Position Overview:

Work directly with Corporate Development Research and the larger Growth and Business Development Team.  Acts as the liaison within Whole Foods Market to the Marketing team as well as regional leadership and retail.  Specific GIS and database management experience is necessary to fulfill the day to day requirements of this position. 

Responsibilities & Qualifications:

Will Do:

•1.       Create and manage store spotting maps using MapInfo, further develop the customer spotting process.

•2.       Create market share penetration maps using store spotting.

•3.       Create demographic and psychographic profiles of customers based on store spotting.

•4.       Lifestyle target group correlation.

•5.       Drive time demographic and psychographic profiles.

•6.       Development of Market Area potential for metropolitan areas.

•7.       Creation and maintenance of national store and site analog database.

•8.       Interface with regional and corporate marketing TMs.

•9.       Interface with upper level regional and chain management.

•10.    Develop new ways to use GIS solutions to enhance business decisions.

•11.    Update and maintain a robust sales analysis database that tracks industry and economic trends, competitive impacts, sister store impacts, growth trends, department sales trends and other key analog measures used for site forecasting.

•12.    Performs other related duties as assigned.

Must Have:

•1.       Bachelor’s degree preferred with 2-4 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

•2.       Strong computer skills.

•3.       Proficient with MapInfo or similar GIS software.

•4.       Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

•5.       Basic understanding of statistical methods.

•6.       Analytically minded.

•7.       Detail oriented.

•8.       Excellent communication including written, verbal and listening skills.

•9.       Ability to work independently.

•10.    Ability to not disclose confidential information.

About Us:

At Whole Foods Market we empower our Team Members to make their own decisions, thus creating an environment where people are treated with respect and are highly motivated to excel.

Our company motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success through customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement.

Whole Foods Market has more than 270 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and employs over 50,000 Team Members. We offer a competitive salary structure with opportunities for advancement and great benefits including a full complement of health care, a 401(k), stock purchase plan and a 20% discount at our stores. To learn more, apply today! What makes you whole?

An Equal Opportunity Employer