Industrial Placement

**About The Role**:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Property Team for a 12 month industrial Placement as a Location Planning and Market Analysis Advisor. This placement will focus on detailed and robust research & analysis to support the Location Planning and wider Property team including research into grocery competition activity, supporting the Location Planning function with the provision of timely and accurate maps, data and reports. Providing efficient admin, planning and ad hoc spatial analysis, and will support the regular forecasting and ad hoc projects.

The role will include:

- Provide and collate competitor information and data to inform the network strategy and ensure store developments are appropriate to local customers, and ensure the strategy is alive document
- Support the Location Planning and Property team by providing regular data and analysis.
- Help to deliver competitor insight that visibly impacts upon strategic decisions i.e. Defensive plans to counteract new competitor openings
- Update the internal competitor database using future store planning updates and other available sources to ensure all analysis is based on accurate information
- Become a functional expert in Location Planning systems and tools together with the new store planning process and competitor new store development strategies.
- Support the store and impact sales forecasting process by producing data, maps, reports and other material leading to more accurate sales forecasting
- Work as an integral part of any confidential ad hoc project teams

**About The Company**:
We design, build, develop and maintain all of our properties across the UK from our supermarkets and manufacturing sites to our distribution centres and Head Office. Driving a variety of exciting property projects, we aim to provide the best shopping experience to our customers and great working environments for our colleagues. From architectural design, construction and maintenance to project and asset management, we focus on quality and getting every detail just right. Constantly looking to do things even better, we listen to our customers to make their shopping trips easier and work closely with our colleagues to deliver hundreds of store refits every year.

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;
- 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member
- Annual bonus scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Four day working week with flexible working hours
- Company pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Perks with over 850 retailers
- Free parking onsite

**About You**:

- Be studying for a Geography or closely related degree discipline
- Have an understanding of UK planning process and good knowledge of competitor store formats and size measurements is an advantage
- Good understanding of maps, geography and GIS tools
- Ability to work in a team and under your own initiative with intermediate proficiency in using Excel. GIS experience is preferable, as is an understanding of Alteryx
- Strong logical thinking, strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
- Experience in data management would be useful
- Ability to build strong relationships at all levels with the ability to influence.
- Customer focussed with a positive attitude