Job Description

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do

Product Manager, Sport Chek develops products that meets pre-determined gross margin targets and retails, supporting the Brand direction and meeting customer/merchant needs. Communicates the specifications and product details to Sourcing and Suppliers overseas and in Canada.

Manages the development process. Interacts with Design, Brand, Sourcing and Quality Assurance to distribute product technical details and assure the accuracy, legality, and integrity of all product performance claims.

Prepares and maintains seasonal assortments and manages, plans and tracks the development schedule of all products to ensure a timely completion following the predetermined product development calendar.

Maintaining and ensuring the continuous integrity of all product construction information (Tech Packs), Bill of Materials (BOM) and PLM system.

Develops products that meet or exceed predetermined gross margin targets and retails and optimizes the assortments to meet the Merchants\xe2\x80\x99 needs.

Ensure the designs meet all the requirements of the design brief and the brands quality standards, through collaborative sample reviews with all stake holders and manufacturing partners.

Partners with our Overseas Teams to ensure the superior quality and timely delivery of sales samples each season.

Track and facilitate sampling and prototyping for products; identifies and addresses key issues and challenges in construction/manufacturing and plans accordingly to deliver proven and tested product.

Research market and industry to bring innovative products and product trends.

Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, a bias for action, and a desire to work with key stakeholders to drive innovation in the retail environment and in-store e-commerce.

Demonstrates a desire to help and is proactive, responsive, and focused on discovering, anticipating, and exceeding the customer\xe2\x80\x99s needs.

Is detailed-oriented, solution driven and fast acting in a high pressure environment

Recovers quickly after change, disruptions, or mistakes and can remain productive and focused.

The ability to travel to trade shows, major shopping markets and supplier meetings in North America and Europe and the Far East, if required.

What you bring

Post Secondary degree in or diploma in fashion/apparel or business with an understanding of sourcing, sales and merchandising

Understanding in apparel buying, sourcing and assortment building

Experience being a team leader and ability to contribute as a team player.

Experience dealing with off shore sourcing and sourcing and manufacturing in Canada is an asset

Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills and a critical thinker.

Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Hybrid

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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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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