Job Description

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada Canadian Tire Corporation\xe2\x80\x99s (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people. To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business \xe2\x80\x93 and boldly help shape Canada\xe2\x80\x99s retail industry. As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

Reporting to the CBM for Oil, the successful candidate will be accountable for delivering the financial plans of their merchandising categories through the development and execution of assortment, pricing and promotional plans. What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do

• Act as the subject-matter expert for the Specialty Oil category
• Develop a broad categorical understanding of its relative consumer trends, competitive & market analysis and CTR/PS store executional nuances and requirements. Financial accountability for category through adherence to predefined CTR strategy objectives and guidelines
• Support assortment analysis and development on SKU lines
• Setting & delivering against categorical assortment plans and evolve to customer centric measures \xe2\x80\xa2 Planning, execution & delivery of line review process which can include but is not limited to: approval of the assortment and pricing plans, vendor relationship/negotiation and overseeing timeline delivery
• Recommend action plan for item discontinuation and pricing
• Define and execute against categorical promotional plans; including promotional item selection & offer to deliver against the plans and financial objectives
• Provide content for store education on product/process education including Auto Service
• Ensuring adherence to CTR promotional and pricing strategies

• 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
• Inclusive leaders who build and develop teams that effectively anticipate and respond to disruption, while consistently delivering strong performance If you\xe2\x80\x99re 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.

• 3-5 years in Category Management experience and/or progressive growth in a relevant cross functional role
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute business plans and initiatives that will achieve financial performance and operational targets
• Strong business acumen skills; demonstrated expertise of retail marketing, consumer trends, and inventory management
• Absolute commitment to delivering consumer-focused initiatives; possess superior innovation management skills
• Superior leadership skills and presence; highly developed sense of accountability, passion and track record for delivering results
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills; regularly influences and persuades key stakeholders
• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel 2 - 4 weeks per year