At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. We believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.
What You’ll Do
The Analytics & Tactical Solutions team within Domestic Execution supports the daily execution teams managing all inbound and outbound freight within Canada. This team’s mandate is to provide insight into the performance of our operations (cost & service) to enable internal and external stakeholders to make sound business decisions that drive strong customer service to our CTR Associate Dealers within budget. Scope of work includes: reporting & analysis, data visualization, end-user tool development, process mapping & process improvement. The candidate will be involved in all phases of the development of business solutions, from the identification and analysis of opportunities, through to implementation and ongoing support.
- Analyze various topics as assigned, from the simple to the complex, presenting findings, including key information and issues, as well as potential solutions.
- Publish regular daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting to various stakeholders including Domestic Transportation teams & leadership, senior management, CTR Associate Dealers, and carrier partners.
- Identify and action opportunities to drive down supply chain costs and/or improve service by applying continuous improvement methodologies to Transportation and related processes.
- Contributes to identification, analysis, and recommendations of solutions (tools and processes)
- Works within a team environment to construct, test and implement solutions
- Prepares presentations/findings on projects and activities, presenting findings, issues and proposed solutions to various stakeholders
What You’ll Bring
- Working towards a post-secondary degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Business Analytics or a relevant discipline
- Advanced user of standard desktop tools including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Project, and Visio
- Data Analytics with Relational Databases (i.e. SQL, advanced Access)
- Data Reporting & Visualization (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, advanced Excel)
- Familiarity with project management, process analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of Project Management methodology and/or experience (both Agile and Waterfall)
- Supply Chain/Transportation Industry Knowledge
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. This role will require a minimum two days a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) onsite at our Mississauga campus.
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.