maintain awareness of changes that may require clarification, further analysis or escalation.
• Deliver high quality commercial intelligence that improves understanding of the markets Welsh Water operates in.
• Maintain strong understanding of priority supplier markets and their commercial dynamics.
• Draw on a range of internal and external sources to build and refresh market and supplier intelligence.
• Surface emerging market conditions, constraints, pressures and opportunities and articulate their implications.
• Apply commercial judgement when interpreting uncertain or incomplete market information.
• Produce intelligence outputs that are clear, defensible and decision focused to support commercial decision making.
• Present intelligence in forms that are accessible and relevant to different audiences.
• Maintain market and commercial intelligence outputs in line with agreed standards and cadence.

About you:

The following are essential requirements for the recruitment of the role:

• Qualifications: Degree level or equivalent in a commercial, analytical, economics, data or procurement‑related discipline. Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or working towards accreditation (desirable).
• Experience: Experience of supply market understanding or demand planning within a procurement or commercial environment. Experience in a regulated sector such as water, energy, utilities or public services (desirable).
• Knowledge & Skills: Working knowledge of market analysis, supply chain intelligence, cost drivers and commercial risk signals. Good communication, judgement and influencing skills. Understanding of scenario modelling or advanced forecasting tools (desirable).

Good to know:

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest. Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Benefits:

• Variable pay schemes – your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within‑band increase and a yearly incentive.
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes.
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops.
• Car‑leasing scheme and free on‑site parking at all sites.
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service.
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family.

Who we are:

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas. We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.