Real Estate Market Analyst

SUMMARY: The Real Estate Market Analyst is responsible for working with a portfolio of potential new AutoZone stores alongside the Real Estate department, forecasting sales, performing competitive analysis to understand market trends, and presenting and defending findings to a variety of audiences.
RESPONSIBILITIES: What We Do: · Our Team is responsible for driving the Store Development strategy of a Fortune 300 company · Our Analysts perform high-level studies using cutting edge technology and data to forecast sales and understand market trends · We travel the country to tie together what we see on a map and what is taking place on the ground in real-time · Our Analysts are in a high-profile role that presents recommendations directly to Executive-level committees on a weekly basis · We operate in a highly dynamic environment where creativity and flexible process improvement is not only encouraged, it is expected · Our Team fosters professional development and outside-the-box thinking so that skill sets are well-rounded and non-complacent · We serve as the spatial analytics hub for the entire organization and are poised to answer any question that has a “where” component What We Look For: · Individuals with the curiosity to go the extra mile to understand complex problems and come up with solutions · Confidence to present findings and recommendations to Executive-level audiences and answer questions directly · Ability to use critical thinking skills and see the big-picture to understand how the decision at hand affects the overall development strategy · Technical aptitude to learn and understand the latest GIS and Statistical tools and use them as a tool to make recommendations and understand large and complex datasets REQUIREMENTS: Experience conducting quantitative analysis Minimum of 2 - 3 years of experience in GIS, Market Research, Business Analytics or similar field Savvy technical skills Experience using ArcGIS software or similar GIS platforms a plus Proficiency with Alteryx, SAS, Excel, or similar business software packages a plus Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting technical documents required