
We are actively searching for aSenior Analystto join the Market Intelligenceteam atInspire Brands. This individual will have the opportunity to partner closely with theSenior Director and broaderMarketIntelligence team to educate and inform theInspire Brands leadership team,Data & Analytics, Commercial Group,Finance, as well as thebrandteams andfranchisees that support our portfolio of nearly 32,000 restaurants andover$30billionof global systemwide sales.
AsSenior Analyst,MarketIntelligence,you will help ensure that Inspire Brands understands the holisticexternallandscape impacting our current and future consumers bytrackingand reporting onthe activities of the overall market, specific competitors and providing activity updates,threat,and opportunity assessments.
This role is required to be onsite 4 days per week, typically Monday- Thursday.
DETAILED JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Synthesize actionable insights from internal and external data by applying appropriate analytical techniques
Formulate a hypothesis-driven approach to key business problems to ensure all important questions are addressed fully and accurately.
Provide insighttovarious teamson aweekly/monthly/quarterly cadence regardingindustry trends– both on customer and market-level shifts – and subsequent industry implications
Develop near-real-time reportswith actionable insightson competitorsand macroeconomic data
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Financeor Economics preferred or equivalent related experience and training
Certificationpreferred– Competitive Intelligence Professional – Academy of Competitive Intelligence
Experience:
5-8years of competitive/market intelligence/insights experience, preferably with experience in foodservice, CPG, or grocery
Proven experience turning ideas into action and working across all levels of organization (senior leadershipto analysts)
Public-company experiencedesired
Other Skills/ Abilities:
Market research experience across primary and secondary methodologies as well as knowledge of key tools
Experience gathering, analyzing, and visualizing industry data to stay abreast of competitive, business and industry dynamics, identify emerging areas and developing market landscape perspectives, and support business decisions.
Proven ability to deliver results through insightsanddata
Demonstrated experience staying ahead of key competitor actions and their implications or threats toInspire Brands portfolio
Comfortable with modeling financial statements//and dissecting 10K and 10Q’sdevelopingappropriate recommendations.
Experience with reporting and interpreting macroeconomic data.
Experience quickly analyzing and then synthesizing key information from competitive earnings calls and reports that’s made both digestible and actionable for leadership teams
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Champions new ideas and initiatives and creates an environment that supports innovation; leverages fresh perspectives, breakthrough ideas, and new paradigms to create value in the market.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment across all levels throughout the organization; can thrive in a fast-pacedworkingenvironment.
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to bring structure to problem solving
Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.
We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.