Company: Tesco
Position: Site Research Forecasting Graduate scheme (Sept 2010 intake)
Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Salary: 25K
Benefits: Excellent Training and Benefits

COMPANY:
Careers at Tesco come in many different forms, which is just what you'd expect from a successful and varied business like theirs. And with over 350,000 employees in 14 countries and almost 2,000 stores in the UK alone, they can offer the kind of diversity of opportunity that you're unlikely to find anywhere else.

Their Site Research team gives them a deep insight into what their customers need. It’s about understanding and anticipating customer requirements, analysing their business and how stores meet those needs and researching sites to develop new stores.

ROLE:
The Site Research team study sites up and down the country to find the best locations for new stores. One week you could be in the north-east forecasting sales for a new store. The next you’ll be in the south-west analysing the performance of recent store openings and looking for trends in store performance. And you could be working on a project in the UK or abroad assessing a potential acquisition. So you’ll have to think on your feet and have the character to present your findings up to board level, influencing decisions and making recommendations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Working with Acquisition, visiting sites and preparing sales forecasts.
b) Understanding the region you are responsible for and ensuring strategy is in line with current thinking.
c) Understand and communicate performance of existing stores / recent openings.
d) Carrying out personal admin and attending ad-hoc meetings.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
a) At least a 2:1 degree in Geography (achieved or expected).
b) A flair for qualitative and quantitative research.
c) The ability to communicate complex information and influence people at all levels.
d) International mobility.
e) A full driving licence is essential for site research.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
a) An interest in spatial awareness and the retail market.

You may have experience in the following roles: Geographical Information Systems, Geography Information Studies, Geographical Information Systems, Research Graduate, Geography Graduate Trainee, Property Research Graduate Trainee, Retail Graduate Scheme, Site Research Graduate, Location Research Graduate, Geography Graduate Scheme etc

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