Market Intelligence & Procurement Analyst

Market Intelligence & Procurement Analyst

The Market Intelligence & Procurement Analyst provides category managers with actionable market intelligence, procurement analytics, demand forecasting, and sourcing insights to support strategic decision-making, risk mitigation, and cost management. This role monitors commodity markets, supply and demand trends, supplier risks, tariffs, geopolitical developments, economic conditions, regulatory changes, and supply chain disruptions that impact procurement strategies and business operations. The analyst leverages internal and external data sources, market intelligence platforms, and advanced analytics to develop forecasts, identify emerging risks and opportunities, assess market conditions, and deliver actionable recommendations through dashboards, reports, and executive-ready presentations.

This position plays a key role in helping Procurement proactively anticipate market changes, optimize sourcing strategies, improve supply chain resilience, and support long-term category planning.

Supply Chain Process Lead Sr. (Salary Grade
8)

Supply Chain Process Lead Prin. (Salary Grade
9)

Preferred

Qualifications & Skills:

• Strong understanding of procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, and supply chain operations.
• Experience analyzing market trends, commodity pricing, supply and demand fundamentals, tariffs, inflation, supplier risk, geopolitical developments, and supply chain disruptions to support sourcing and business decisions.
• Knowledge and practical application of market intelligence platforms such as Wood Mackenzie, Gartner, ProcurementIQ, Simfoni, S&P Global, Bloomberg, Fastmarkets, Argus, CRU Group, or similar tools to support market research, forecasting, benchmarking, category strategy development, and supplier risk assessments.
• Experience developing market outlooks, demand forecasts, supply-demand assessments, scenario analyses, risk assessments, and business recommendations to identify cost, supply, and sourcing opportunities and risks.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to transform large and complex datasets into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI; strong SQL skills required;
  Python experience preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to create professional PowerPoint presentations, dashboards, reports, market intelligence updates, and executive briefing materials.
• Experience with in the electric utility, energy, transmission, distribution, generation, construction, fleet, industrial manufacturing, or large-scale infrastructure industries strongly preferred.
• Understanding of commodity cost drivers including steel, aluminum, copper, electrical equipment, transformers, cable, poles, construction materials, transportation, fuel, and other categories critical to utility operations preferred.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and provide category managers with actionable insights and recommendations that support strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, category planning, and long-term business strategy.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor and analyze commodity markets, supplier risks, tariffs, geopolitical developments, economic conditions, and supply chain disruptions to identify impacts to cost, availability, lead times, and sourcing strategies.
• Develop market intelligence reports, category assessments, demand forecasts, and scenario analyses to identify emerging risks, opportunities, and cost drivers.
• Support category managers with data-driven insights that inform sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, category planning, and business decisions.
• Leverage market intelligence platforms such as Wood Mackenzie, Gartner, ProcurementIQ, Simfoni, S&P Global, Bloomberg, and similar tools to evaluate market conditions, benchmark pricing, assess supplier and category risks, and identify industry trends.
• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, scorecards, and analytics that provide visibility into procurement performance, market conditions, and business risks.
• Analyze spend, supplier, market, and operational…