The Opportunity

McDonald’s Canada has a one-year contract opportunity for a Specialist, Development. Reporting to the Sr Manager, Development, you will assist Restaurant Development and various other departments and initiatives by providing analytical insights with advanced spatial and statistical analyses. You will work in tandem with Supervisors, Real Estate across Canada to find the best opportunities for new restaurant development and provide new restaurant sales and impact estimates.

Duties

• Supporting new restaurant growth. You will help support the Restaurant Development team as they continue to expand our restaurant network by partnering with Supervisors, Real Estate to complete sales and impact estimates for potential new sites across the country. You will work closely with your teammates to help refine and develop new tools and methodologies to improve the accuracy of sales and impact estimation. You will assist in reporting various Restaurant Development and restaurant performance metrics to a variety of audiences.
• Evaluating sales lifts. You will partner with stakeholders across various parts of the business to determine the expected and observed sales lifts following the deployment of new initiatives. You will estimate potential sales transfer and sales recapture amongst our restaurants during any downtime to ensure our stakeholders are fully informed.
• Acting as an internal geospatial consultant. You will develop a deep understanding of the organization to provide subject matter expertise to internal partners by leveraging census and other georeferenced data to ensure that the business is making well-informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Education. Post-secondary degree in Geography/GIS (preferred) or a related discipline.
• Experience. Minimum 2 to 3 years of analytical experience in a business environment (real estate / QSR / retail / banking / insurance) with advanced skills in spatial data analysis, sales forecasting, and reporting. Advanced hands-on technical skills in GIS, Alteryx, and Excel, as well as a level of proficiency in statistics. Proven ability to build and leverage statistical models and analytical reporting tools to provide data-driven insights and recommendations for stakeholders. Experience with Smartsheet, SQL, Power BI, and coding is an asset.
• Collaborative and communication skills. Refined consultative approach that engages stakeholders in a collaborative manner. Strong customer focus with keen attention to detail and ability to translate requirements into action. Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills. Ability to present and communicate information and recommendations based on target audience.
• Innovative problem-solving skills. Highly analytical in approach to developing recommendations, collecting, extracting, analyzing, and manipulating large data sets. Ability to learn quickly and apply technical skills to a wide range of business initiatives.

Additional Information:

McDonald’s Canada and Owner/Operators are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. Our workplaces have a long-standing policy of providing fair, equitable, and accessible opportunities for all employees and prospective employees. Accommodations during the application process are available upon request.