The purpose of this position is to provide location specific recommendations, whether at the store, market or customer level, in support of Real Estate, Operations, Marketing, BAR, Emerging Business, Loss Prevention, Human Resources, alternative business concepts, IS/TS, and merchandising initiatives with a focus on automation and self-service for our business partners. This allows the team to continue to take on additional workload with a small head-count.

Example: Optimize store layouts, merchandising changes based on shifting demographics surrounding our stores, assisting with site selection for new stores, developing applications/programs/processes with a focus on automation for the business partner.

The impact this position has on Publix is directly related to the success of our stores/initiatives. Location is extremely important in success.

Responsibilities include:Analysis & Report Automation: 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 providersTrain 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.