Senior Supply Market Management Analyst – Programme Advisory (PA)

Overview

As a Senior Supply Market Management Analyst, you will deliver robust market intelligence and supplier analysis to inform major infrastructure programmes and procurement strategies. You will work with SMM managers and project teams to translate analysis into practical recommendations and support client engagements. The role includes mentoring junior analysts and contributing to methodological development within a growing SMM practice. You will operate in a collaborative, client-focused environment delivering evidence-based insights with impact across complex programmes.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Structured development toward Manager-level roles
• Professional development and Chartered status progression
• Exposure to major programmes and blue-chip clients

Responsibilities

• Lead supply market assessments, analysis, and insights for defined categories and workstreams
• Analyze supplier capability, capacity, financials, and pipelines to identify risks and opportunities
• Develop and maintain market models, maps, and datasets with data integrity
• Generate high-quality reports, dashboards, and presentations for clients and internal stakeholders
• Plan and execute market engagement activities and capture feedback outcomes
• Explain findings to clients and project teams, test assumptions, and refine recommendations
• Coordinate inputs from multiple sources to produce coherent, evidence-based insights
• Provide day-to-day coaching to junior analysts and ensure output quality
• Collaborate with procurement, commercial, cost, and project management teams to embed insights into wider strategies
• Contribute to tool, template, and best-practice development within the SMM community

Key requirements

• Proven experience in supply market analysis, procurement, commercial, or infrastructure advisory roles
• Track record of delivering analytical outputs that inform procurement or investment decisions
• Experience on infrastructure, construction, or regulated-sector programmes is desirable
• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline
• Professional membership (e.g., MCIPS) achieved or actively pursuing

• Curious and insight-driven
• Collaborative and team-focused
• Professional, credible, and client-focused
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with Power BI or similar tools
• Strong written and verbal communication for non-technical audiences

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