Please note that your application will be considered for the current and future hiring opportunities within this job posting.
What you’ll do
The Forecast Analyst plays a critical role in achieving our Sales, Inventory and Shipment plans for the assigned business category within Canadian Tire’s assortment. The analyst leverages a wealth of historical data, product knowledge, market, and competitive data to construct the product-level forecast for both consumer and dealer(store) demand.
Join our team for an opportunity at the core of our business where you will support driving the company's financial health and ultimately equip Canadians for all the jobs and joys of life in Canada.
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Creating a product level forecast for regular, promotional, and seasonal activities using JDA Software and other leading-edge in house tools
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Monitoring demand variances to forecast and formulate corrective actions to ensure organization targets are being met
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Managing short and long term aggregate forecast in accordance with financial targets
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Working closely with fellow Category team members including Category Business Managers in Merchandising, Category Business Planners, Marketing Promotional Planners, Replenishment Analyst and Forecasting Manager
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Success in this role is measured by continuous improvement in reduction of Forecast Error/Bias and improvement in Store Service Level
What you bring
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An undergraduate degree, preferably in Business, Economics, Commerce, Math, or Engineering
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Experience in Forecasting, Merchandising, Marketing and Retail is considered an asset.
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Background using Excel at an intermediate or advanced level using analytics to turn data into recommendations and actionable insights
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Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders cross functionally, influencing and building strong relationships
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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.
Top Skills
What We Do
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 a group of companies that includes a retail segment, a financial services division and CT REIT. Our retail business is led by Canadian Tire, which was founded in 1922 and provides Canadians with products for life in Canada across its Living, Playing, Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal & Gardening categories. Party City, PartSource and Gas+ are key parts of the Canadian Tire network. Our retail segment also includes Mark's, a leading source for casual and industrial wear, Pro Hockey Life, a hockey speciality store catering to elite athletes, and SportChek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts, and Atmosphere, which offer the best active wear brands. Our 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets are supported and strengthened by our Financial Services division and the tens of thousands of people employed across the country by our Company, local Dealers, franchisees and petroleum retailers. In addition, CTC owns and operates Helly Hansen, a leading technical outdoor brand based in Oslo, Norway.
CTC is an integral part of the communities in which we operate and our legacy of community support, through national and local programs, is initiated and executed by our Corporation, Dealers, franchisees, store operators and employees. Since 2005, our Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities has been helping kids overcome financial and accessibility barriers to sport and recreation in an effort to provide inclusive play for all kids of all abilities.
For more information, visit corp.canadiantire.ca.
