Manager, Optimization and Analytics - Canadian Tire Corporation - Jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Description

Help us boldly shape retail in CanadaCanadian Tire Corporation’s (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people. To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business – and boldly help shape Canada’s retail industry. As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.We are looking for a Manager of Optimization and Analytics to lead a new team within the Dealer Relations Division. The team will support the Dealer Relations’ teams, leverage their automation and data analysis skill set to improve processes across the team. This will support the Dealer Relations mandate to foster a collaborative relationship between the Corporation, CTDA and Dealers to enable the successful execution of CTC strategies and initiatives.The ideal candidate has an ability for identifying solutions with current processes, developing insights from data sets and the business mindset to deliver new opportunities. The right person for the job will apply their knowledge of automation and data analysis in solving everyday problems faced by our company and finding opportunities for improvement across multiple projects and teams.What youll do

• Collaborate with Dealer Relation leadership team to uncover challenges and create data driven solutions to address them. Build compelling presentations that synthesize finding, explain story behind numbers and communicate actionable recommendations, including dashboards to track results.

• Provide intelligence and reporting for Dealer Relations, including producing annual dealer financial scorecards. Ensure accuracy of data and deliverables of reporting. Organize and drive successful completion of data insight initiatives through effective management of data analysts and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
• Design and build technical solutions to address business issues. Examples include
  • Work collaboratively with the Dealer Analysis team, analyze Dealer results, identify trends and bringing items forward for review and escalation, if required. Build models and data mining techniques which help assess the overall health of our Dealer network performance
  • Work collaboratively with the Changeover team, design, plan and build tools to improve Changeover processes within the team to drive efficiency and improvements.
• Build, develop and maintain data models, reporting systems, data automation systems, dashboards and performance metrics that support key business decisions.
• Recruit and develop team to best support Dealer Relation’s needs.
• Anticipate future demands of initiatives related to people, technology, budget and business within your department and design/implement solutions to meet these needs.

What you bringTechnical

• Strong SQL and VBA skills with the ability to perform effective querying involving multiple tables and subqueries.
• Working knowledge of data mining principles: predictive analytics, mapping, collecting data from multiple data systems on premises and cloud-based data sources.
• Knowledge and experience in data preparation, data analysis, and statistical tool sets including SQL, Power BI, Python, Knime, Microsoft Power Suites.
• Experience Automation Platforms such as Excel VBA & Power Automate/Power Apps.
• Ability to technically critique work/projects and provide constructive feedback

Storytelling

• Understanding of and experience using analytical concepts and statistical techniques: hypothesis development, designing tests/experiments, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and developing actionable recommendations for business units.
• Passion for digging into quantitative and qualitative data
• Advanced knowledge of data management and visualization
• Ability to create links in Data to build a story.

Building Relationships

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills with applications to influence stakeholders with data.
• Excellent team communication, collaboration and delegation skills.

#LI-GG1Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers. 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 about this team and the Canadian Tire family of companies follow us on LinkedIn .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.Quick Apply

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