What you'll do

• Manage production, quality, and on-time delivery of all guides.

• Manage intake and capacity planning.

• Develop internal reporting and analytics to help optimize support streams and improve relevancy of content (capacity planning, click rates, page views, viewer retention and more).

• Compile Seasonal Planning updates (S1-7).

• Develop and communicate visual merchandising standards.

• Conduct training and support to Visual Merchandising Specialists and Space Planning Specialists.

• Translate business strategies into practical merchandising solutions that engages our customers.

• Inspire store-level execution to increase customer engagement and drive sales.

• Test physical merchandising solutions to facilitate in-store execution.

• Articulate strategic priorities and physical merchandising solutions through digital store-support guides using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Lead cross-functional teams through end-to-end project lifecycle – from intake/ideation to in-store execution.

• Facilitate physical in-store presentation walk-throughs with key stakeholders from merchandising and store operations.

What you bring

• Post-secondary (diploma or degree) education in a similar and or a related field.

• 3-5 years of merchandising experience in retail, space planning, marketing, and/or advertising field.

• Minimum 2 years of in-store visual merchandising ‎experience in a leadership role.

• An understanding of Canadian Tire’s merchandising practices and principles is an asset.

• Exemplary communication and presentation skills.

• Strong creative problem-solving abilities and the ability to work independently.

• Comfortable performing in a dynamic work environment to deliver quality on time.

• Effectively manage time and multiple workstreams simultaneously with strong attention to detail.

• Ability to derive insights from raw data and analytics.

• Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.

• Proficient with MS Office suite, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Project management experience an asset.

• Knowledge of space management software such as Spaceman or JDA/Blue Yonder Space Planning an asset.

• Experience working with 3D software is an asset.

  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.

#LI-GT1

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.