Location Strategy & Insight Analyst - Europe

JD Sports Fashion; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Location Strategy & Insight Analyst to support its expansion across Europe. This role involves analyzing market data, preparing business cases for store investments, and collaborating with various teams to optimize retail strategies. The ideal candidate will have a passion for data and spatial analysis, along with experience in retail or consultancy. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and growing environment, where your insights will drive strategic decisions and help shape the future of the company's store network.

Benefits

Staff Discount on purchases

Discounted Gym membership

Personal development opportunities

Access to Apprenticeships

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or consultancy location planning is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the JD Europe property strategy.
• Prepare business cases for store investment opportunities.
• Conduct market research and analysis across existing and target territories.

Skills

Data Analysis

Spatial Analysis

Sales Forecasting

Site Selection

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Self-Motivation

Education

Degree in Geography

Degree in GIS

Degree in Business

Degree in Economics

Degree in Data Analysis

Tools

GIS (ARC, QGIS)

Alteryx

Job description

Bury

The position offers an exciting opportunity to support the expansion of Group’s store network across Europe. Your primary responsibility will be to provide detailed market analysis and accurate sales forecasts, to ensure that capital investment is targeted at opportunities that deliver optimum returns. In addition, you will also undertake a wide range of location and consumer related project work.

Job Title: Location Strategy & Insight Analyst - Europe

Location: JD Group, Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, BL9 8RR OR Alicante.

Working hours: 40 Hours Per Week – hours of work will be flexible (minimum of 80% of working hours office based - subject to travel) and dictated by the needs of the business. It is expected that the successful applicant will work those hours necessary to successfully fulfil the duties of the role.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of the JD Europe property strategy.
• Prepare the business case (including catchment, demographic, competition, site visit, and detailed sales forecasts) for all store investment opportunities within your designated market area.
• Travel to gain in-depth, on the ground knowledge of the store estate and retail hierarchy.
• Work with the Data team to maintain and analyse key spatial databases (i.e., loyalty card/mobile/survey, footfall, in-house Retail Venue rankings, analogue models) to identify key drivers of store performance.
• Explore and support the development of sales forecasting techniques.
• Undertake post-investment analysis to refine store network plan and future assessments.
• Promote the use of spatial, consumer and online insight across business functions.
• Support the Location Strategy team with ad hoc fieldwork, market research and analysis across all existing and target territories.

Position Requirements:

• Strong passion for data, spatial analysis, site selection and/or sales forecasting.
• Experience of working within a Retail or Consultancy location planning team or relevant degree in Geography, GIS, Business, Economics, Data Analysis.
• Understanding of location planning techniques and geo-demographics.
• Comfortable with the application of spatial analytical tools such as GIS (i.e., ARC, QGIS) and Alteryx.
• Ability to communicate (both written & verbal) cross-functionally and to a wide variety of audiences.
• Proven spatial and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• High level of self-motivation, with ability to work within a team and independently.
• Willingness to travel.
• Knowledge of UK, European or International retail markets.

For this role you would need a full driving licence and a valid Passport.

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.