Real Estate Market Strategy Analyst

Real Estate Market Strategy Analyst

The Real Estate Market Strategy Analyst helps support the strategic vision for the Real Estate department to ultimately meet the organization's growth goals. This individual supports the team by conducting in-depth market analysis, demographic studies, and competitive research to support the decision-making process for site acquisition and development opportunities. Up to 20% travel may be required.

Responsibilities:

• Helps collect, organize and analyze information to support the company's real estate activities including land and building acquisitions, leasing, site selection, and the disposition of underperforming stores and surplus properties.
• Leverages location intelligence tools and geospatial analytics to assist in market strategy and planning efforts.
• Conducts comprehensive analyses of potential sites, including demographic trends, traffic patterns, economic factors, and competitive landscape.
• Actively researches and monitors the growth plans, market share, and performance of our competitors.
• Contributes to the inputs and management of various forecasting models to help optimize site selection.
• Manages internal databases of current and future locations with GIS software.
• Works with Managers to assess current processes, systems, and tools to create a more efficient and effective real estate site selection lifecycle.
• Partners with cross-functional departments to ensure our market growth aligns with our operating functions.
• Adopts new ideas, strategic learning technologies, and approaches.
• Works with stakeholders on preparing reports and presentations to clearly analyze market data and trends.
• Plans and attends Real Estate site selection trips and committee meetings.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Real Estate, Finance or related field preferred
• 1-3 years' experience in Real Estate, Finance or a related field preferred
• Extensive knowledge of excel and MS Suite required
• Experience with geospatial analytics and location intelligence tools preferred (TAS, Placer.ai, ArcGIS, Locatium)
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools preferred (Power BI, Tableau)