Market Analysis Team Manager

Summary
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Apple Retail is seeking an outstanding analytical leader to lead the Market Analysis team within the Real Estate, Design, and Merchandising (RDM) department, which creates and preserves Apple Retail's global fleet of over 500 stores.

The Market Analysis Team delivers rigorous analysis to drive decision-making related to Apple Retail's worldwide store expansion and reinvestments. This exciting role directly influences the future strategy for the Apple Stores where customers can explore Apple's products and services, seek support, or participate in free Today at Apple sessions around the world.



Description
We are looking for someone with deep expertise in geo-based and retail-related analytics, and a proven track-record as a people leader. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate success in managing multiple projects and priorities concurrently in a fast-paced, high-growth and results driven environment with a positive, "can-do" presence, and the ability to be solution driven in challenging situations while still delivering optimal results.
Responsibilities include:
-Analysis to direct Apple Retail's Store global coverage strategy, both macro market and micro site level analysis and forecasts
-Revenue and cannibalization forecasts for new store opportunities and reinvestments in existing stores
-Existing fleet strategy and decision support, including analysis of impacts of past investments
-Market coverage and future plans for worldwide stores
-Leading and coaching a team of analytical professionals, to develop their talents and goals, while fostering a strong team culture and providing guidance to elevate the team's output
-Working with the team to interpret economic, demographic, and business data analysis to make strategic business recommendations
-Cultivating strong working relationships with key business partners, you will also need to be a trusted partner in order to understand the business questions and to present insightful findings to all levels of leadership
-Leading innovation across the team in new methodologies, tools, and databases to support the department's work, you seek to advance approaches and optimize working practices

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