Manager, Enterprise Planning & Capability Management (12- Month Contract)

What you’ll do

Under our recently announced “True North” Multi-Year Strategy, CTC is focused on transformation, making considerable changes to how we operate. This includes a new corporate strategy, a reorganized structure and unified company, new ways of working, and a Transformation Management Office (TMO) that

will ensure strategic initiatives are delivered and generate value.

The Strategy Activation team will play a key role in this transformation, developing and leading new enterprise- and customer-centric ways of working within the TMO, including Business Process Reengineering (BPR) practices in service of activating our True North strategic plans and goals. The Manager, Enterprise Planning and Capability Management will develop new and/or build on existing competencies to establish an execution model tailored to translating strategic direction into smooth execution.

• Program Management: Design and develop new tools and processes to enable the transformation, with focus on servicing enterprise scale, removing existing friction and providing better clarity on accountabilities (i.e. more authorities and tools… less meetings and approvals)

• Support development and implementation of a ‘Capability Management’ mindset in the organization to provide a common framework for several critical processes across the enterprise (incl. multi-year and annual enterprise planning, technology roadmap development, investment planning (resources and cash), talent development, objective setting, etc.)

• Integrate into Annual Planning and new TMO operating model to unlock and activate on value realized by new tools and processes

• Facilitate discussions across Design Leads and cross-functional SMEs on a regular cadence to support integrated design build, sequencing and execution (IT and Finance most critical)

• Coordinate and develop executive checkpoints and materials to secure sponsor approvals and support

• Work plan and manage external and internal resources (including consulting firms) and AI/Automation tools to deliver against program deliverables

• Liaise with change management experts to create a change plan and ongoing change activities for program outputs

What you bring

• Undergraduate degree (PMP, MBA is an asset)

• 3+ years of experience in a managerial position with strong influencing and relationship skills

• Executive presence and ease working closely with leaders at all levels

• Proven ability structuring complex issues, problem solving, and building compelling roadmaps

• Strong background in project chartering, scope development, and project management best practices

• Experience in consulting, strategy development, and/or strategy execution; Experience working with or within Consulting or IT an asset

• Superior collaboration skills with the proven ability to build relationships across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

• An agile mindset with the ability to manage in an environment and new team that deals with constant change and ambiguity – “architect as we go”

• Ability to innovate and think creatively and take initiative when building, launching and managing projects/programs that drive results

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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.