Category Business Planner
What you'll do
Reporting directly to the Manager of Merchandise Planning (MMP), you will play a pivotal role in driving our business's financial success. With accountability for setting annual plans, weekly financial forecasts, and optimizing operational targets across our Line of Businesses (LOBs), your expertise will be instrumental in achieving exceptional results. Collaborating closely with the Merchandise Associate Vice President (AVP) and Category Business Managers (CBM), you will leverage planning frameworks and tools to provide strategic recommendations that align with our financial plans and forecasts. In this dynamic role, you will directly support one Merchandise AVP, making a significant impact on our organization's growth and success.
Your analytical skills will be put to the test as you conduct ongoing performance monitoring, analyzing current trends and historical data to identify opportunities for optimizing financial performance within the Canadian Tire operating model. Your insights and recommendations will directly influence the strategic decision-making process, making you an invaluable asset to our organization.
Unleash & drive effective Financial Performance: You will achieve key performance indicator (KPI) goals by delving deep into data analysis, uncovering insights that fuel growth and unlock untapped potential. By understanding current trends and historical data, you will provide actionable recommendations on how to optimize financial performance within the confines of our operating model.
Lead Planning Support: You will be the driving force behind effective planning support, overseeing the management of weekly financial forecasts, annual planning, and monthly operational targets at both LOB and business category levels.
Build Reporting & Data Solutions: You will be the driving force behind building analysis and reporting solutions that empower our merchandise teams. Your ability to transform raw data into meaningful and actionable information will enable our teams to make agile decisions and drive operational excellence.
Collaborative Problem Solver: By translating our Annual Plan and operational metrics into tangible goals for cross-functional stakeholders, including promotional planning, supply chain, forecasting, replenishment, you will effectively collaborate and openly communicate alongside these teams.
Catalyst for Growth: Our commitment to continuous improvement extends beyond the status quo. As a CBP, you will actively contribute to the growth of our department by participating in various process and system improvement initiatives.
What you bring
We are seeking a candidate who excels in building strong relationships and thrives in cross-functional collaboration. In this role,
A minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in a retail organization. Your experience in merchandising, sourcing, forecasting, demand planning, and replenishment is an asset. Alternatively, 2 years of experience as a Merchandise or Category Business Planner with another retailer, accompanied by a strong foundation in these areas, will also be considered.
Post-secondary education, preferably in business or finance, providing you with a solid foundation to excel in this role.
Your ability to navigate difficult conversations with confidence and professionalism is paramount. Your strong analytical and problem-solving skills will be put to the test as you uncover insights and formulate strategic recommendations.
Communication is key, and you must possess the talent to convey your recommendations clearly and concisely through various mediums.
To thrive in this position, a broad understanding of category management principles is essential, along with a comfort level in dealing with ambiguity. Additionally, a well-developed understanding of the business levers that drive the retail profit and loss (P&L) is crucial. Strong understanding of Retail Math, enabling you to navigate complex financial analyses and contribute to data-driven decision-making.
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.