Job Title: Senior GIS Analyst
Location: Toronto, ON (Remote)
Estimated Duration: Fulltime
About Us:
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together, and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies, where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Senior GIS Analyst – Real Estate Decision Support:
The Real Estate and GIS Decision Support team supports the decision-making process across CTC by providing geospatial data, analytics, insights, and GIS expertise.
The team is looking for a Senior GIS Analyst to support the Real Estate group by providing sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, long-term market plans, and demographic analysis to support the capital investment decision-making process. Reporting to the Manager of the Real Estate and GIS Decision Support team, the Senior GIS Analyst will provide support to regional development teams as required, while also working collaboratively with other members of the team to develop new tools in support of the above functions.
What You Will Do:
- Develop market and location analyses which include detailed sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, competitor analysis, and demographic analysis
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex market analysis, such as long-term real estate strategies by incorporating current and future store performance, long-term demographic and macro-economic forecasts, future residential development, and changes to the physical retail landscape
- Review forecasts with the team and applies critical judgment by challenging assumptions, inputs, and outputs and proactively provides insights and recommendations
- Assess historical project performance vs. plan and post-audit previous analysis to uncover opportunities to increase accuracy and efficiency; proactively recommend implantation approaches
- Prepare content and visuals to explain sales forecasts and related analysis for monthly Real Estate meeting cycles
- Champion the implementation of new geospatial datasets, products, and tools to scale insights and improve decision-making.
- Present reports and analysis to the Manager, RE & GIS Decision Support; AVP, Retail & Real Estate Decision Support; and various stakeholders around the organization
What You Bring:
- A minimum of an undergraduate degree in geographic information systems, geography, or a closely related field that required equivalent coursework in geographic information systems
- 4+ years’ experience providing sales forecasts, cannibalization estimates, market plans/network strategies, or customer analytics for a major retailer or consultancy group
- Experience providing mentorship, guidance, and constructive feedback to junior analysts
- Experience with Esri’s suite of GIS products, including ArcGIS Enterprise, Online, Desktop, and mobile GIS; along with the ability to produce informative maps that follow cartographic standards
- Knowledge and experience in data preparation, data analysis, and statistical tool sets
- Working knowledge of Knime, PowerBI, automation with Python, and Azure Synapse considered an asset
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations:
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$64,000 and CA$90,000
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
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