About the Company:

Javelin Group provides strategy consulting and digital transformation services to the world’s leading retailers and consumer brands, and helps clients improve their competitiveness by anticipating and responding to the rapid changes in customer shopping habits and retail technologies.

Javelin Group’s team of consultants serves retail and brand leaders across Europe, North America, the Middle East, China and Australia, and supports clients with their retail and digital strategies, operations, technologies, locations and analytics.

In June 2015, Javelin Group was acquired by Accenture to lead its capabilities in digital retail transformation within Accenture Strategy, and remains a specialist and distinct business unit within the firm.

About the Role:

Using leading-edge analytics and best-in-class business intelligence tools, our Locations & Analytics team helps retailers and brands to optimise and expand their store portfolios and advises shopping centre and travel hub owners/investors on optimising their investments. With over 25 years’ experience, our team goes well beyond the traditional scope of location analysis, combining and analysing data from a wide variety of sources (including original consumer research and our own proprietary insight tools) to deliver high-quality, fact-based, actionable, future-proofed evaluations of store portfolios and function-rich, easy-to-use analytics software.

The position would involve:

• Data research, preparation and interpretation
• Data modelling and performance analysis e.g. regression modelling, gravity modelling etc.
• Supporting consultants on the delivery of successful client projects
• Field visits to stores and shopping centres
• Day to day management of team admin

Requirements:

Essential skills:

• Relevant degree subject (Geography BA & BSc, Town Planning, Mathematics, Business Management...)
• Bright A-Level student (minimum 3 B’s)
• Strong organisational skills and professional manner
• Analytical mind with good mathematics and literacy skills
• Friendly and outgoing personality
• Confident, proactive and adaptable
• Articulate, literate and professional at all times
• A keen interest in retail and the field of location planning / data analytics

Desirable skills:

• Experience of GIS programs (e.g. MapInfo, ArcGIS)
• Basic understanding of Alteryx and Tableau
• Experience of Microsoft Office (esp. PowerPoint, Excel)

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply please visit Career Connect and search Reference ID 'A9886'