Strategic Industry Expert - Forest Products

Location: Houston, TX

Travel: Client meetings, industry conferences and regional events

Compensation: Salary and benefits package commensurate with the seniority of the position

Shape Strategic Decisions Across the US Forest Products Market

Bring your industry expertise to a highly influential, customer-facing role where you'll engage senior decisionmakers, shape commercial opportunities and demonstrate the strategic value of market intelligence across the US forest products industry.

Package & Benefits

  • Rewarding salary package aligned with the scope and seniority of the role.

  • Hybrid working in Houston, offering flexibility alongside collaboration with a globally connected team.

  • Direct access to senior industry leaders, building valuable relationships with major players across the US market.

  • Opportunity to become a recognised industry voice, leveraging world-class market intelligence and analytical expertise to shape industry perspectives and deliver commercial impact.

Why This Business?

Our client is a globally respected leader in commodity pricing, market intelligence and analytics, trusted by major organisations worldwide to support critical commercial decisions. With a long-established reputation and deep industry expertise, the business plays an important role across global commodity markets.

As the business expands its strategic engagement across the US forest products sector, this is an opportunity to join a specialist team, work alongside leading industry experts and play a key role in strengthening relationships with major customers while supporting ambitious growth objectives.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Influence strategic conversations with senior industry leaders, delivering expert market insights to support critical business decisions and strengthen key customer relationships.

  • Drive revenue growth by identifying opportunities to expand existing accounts, develop new commercial opportunities and increase adoption of analytical solutions.

  • Develop authoritative market perspectives on industry trends, pricing dynamics and emerging challenges, positioning the business as a trusted strategic partner.

  • Partner with commercial teams and market specialists to strengthen customer strategies, support high-value renewals and maximise the impact of market intelligence solutions.

What You'll Bring

  • 8+ years' industry experience across US forest products markets, with strong sector knowledge and an established professional network.

  • Background in commodity market intelligence, forest products production or strategic procurement, with exposure to market planning or risk management.

  • Proven ability to engage senior decisionmakers, translating complex market dynamics into commercially valuable insights and strategic recommendations.

  • Understanding of commodity pricing and market dynamics, with the ability to connect industry trends to customer priorities and commercial opportunities.

Who This Suits

You're an established industry expert with deep knowledge of the US forest products market and the ambition to take your career further. You're motivated by the opportunity to broaden your industry influence, work alongside leading market specialists and play a meaningful role in shaping the future growth of a globally respected business.

Now you're ready to bring that expertise to a globally respected business where your insights can make a real impact.

Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.