What you’ll do

• Create and maintain a strategy framework that can be applied to all categories across the organization

• Collect, enhance and productionize data that is required to provide data driven price recommendations

• Become experts on the products they support and the pricing strategies applicable to their categories

• Act as a thought partner for our merchants, providing insights and action plans that will allow them to achieve their category objectives through optimized pricing

• Work closely with the Pricing Operations, Merch Strategy & Integration and Market Intelligence & Pricing Governance teams to ensure our Pricing strategies are executable, align with our assortment planning strategies, and work within our governance structures

• Various ongoing test & learn initiatives that will allow us to gain a clearer understanding of how the Dealer network, our customers, and the markets we play in react to changes in price

• Create slides and presentation decks, as well as present the content to large audiences across many levels of the organization

What you bring

• 3-5 years of experience in a Merchandising, or Merchandising-related role (Pricing, Supply Chain, Promotional Planning, etc)

• University degree or College certificate in business administration, marketing, finance, economics or a related field

Analytical Skills:

• Extensive experience gathering and interpreting data

• Demonstrated ability to think critically, solve problems, and make informed data-driven decisions

• Understanding of product lifecycle, role, profile, elasticity, etc. and the impact of external factors; competitors, vendors, etc

• Proficiency in Excel, data analytics tools such as KNIME and BI tools such as Microsoft Power BI or ThoughtSpot is preferred

Communication and Presentation Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at various levels within the organization

• Ability to create compelling slides and presentation decks to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner.

• Use communications and presentations to influence without authority to get alignment from Merchandising, and other cross functional teams, on key pricing strategy decisions

Collaboration and Leadership:

• Thrives in a team environment through contributing to a shared team purpose, celebrating team achievements, and maintaining a positive working relationship with other team members (both on direct team and client teams)

• Demonstrated leadership skills to provide thought leadership, influence stakeholders, and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders of varied levels, and representing a broad range of functions

Adaptability and Ambiguity Tolerance:

• Ability to work autonomously in a fast paced business environment

• Comfortable working in an ambiguous environment with rapidly changing priorities.

• Ability to adapt quickly to new challenges and display curiosity for continuous learning

• Highly organized and detail oriented, able to tackle multiple projects with varying scope

Hybrid

At Canadian Tire 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 (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s 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.

We are 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 excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast. We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them. From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer can.

We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment. If you’re ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here, so apply today.