VP, Connected Retail

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canadian Tire Corporation Full time

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Lead a team that will focus on integrating, driving and delivering key cross-functional strategic initiatives
  • Drive the Connected Retail process with the Executive Team and their senior leadership teams by evolving the operating cadence and ensuring their respective teams are delivering on CTR's strategic initiatives and results
  • Build, design and establish approach and management of project delivery including tracking, developing, executing, reporting and communicating across multiple teams
  • Partner with the Customer and Loyalty team to drive embedding customer data throughout the Connected Retail process and key strategic initiatives that ladder to broader customer goals across CTR
  • Drive the automotive technology roadmap - identifying potential roadblocks, surfacing new issues and working with stakeholders to sequence work based on customer priorities
  • Endorse, lead by example and build a high-performing team that embodies on working horizontally to break down silos, champion transparency, and foster a cross collaborative environment; Act as a partner to those in the organization needing to mobilize initiatives and work differently
  • Own and drive the Connected Retail Roadmap and associated management, including the linking to Enterprise Plan and overall CTR Strategic plan
  • Partner with key stakeholders across Merch, Digital, Customer, Brand, Finance, Store Support, and Dealer Relations teams to plan, manage and execute cross-functional initiatives
  • Drive internal and Dealer alignment and approval on the Dealer Strategic Roadmap and key initiatives, fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency and results delivery
  • Own and drive the Connected Retail Technology roadmap, working with Dealers and internal teams to ensure an end-to-end view on driving our omni-channel experience
  • Build and/or develop a high-performing team that can lead and drive outcomes

Who you are

We are looking for individuals who are:

  • Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
  • Action oriented and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business
  • Outcome focused, critical thinker with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business
  • Collaborative team player with superior influencing skills, who builds relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward
  • Inclusive leader who builds and develops teams that effectively anticipate and respond to disruption, while consistently delivering strong performance

If you're curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is definitely the place to be.

What you bring

  • University/post-graduate degree in commerce, business, or related discipline
  • 12+ years of related work experience in business management, strategic planning, consulting, portfolio management, or related field
  • Success building, leading, and inspiring a high-performing team around a compelling vision
  • Proven ability to establish vision and set direction for a team even when faced with ambiguity or opposing forces
  • Proven ability to build productive business relationships with both internal and external partners
  • Superb consultative and influencing skills and proven ability to adjust communication style and approach based on audience; comfortable liaising with all levels of the business
  • Strong business and financial acumen

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.



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