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.
Responsible to: Head of European Location Strategy
Department: Property
Location: Bury

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong passion for data, spatial analysis, site selection and/or sales forecasting.
• Experience of leading a team within a Retail or Consultancy location planning environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of location planning techniques and geo-demographics.
• Demonstrate stong commercial and business acumen.
• Detailed understanding of the application of spatial analytical tools such as GIS (Ie. ARC, QGIS) and Alteryx.
• Excellent communication skills, demonstaring ability to present to a wide variety of audiences.
• Proven spatial and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• High level of enthusiasm, 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
  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.
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ROLE OVERVIEW:

Exciting opportunity within the Location Strategy team to support the expansion of Group’s store network across Europe. Your primary responsibility will be to own the North & Central European network plan, developing a team 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 work cross functionally to provide insight to support wider business decisioning making and promote the deployment of property data.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to develop a clear North and Central European store network plan, monitoring progress against strategic objectives.
• Prepare business case (including catchment, demographic, competition, site visit, and detailed sales forecasts) for all store investment opportunities across North & Central Europe at Property Board meetings.
• Drive innovation and deployment of store and online sales forecasting tools, working with both internal teams and external suppliers.
• Collaborate with finance, retail and acquisition teams to review store openings, analysing reasons for over and under performance, and using insights to recommend improvements to target locations and forecasting.
• Key stakeholder in the development of internal network planning tools to contribute spatial analysis to wider strategic business projects.
• Provide insight on market trends (ie. footfall, competitive landscape) across existing and new territories.
• People management and task management responsibilities, setting clear goals and objectives.
• Promote the use of spatial, consumer and online insight across business functions.