Category Business Analyst - Canadian Tire, Calgary

AI Summary

The Category Business Analyst, Wheeled Goods, supports SportChek's Canadian retail operations in Calgary, AB. This role involves analyzing product lines, managing vendor processes, and optimizing cross-functional collaboration. Key duties help meet customer needs and strengthen the brand across the business. A degree in business or a related field and strong analytical skills are essential for this position.

About the Role

As a Category Business Analyst, Wheeled Goods, at Canadian Tire in Calgary, you will play a pivotal role within SportChek’s Canadian retail operations. This position involves supporting Category Business Managers by providing robust analysis and key insights to develop compelling and relevant store assortments. You will help manage vendor processes and review new and existing product lines across wheeled goods, including cycling, inline, and action sports, ensuring they align with financial goals and brand strength. Your analytical contributions will directly help meet the evolving needs of our customers and enhance their overall retail experience.

A significant part of this role involves contributing to the development and optimization of cross-functional processes. You will work across merchandising, planning, marketing, and supply chain teams to improve collaboration and drive operational efficiency. This will streamline decision-making and support alignment across the entire business, ensuring a seamless customer experience. The insights you provide as an analyst will be central to strengthening the brand and achieving category-level objectives.

What You Bring

To excel in this Category Business Analyst role, candidates should possess an undergraduate or post-graduate degree in Business, Commerce, Retail Management, Data & Analytics, or a closely related field. While retail experience in an analytical role is considered an asset, new graduates with a strong passion for the business are encouraged to apply. The ability to collaborate effectively, influence stakeholders, and negotiate with colleagues and senior business partners is crucial for success.

Strong presentation skills are also required, with the capacity to adapt your style and format to suit various audiences. A passion for cycling is preferred, and technical knowledge of bike building, repair, and maintenance is considered an asset, providing valuable context for the wheeled goods category. This role demands an individual who can leverage their analytical skills to provide insights that help drive the business forward and enhance the customer experience.

Why Join Canadian Tire

Joining Canadian Tire means becoming part of a collaborative network dedicated to helping make life in Canada better. At SportChek, a key banner within the Canadian Tire family of companies, you will find opportunities for career growth and personal development. We believe that sport and activity has the power to help shape your style, your relationships, and your mind. You will work alongside colleagues who draw on their collective experience to best serve customers across all banners from coast-to-coast.

Canadian Tire offers a comprehensive benefits package, retirement programs, and performance incentives. Continuing education programs and product discounts are also available to support your well-being and professional growth. We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion, and equity are infused into everything we do. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups, providing accommodations throughout the application and interview process to help meet individual needs.