Location Strategy & Insight Analyst – Italy

Role Overview:

The position offers an exciting opportunity to support the expansion of Group’s store network across Italy. 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.

Responsibilities:  

• Support the development and implementation of the JD Italy 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 (ie. 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.

What We're Looking For:

• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role.
• 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 (Ie. 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.
• English level C1.

What we offer: 

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

• Hybrid Work
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Free Gym Facilities
• Flexible/optional benefits: restaurant ticket, transportation ticket, health insurance
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Continuous professional development in hard and soft skills
• And… much more!

The Company:

Since founded in 1981, JD Group has achieved remarkable growth through rapid global expansion. We have become the 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.

At JD Group, we are all about finding passionate and skilled individuals who can elevate our team and have exceptional impact on the running of the business. We seek dynamic individuals who are invested in their own development, so that together we can evolve our brand's success, alongside evolving your career.

Join us in an exciting journey, where Talent meets Opportunity.

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, apply now!

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 you applying, 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.

Thank you again for your time.

Sobre el grupo:

Desde la creación de JD Sports en 1981, nos hemos convertido en líderes mundiales en Sports, Street & Premium Fashion. Contamos con alrededor de 65.000 personas, superando las 3400 tiendas de diversas marcas en más de 30 países. Te damos la oportunidad de desarrollar tu carrera en este grupo internacional en constante crecimiento.

Desde JD Group ofrecemos un entorno basado en la cooperación y el respeto mutuo, con un fuerte compromiso por la diversidad y la igualdad de oportunidades. Todas las personas serán consideradas sin importar su identidad de género, orientación sexual, etnia, religión, edad o grado de discapacidad. 

Nuestros procesos de selección están basados en el modelo de evaluación por competencias profesionales y valoramos la pasión, ganas de aprender y de crecer en un entorno internacional.