Real Estate Market Research Manager

Albertsons Companies • Phoenix, AZ

7d • $102,700 - $143,800

About The Position

Albertsons Companies is seeking a Real Estate Market Research Manager to join its Real Estate Operations and Analytics team. The role provides decision support for management and expansion of the company’s real estate portfolio through market research, location analysis, sales forecasting, and strategic recommendations for supermarket site selection across different scenarios and store formats. The team supports decisions involving more than $1 billion in capital projects annually, including store leases, new stores, closures, and remodels, as well as reporting for Real Estate, Store, and Senior Leadership teams.

The manager uses data-driven analysis and insights to support the company’s real estate strategy and growth priorities. The role includes forecasting sales for Core Retail transactions, identifying market gaps, assessing competition, maintaining market and trade-area definitions, and translating research into recommendations through presentations, reports, and visualizations. It also supports and enhances systems and tools for market research, geospatial analysis, competitive tracking, forecasting, and reporting, with a focus on standardization, automation, and adapting analytics to evolving enterprise data and strategic priorities. The position includes active participation in stakeholder meetings and conducting in-market visits for 25%–50% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, geography, real estate, market research, economics, or a related field is often required.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools such as Excel, ArcGIS Pro, Business Analyst, Alteryx, or statistical software.
• Strong understanding of retail site selection, market planning, and consumer behavior in the grocery sector.
• Five to seven years of experience in market research, real estate analysis, or a related field.
• Proven experience conducting location analysis, sales forecasting, and competitive market assessments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to align research insights with business strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple research projects, budgets, and timelines effectively.
• Ability to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies and tools, collaborate effectively across functions, and adapt to changing market conditions and business needs.
• Ability to analyze complex market data, sales trends, and location-specific demographics and derive actionable insights.
• Proficiency in forecasting and scenario planning for potential retail-location performance.
• Ability to align market research findings with long-term company goals and identify opportunities for market expansion and improved site selection.
• Familiarity with GIS, data visualization tools, and market research software; competence interpreting large datasets, maps, and spatial analytics.
• Ability to use existing technology to perform or automate geographic analytics and explore enhanced technology options.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to create clear reports and compelling visualizations for data-driven decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple market research projects, prioritize tasks, and deliver accurate work on time.
• Deep understanding of consumer behavior in grocery retail and knowledge of competitive market landscapes and emerging industry trends.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, such as an MBA or master’s degree in real estate.
• Market research, real estate analysis, or related experience in the grocery or retail industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide decision support and insights to help develop and execute the company’s real estate strategy and growth priorities through data-driven analytics and focused engagements with Core Retail and Real Estate leadership.
• Prepare sales forecasts for Core Retail transactions, including new stores, mergers and acquisitions, relocations, remodels, renewals, initiatives, store closures, and competitive events.
• Identify market gaps and recommend ways to address them using the company’s retail growth strategies.
• Interpret research and data analysis and develop recommendations, stories, and insights for functional-area leadership through data visualizations and written and oral presentations.
• Maintain competitive tracking, reconnaissance, analysis, and reporting, and provide competitive insights and trends.
• Maintain and enhance market, submarket, node, and store trade-area definitions to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Support development of systems and tools for market research, geospatial analysis, competitive tracking and insights, sales forecasting, and reporting, with an emphasis on standardization, automation, and improving existing solutions and processes.
• Implement new analytical approaches and methodologies to provide fresh insight into business requests.
• Evaluate the existing data and analytics framework, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend changes to reflect updates to the enterprise data model and strategic priorities.
• Participate actively in key stakeholder meetings, particularly those focused on the role’s key accountabilities.
• Conduct in-market visits to gain on-the-ground knowledge to support decision-making; visits account for 25%–50% of the time.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Medical, dental, 401(k), and other health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates.
• Vacation, holidays, and sick pay, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Training, career growth, and development opportunities.
• An inclusive work environment with colleagues who reflect the communities served.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager