Analyst, Retail Insights

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is 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 be there for Canadians from coast-to-coast. We are relentlessly focused on innovating at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on the best talent to drive the company forward. It is an especially exciting time to join Canadian Tire and its group of companies.

Our team is focused on using data driven approaches to increase space productivity across the retail network. We are a team that is constantly evolving to better suit our associate dealers’ needs.

To help define where and how we work, CTC has introduced Hybrid Workplace Personas. While each role fits into a different persona category, this may evolve as employees progress in their career or business needs change. This position is categorized as a Roamer, which means that the incumbent can successfully complete their role objectives virtually and are not required to be present on a CTC campus except for quarterly or bi-annual meetings and/or events.

What you’ll do

• Work with Senior Analysts to maintain, update, and evolve processes that generate space optimization recommendations for stores
• Conduct comprehensive analysis and delivery of store level space recommendations
• Enhance team understanding of retail execution by analysing and summarizing store level data
• Assist in the development of tools or reports that help stores to help stores increase sales and profit
• Create presentations and supporting documents to summarize analysis for key stakeholders
• Supporting the development and ongoing execution of the overall network performance strategy

Who you are

We are looking for high performing individuals who are:

• 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
• Creative thinkers who take initiative and are capable of building, launching and managing projects/programs that drive results for our customers
• Problem solvers with the ability to analyze and prioritize to meet business objectives
• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then Canadian Tire is definitely the place to be.

What you bring

• Worked extensively with data base, automation, and integration software (SQL, VBA, KNIME) to creatively tackle business objectives with data and analytics
• Post-secondary education, ideally in Finance, Business Administration or Engineering
• Working knowledge of standard desktop tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Analyzed store level performance and operational metrics at Canadian Tire is an asset
• Work experience at a Canadian Tire store is an asset
• Having an understanding of POGs, Floor Plans, and Seasonal Changeover is an asset

About Canadian Tire Corporation

As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It’s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart – these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. To learn more follow us on LinkedIn. #LI-RM1

Canadian Tire is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees — their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.