City : Brampton, ON

Category : Full time, Supply Chain

Industry : Retail Goods

Employer : Canadian Tire

What you’ll do

The Supply Chain Automation and Asset Management team works on strategic initiatives across all banners within the Canadian Tire Supply Chain, providing our stakeholders with innovative solutions. We are looking for an Associate Project Manager to support PMO activities with a focus on annual capital planning, capital budgeting, forecasting, resource tracking and portfolio reporting across all Supply Chain Portfolio’s.

• Support the development of annual capital plans and budgets across all SC portfolio’s

• Lead specific elements of budgeting and forecast management for large capital initiatives

• Generate monthly financial reporting for the portfolio of supply chain projects that will be presented to Senior Management

• Consult with project managers and key business stakeholders to reconcile actual cost vs plan

• Create a portfolio health check reporting package to summarize scope, schedule, budget, and resources for all in-flight and un-started projects

• Support the maintenance of a 5 year Supply Chain Projects Roadmap and development of governance processes (including the development of an intake and prioritization process)

• Partner with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain and IT to manage changes to resource plans across multiple projects

• Provide coaching and guidance to the Supply Chain Business teams on budgeting, forecasting and time keeping activities

• Partner with Supply Chain and the Enterprise PMO to identify and implement improvements to the enterprise capital management and governance processes

What you bring

• University degree (in Accounting/ Finance is an asset)

• 4-5  years’ experience with annual capital planning, budgeting & forecasting for large capital initiatives

• 3 years’ experience with portfolio resource capacity planning, demand management and reporting

• Financial acumen as it relates to project/program/portfolio budgeting and forecasting

• Experience developing portfolio reporting in a PMO environment

• Experience supporting the establishment of a PMO

• Advanced competencies in collaboration, communication, team building, stakeholder engagement and analytics are required to perform this role.

• Results oriented with strong business acumen and analytical skills

• Data analysis skills with the ability to manipulate large amounts of data into effective reports and dashboards that will allow project leads and senior leaders to make informed decisions

• Expert working knowledge of Excel and advanced skills in other Microsoft office applications such as Power BI

• System savvy: experience in payroll, timekeeping (i.e., Planview) systems and People Soft are considered 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.

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.