Market Intelligence Analyst

What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process.

What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process.

The Market Intelligence Analyst serves as the central intelligence capability covering four key pillars: macro and trade lane, carrier, competitor, and customer/segment intelligence. Covering ocean, air, and rail freight across major global lanes, this role translates complex market data into actionable commercial insights. Crucially, the analyst is responsible for providing credible, data-backed intelligence that directly influences both short-term pricing actions and long-term pricing strategy.

A primary measure of success in this role is the ability to spot commercial signals from external sources ahead of time and coherently alert leadership to impending market shifts before they fully materialise.

• Provide credible, quantitative market intelligence to directly influence short-term pricing decisions and shape the long-term pricing outlook.
• Proactively monitor external sources and macroeconomics indicators to spot early commercial signals and leading indicators of structural market shifts.
• Coherently present forward-looking pricing outlooks, flagging external market changes ahead of time to allow commercial teams to adjust strategy proactively.
• Evolve the macro data dashboard into a predictive internal demand signal that the Trade team directly prices against, rather than acting as a retrospective report.

• Author and publish fixed-cadence outputs, including a Monthly Export Newsletter for external shippers and internal Sales, and a Weekly Intel Digest.
• Produce the comprehensive Quarterly Market Update (Internal & External Webinar versions), encompassing economic outlooks and sea freight analysis.
• Maintain and refresh the internal MI Data Dashboard monthly, aggregating macro indicators (GDP, PMI, inflation, retail sales) across 9 core geographies.
• Execute weekly manual updates of rate and index pulls to maintain continuous historical data series.

• Maintain live forward-looking frameworks, including trigger forward calendars and comprehensive trigger playbooks.
• Conduct deep-dive market-entry and lane assessments evaluating dimensions like consolidation, agency restarts, and FTA campaigns.

• Provide continuous operational and enablement support for Marketing, Sales, Operations, Legal, and Finance.
• Manage ad-hoc crisis communications, such as the Middle East crisis page updates, bilingual notice templates, and customer FAQs regarding major disruptions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Supply Chain or a related analytical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years in market intelligence, market research, or business or commercial analysis, ideally in a B2B environment.
• Strong B2B…