Location Strategy Data Analyst - Placement

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role Overview

The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Location Strategy team’s assessment of store investment opportunities across UK, Europe and other International regions, through the distribution of key reports, maintenance of information databases and performance analysis.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Build and maintain key management information databases, including UK, European and International Analogue Models, Competitors, and Shopping Centre KPIs.
• Support the running, mapping, and analysis of the Group checkout survey.
• Development of in-house Global retail venue rankings to prioritise new store openings.
• Produce and distribute monthly competitor activity and impact reports.
• Prepared to travel to assist with fieldwork to support the business case for new store investment.

Skills/Experience

• Currently studying for a degree in Geography, Business or Marketing.
• Passion for spatial analysis and GIS.
• Numerate and analytical with high levels of accuracy.
• A good understanding of Excel.
• Strong communication skills and a good team player.

Salary/Benefits

• National Living Wage (NLW)
• 25% staff discount
• 20 days annual holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Learning and Development training in Microsoft, GIS and Alteryx.

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Thank you for your time