Job Description

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do

The Product Development (Automotive, Tools, Yard and Home) team\xe2\x80\x99s mandate is to help build the equity of CTR\xe2\x80\x99s Retail Brands by improving the design and experience associated with our private- label branded offerings. The Industrial Designer\xe2\x80\x99s role is to support the Product Development Manager in building products that help deliver a consistent, authentic, and customer-driven product experience through our retail brands.

Design, and develop products from concept to execution. Products that align with brand and delivers on the innovation needs for life in Canada

Lead and execute on the design and development deliverables - brainstorm, design kick-off, concepts, prototypes, 3D design, design reviews, sample reviews and vendor workshops

Consider customer-centric approaches, participate in product design research exercises - customer visits, interviews, analysis, synthesis, storyboarding and prototyping

Become subject matter expert by providing guidance on new technology, product design.

Contributes to product recommendations and directions by conducting competitive evaluation, and presents findings to cross-functional team(s)

Creates product design briefs & technical specification packages that captures the customer centric CTQ (Critical to Quality) and CTE (Critical to Experience) deliverables

Collaborate with global sourcing and incorporate manufacturing considerations

Travel (Domestic and International) when appropriate to participate in onsite design reviews, manufacturing builds, trade shows

What you bring

Undergraduate degree in Industrial Design.

Minimum 3 years of experiences of the following industries preferred \xe2\x80\x93 consumer hard goods including tools, toys, or home appliances, or automotive.

Experience in human centered design approach and familiarity in Design Research Methodologies.

Outstanding communicator able to clearly translate strategy into design specs or direction

Ability to succeed with minimal supervision where priorities may shift due to changing business needs

Experience with usability testing, ethnographic research, and product development tools

Familiarity of manufacturing processes for hard lines goods

Organized and detail oriented, able to tackle multiple projects with varying scope and project teams

Experience or interest in APP or wireframe design is an asset

Hybrid

At Canadian Tire we work flexibility embracing \xe2\x80\x98Hybrid\xe2\x80\x99 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.

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About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (\xe2\x80\x9cCTC\xe2\x80\x9d) is one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there\'s a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.

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