Market & Geographical Information System (GIS) Analyst

Sportchek; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Sportchek is seeking a Market & GIS Analyst to support Real Estate with sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, and demographic analysis. The role involves creating long-term market plans and collaborating with regional teams to develop new geospatial tools and self-serve applications.

The candidate will work with ArcGIS, PowerBI, Python, and Azure Synapse to deliver maps and insights that support capital investments and store strategy decisions.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in geographic information systems, geography, or related field.
• 1-3 years experience providing sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, market plans, or customer analytics for retailers or consultancy.
• Experience with Esri GIS products and ability to produce informative maps following cartographic standards.
• Knowledge of data preparation, data analysis, and statistical tool sets.

Responsibilities

• Develop market and location analyses with sales forecasts and demographic analysis.
• Assist in creating long-term real estate strategies using store performance and demographic forecasts.
• Audits past analyses to identify opportunities for accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare visuals to explain forecasts for monthly Real Estate meetings.
• Explore self-serve enhancements by integrating new geospatial datasets and tools.

Skills

Sales forecasting

Cannibalization estimates

Data analysis

Geospatial reasoning

Education

Undergraduate degree in GIS/geography

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Mobile GIS

PowerBI

Python

Azure Synapse

Knime

Job description

**Market and Geographical Information System (GIS) Analyst**The Real Estate and GIS Decision Support team supports the decision-making process across CTC by providing geospatial data, analytics, insights, and GIS expertise.The team is looking for a **Market & GIS Analyst** to support the Real Estate group by providing sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, long term market plans, and demographic analysis to support the capital investment decision-making process. Reporting to the Manager of the Real Estate and GIS Decision Support team, the GIS Analyst will provide support to regional development teams as required, while also working collaboratively with other members of the team to develop new tools in support of the above functions.**What you'll do:*** Develop market and location analyses which include detailed sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, competitor analysis, and demographic analysis* Assist in the creation of long-term real estate strategies by incorporating current and future store performance, long-term demographic and macro-economic forecasts, future residential development, and changes to the physical retail landscape* Assess historical project performance vs. plan and post-audit previous analysis to uncover opportunities to increase accuracy and efficiencies* Prepare content and visuals to explain sales forecasts and related analysis for monthly Real Estate meeting cycles* Look for opportunities to enhance the current process through the integration of new geospatial datasets, products, and developing applications to further enable self-serve* Present reports and analysis to the Manager, RE & GIS Decision Support; AVP, Retail & Real Estate Decision Support; and various stakeholders around the organisation**What you'll bring:*** A minimum of an undergraduate degree in geographic information systems, geography, or a closely related field that required equivalent coursework in geographic information systems* 1-3 years experience providing sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, market plans/network strategies, or customer analytics for a major retailers or consultancy group* Experience with Esri’s suite of GIS products, including ArcGIS Enterprise, Online, Desktop, and mobile GIS; along with the ability to produce informative maps that follow cartographic standards* Knowledge and experience in data preparation, data analysis, and statistical tool sets* Working knowledge of Knime, PowerBI, automation with Python, and Azure Synapse considered an assetOur typical hiring range is between $53,000.00 and $88,000.00 CAD Annual. The target salary range is between $60,000 and $70,000.00 CAD Annual. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.