City : Toronto

Category : Full time, Retail Operations

Industry : Retail Goods

Employer : Canadian Tire

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Manager, Space Planning, the Team Lead will provide leadership and support to a team of Space Planning Specialists throughout the POG build process.  The successful candidate will work closely with the Space Planning management team as well as the Merchandising Teams to build strong in-store programs that support the Category strategies and role. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who possess solid communication and problem-solving skills.  The candidate must be comfortable with developing and fostering multiple relationships across the organization with strong experience in space planning and customer program development.

• Provide leadership and guidance support a team of Space Planning Specialists through POG build, keeping all stakeholders informed of issues that may arise causing timelines to be compromised.

• Understanding and interpretation of key POG metrics including sales and margin

• Daily management of POG production schedule/quality to ensure timely submission to RCQC team for processing.  Weekly management of Line Review on time reporting

• Collaborate with Fixture and POP teams on requirements to support merchandising strategy

• Sign-off on all merchandising metrics, fixtures and POP requirements with SPS using the POG checklist, ensuring 100% accuracy.  Ensure delivery of quality planograms to make in-store programs easier to execute, drive financial results and improve customer experience.  Ensure adherence to visual merchandising guidelines.

• Build select O and V POGs for all relevant sizes to established timelines and quality targets

• Support prototypical floor plan development for new/existing store concept; support/develop/launch new in-store experiences along with other initiatives

• Leverage various internal groups and committees such as Associate Dealer Committee to obtain feedback to improve the shopping experience with customer focused POGs

• Attend Pre-planning and Kick-off meetings to support the line review process, providing guidance to SPS on presentations, ensuring timelines are accurate and applicable cross functional team are engaged.  Ensure meeting outcomes are captured and tracked

• Conduct post-mortem with the Merchandising teams as required on line reviews or business categories

• Contribute to the Art of Merchandising to increase team knowledge and POG quality

• Lead department projects related to Space Planning and contribute to the development of new merchandising programs

• Maintain knowledge of the competitive retail landscape, Marketing Strategies and Retail Operational best practices. Conducting research, providing insights and leveraging an understanding of the competitive landscape for appropriate Planograms, categories, brands and consumer trends 

• Responsible for the appearance of the Retail Floor and respective Line Review rooms. Ensure SPS is adhering to sample process guidelines

• Identify process improvements, operational efficiencies, and training opportunities along with supporting the launch and change management of new tools and process with the team

• Work with stores to resolve inquires in a timely and professional manner, including corrections to planograms and floorplans when required

What you bring

• Post-secondary education in a similar or related field

• 2-3 years of space planning experience with proven ability to manage multiple complex designs

• Solid understanding of Canadian Tire merchandising philosophies and Associate Dealer best practices.

• Proficient in MS Office suite especially Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Demonstrated leadership skills and people management

• Proficient with JDA Space Planning

• Excellent communication skills in both written, verbal and in presentation settings

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well and influence decision making across all levels of staff.

• Must be able to physically assemble floor fixtures (light to heavy weight)

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.

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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.