District Sales Manager, Newfoundland and Labrador

What you'll do

As a District Sales Manager, you are focused on driving store performance in our Canadian Tire Retail Stores. You will partner closely with a defined group of Associate Dealers to provide consultative sales support and recommendations on the profitable growth of their business. Your strong understanding of the competitive retail landscape and market specific conditions will help establish yourself as a trusted business partner to your Associate Dealers and store staff. Your customer-centric approach and passion for retail will play a key role in propelling Canadian Tire to becoming the undisputed #1 Retail Brand in Canada.

In this role, you'll:

• Collaboratively develop and support the execution of customized business plans to achieve financial and operational goals for stores within your district.

• Identify and diagnose opportunities to increase performance in store. Leverage available data to inform recommendations and develop action plans.

• Provide coaching and individual support to Dealers on executing Sales, Merchandising and Marketing initiatives with a focus on driving store performance.

• Understand key operational levers that drive store performance and engage cross-functional support where required to action these opportunities.

• Establish yourself as the central point of contact to support driving in-store performance in store.

• Protect the Canadian Tire brand through monitoring store standards and customer experience measures.

What you bring

• Minimum 5 years progressive experience in the retail industry with a focus on driving sales

• Possess strong understanding of store operations including logistics, retail merchandising, automotive service and horticulture

• Canadian Tire retail store leadership experience an asset

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a passion for retail and a desire to work with a variety of entrepreneurial Dealers and store staff all driving with a common goal to serve the customer

• Ability to coach and train individuals and groups

• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain trusted relationships

• Experience using data and analytics to perform root cause analysis and inform solutions

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong communication skills, written, verbal and an active listener.

• Strong facilitation and presentation skills

• Strong attention for detail and a readiness to continually look for ways to improve productivity

• University or College degree an asset

• This is a field-based position requiring regular travel within your district and requires the successful candidate to have a valid driver's licence. The successful candidate will have to provide proof that s/he has a valid driver's licence upon being hired.

We are looking for high performing individuals who are:

• Results focused and resilient. Driven by the opportunity to improve business performance

• Curious with a proven ability to ask powerful questions and leverage data to identify root cause and actionable insights

• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

• Customer-focused

• Self-starters who take initiative

• Problem solvers with the ability to analyze and prioritize to meet business objectives

• Agile and innovative individuals, who are able to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold and strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment

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.