Job Introduction

Senior Insight Manager

Location: Haydock, WA12 0JQ
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8:30am–5:00pm
Speedy Work Life Balance: 9-day fortnight, with every other Friday off

Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider, offering an extensive range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Insight Manager to join our team in Haydock.

Reporting to the Head of Insight, you’ll play a key leadership role within the Insight function, turning complex market, customer, operational and commercial information into clear recommendations that support strategic decision-making across the business.

This is a highly visible role where you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Commercial, Operations, Finance and Sales, helping Speedy anticipate market changes, understand future demand and make informed decisions around growth, investment and capital allocation.

You’ll also act as deputy to the Head of Insight where required and take responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of the Insight function, alongside managing and developing our Insights Data Analyst.

What you’ll be doing

As our Senior Insight Manager, you will:

• Deputise for the Head of Insight and represent the Insight function at senior leadership forums when required.
• Lead strategic insight projects supporting commercial strategy, business transformation, growth opportunities and capital allocation.
• Translate market, customer, competitor and operational trends into clear, commercially focused recommendations.
• Turn complex business questions into structured analytical approaches and practical business solutions.
• Influence strategic priorities through evidence-based insight, scenario analysis and forward-looking recommendations.
• Support investment and divestment decisions through market, customer and commercial analysis.
• Contribute to strategic planning, annual planning and long-range forecasting.
• Lead the development of market and sector intelligence frameworks to identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Monitor economic, regulatory, competitor and sector trends to provide early warning indicators to the business.
• Support market foresight across one-to-five-year planning horizons.
• Lead scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and commercial impact assessments.
• Support fleet composition, utilisation and asset lifecycle decisions through insight and demand forecasting.
• Work closely with Commercial, Supply Chain and Operations teams to support effective capital allocation.
• Develop robust analysis and evidence for Executive and Investment Committee business cases.
• Manage the day-to-day priorities and workload of the Insight function.
• Drive continuous improvement across analytical methods, reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Line manage, coach and develop the Insights Data Analyst.
• Review and quality assure analysis, reporting and recommendations produced by the team.
• Translate complex analysis into concise, decision-ready narratives for senior leaders.
• Support the preparation of Board, Executive and Investment Committee papers.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and provide constructive, evidence-based challenge where appropriate.
• Work with data, technology and business teams to improve data accessibility and analytical capability across the organisation.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced insight, analytics or commercial intelligence professional who is comfortable operating at a senior level and translating complex information into clear business recommendations.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong experience influencing senior leadership and executive decision-making through strategic insight and commercial recommendations.
• Experience within market intelligence, strategic planning, commercial insight or market foresight.
• The ability to combine information from multiple sources and turn it into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Experience supporting significant investment, transformation or strategic initiatives.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and project management experience.
• The confidence to take ownership of complex analytical projects and work independently in ambiguous environments.
• Strong commercial awareness across customers, markets, pricing, operations and financial performance.
• Demonstrable market, commercial or demand forecasting experience.
• Experience developing quantitative, scenario or sensitivity models.
• Advanced practical experience using SQL and Excel.
• Experience with Python, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex findings to senior stakeholders in a clear and compelling way.
• Previous line management, coaching or team development experience.

Why Speedy?

At Speedy, we want to give our people the opportunity to develop, progress and enjoy a strong work-life balance.

This role is eligible for our Speedy Work Life Balance scheme, working a 9-day fortnight with every other Friday off, while retaining your full contractual hours and salary.

If you’re an experienced insight leader who enjoys combining commercial thinking, analytics and strategic decision-making, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the insight that supports Speedy’s future growth and strategic direction.