District Support Manager

What You'll Do
As a District Support Manager, you are focused on driving store performance in our Canadian Tire Retail Stores.  You will partner closely with a defined group of Associate Dealers to provide consultative sales support and recommendations on the profitable growth of their business.   Your strong understanding of the competitive retail landscape and market specific conditions will help establish yourself as a trusted business partner to your Associate Dealers and store staff.  Your customer-centric approach and passion for retail will play a key role in propelling Canadian Tire to becoming the undisputed #1 Retail Brand in Canada.

This is a field-based position requiring regular travel within your district and requires the successful candidate to have a valid driver's license.

• Collaboratively develop and support the execution of customized business plans to drive overall sales and achieve financial and operational goals for stores within your district.
• Identify and diagnose opportunities to increase performance in stores. Leverage available data to inform recommendations and develop action plans.
• Provide coaching and individual support to Dealers on executing Sales, Merchandising and Marketing initiatives with a focus on driving store performance.
• Understand key operational levers that drive store performance and engage cross-functional support where required to action these opportunities.
• Establish yourself as the central point of contact to support driving in-store performance in store.
• Strong organizational skills
• Protect the Canadian Tire brand through monitoring store standards and customer experience measures.

What You Bring

• Minimum 5 years recent progressive experience in the retail industry with a focus on driving sales.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain trusted relationships
• Experience using data and analytics to perform root cause analysis and inform solutions
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; an active listener.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of retail
• Experience coaching and influencing others
• Results focused and resilient.  Driven by the opportunity to improve business performance
• Curious with a proven ability to ask powerful questions and leverage data to identify root cause and actionable insights
• Problem solvers with the ability to analyze and prioritize to meet business objectives
• Agile and innovative individuals, who are able to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold and strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
• Post-Secondary Education (University or College degree), an asset
• Proof of a valid driver's license upon being hired. Travel heavy role.

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.