Canadian Tire Corporation Looking for Category Business Anaylst, Lawn and Plant Care at Toronto, ON Full Time

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With world-class Owned Brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to be there for Canadians from coast-to-coast. We are relentlessly focused on innovating at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on the best talent to drive the company forward. It is an especially exciting time to join Canadian Tire and its group of companies.

At Canadian Tire we work flexibly embracing ‘Hybrid’ whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes. Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs. Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone.

What you’ll do

The Category Business Analyst plays a direct role helping equip Canadians for the jobs and joys of life in Canada, by managing vendor processes, examining new and existing product lines, and performing analysis that better prepares us to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

As a key member of our buying team you will be at the hub of our retail organization. You will support Category Business Managers in creating a compelling and relevant assortment for our stores by providing robust analysis and key insights that strengthen the brand with our customers and that deliver against the category level objectives and financial goals.

Who you are

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
• Action oriented, and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business
• Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business
• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is definitely the place to be.

What you bring

• You have an undergraduate and/or post graduate degree in Business, Commerce, Retail Management or Data & Analytics with experience in retail in an analytical role, is an asset. New graduates are welcome to apply!
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and negotiate with colleagues or more senior business members
• Strong presentation skills with demonstrated ability to adjust style and format as required to suit the audience

Our best Category Business Analysts are progressive thinkers, with solid experience in retail merchandising/buying, and managing cross-functional partnerships. This group is masterful at project coordination and planning, and have highly accomplished quantitative, problem-solving skills. To be successful in this role, you should have an analytical mindset with a strong understanding of utilizing data in order to create recommendations.

About Canadian Tire Corporation

As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It’s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart – these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. To learn more follow us on LinkedIn.

Canadian Tire is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees – their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Merchandising

Ontario-Toronto

Permanent

Full-time

Job Posting

: Jun 14, 2022, 9:13:55 PM