Publix is looking to provide location-specific recommendations to various departments to optimize store layouts, merchandising, site selection, and develop automated solutions for business partners, thereby increasing store and initiative success through data-driven decision-making.
Requirements
- 1 Year experience developing analytical systems, tools, or programs
- 1 Year experience writing R/Python code or similar functionality within other statistical/GIS tools
- Ability to develop and automate data-driven recommendations for strategic business partners with advanced technology, tools, systems, and data
- In-depth knowledge of demographic datasets and Location Analytics
- Advanced software knowledge of ESRI (ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcCatalog, ArcGIS Online)
- Basic skills in Python/extensions
- Basic knowledge of Alteryx, Alteryx Server, & R
Responsibilities
- Maintain/develop a self-serve environment that allows department-specific users to exploit Spatial Data Science & GIS’ expertise using developed applications that provide data-backed solutions to the asked business question(s).
- Research, summarize, analyze, synthesize, and visualize multiple datasets from internal sources (BAR, IS, RE, CRM, MBA, CI, LP…etc.) and external sources (competition, sales, demographics, purchase behaviors, customer data…etc.) into a comprehensive final deliverable (report, presentation, infographic, map, story-map…etc.) that enables decision makers to quickly advance our business backed by data driven decision-making.
- Support the innovation and enable the Spatial Data Science & GIS Team to maintain a high level of awareness of location-based data, systems, processes.
- Manage existing contracts and renewals to ensure Publix is not in breach of contract, and there is no lapse in data/service providers
- Train GIS Analysts on Location Analytics and the skillsets needed to progress into a Location Analytics Developer (spatial statistics, Alteryx, existing methodologies/processes…etc.)
- Dedicating time to Marketing innovation and quality improvement.
- Managing special Marketing related assignments, which can include but is not limited to: project management, executing reporting and presenting results to executive leadership.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Analytics, Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or another analytical discipline from an accredited college or university
- 3 years of geography, GIS, analytics, computer science, or similar analytics field work-related experience
- Critical/strategic thinking, problem solving, team-work, innate curiosity, adaptability
- Decision-making, project management
- Communication (verbal/written), persuasiveness, interpersonal/emotional intelligence
