Company Description

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

Job Description

A senior, high‑impact role within Strategy & Insight, as Market Intelligence Lead you will be responsible for leading Greene King’s market intelligence agenda and shaping how we understand performance versus the wider pub, hospitality and adjacent markets as well as future and outlook. Reporting to the Group Strategy & Insight Director, you’ll lead a small, specialist team, owning competitor and market tracking, macro and sector outlooks, and performance‑vs‑market insight. You’ll work closely with Strategy and other key stakeholders create a joined‑up view of growth opportunities, risks and trading performance. The role is ideal for a strategic, analytically strong leader who enjoys turning complex data into clear insight, influencing senior stakeholders, and helping steer group, portfolio and brand decisions.

Qualifications

In your role as Market Intelligence Lead you will:

• Lead Greene King’s market intelligence agenda, building a clear, strategic understanding of the pub, hospitality and adjacent markets, and translating external trends and foresight into business implications.
• Own competitor, market and performance‑vs‑market tracking, defining the right KPIs, setting targets and ensuring insight is embedded at group, brand and site level.
• Develop robust market, macro and foresight outlooks, partnering with Strategy, Finance and Insight to inform strategic planning, growth priorities and risk identification.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing market intelligence team, improving efficiency, automation, personal development of the team and creating great organisational value. 
• Influence senior decision‑making, delivering clear, compelling insight and recommendations through regular reporting and presentations to senior stakeholders.

What you’ll bring… 

• Strong analytical capability, able to turn complex data into clear, actionable insight.
• Strategic market expertise, with a deep understanding of the pub, hospitality and adjacent markets, and the ability to translate external trends into future opportunities and risks, as well as optimising our competitor tracking, KPI's and interpretation of performance vs market at group, brand and site level.
• Proven people leadership, with experience leading and developing specialist insight or analytics teams in fast‑paced environments.
• Outstanding communicator, able to communicate insight clearly, tell compelling stories and shape decisions at all leadership levels
• Authentically curious, innovative and forward‑thinking, with a strong customer focus and commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…