Senior Consultant, Enterprise Assortment Planning
About The Position
Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Assortment Planning, the Senior Analyst, Enterprise Assortment Planning will support all banners at CTC by providing strategic insights and recommendations to drive assortment strategy. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on category strategies and guardrails. The Senior Consultant, Enterprise Assortment Planning will be responsible for providing strategic insights and recommendations based on customer and business performance data, working with banner planning functions and merchants. This role will also assist in refreshing the role and intent category management framework and supporting the definition and validation of category guardrails (dimension, direction & ranges) based on research & insights from the Customer Strategy team. Additionally, the role involves working closely with each functional team to quantify and refine category guardrails, ensuring cross-functional expertise is considered to address customer needs, validate assumptions, and align enterprise goals. The Senior Consultant will also assist in preparing materials and insights for monthly performance meetings led by the CCO.
Requirements
- University Degree; preference in Data Analytics, Finance, Strategy, or business-related discipline
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in data analysis, insights delivery, or consulting (retail industry and assortment planning experience are strong assets)
- Proficient in SQL and Tableau (or comparable tools/languages) with advanced Excel expertise including formulas, pivot tables, databases, VBA, and macros
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills with a solid understanding of retail math and key performance metrics.
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence outcomes through collaboration and data-driven insights
- Excellent written communication, interpersonal, and project management skills
- Critical thinker with strong business, financial, and analytical acumen, comfortable operating in complex and ambiguous environments.
- Detail-oriented and process-minded.
- Collaborative approach and strong influencing skills that help build relationships across stakeholder groups.
- Ability to communicate insights clearly and effectively, translating analysis into actionable recommendations.
Nice To Haves
- retail industry and assortment planning experience are strong assets
Responsibilities
- Providing strategic insights and recommendations based on customer and business performance data.
- Working with the banner planning functions and merchants.
- Assisting in refreshing the role and intent category management framework.
- Supporting the definition and validation of category guardrails (dimension, direction & ranges) based on research & insights from the Customer Strategy team.
- Working closely with each functional team to quantify and refine category guardrails.
- Ensuring cross-functional expertise is considered to address customer needs, validate assumptions, and align enterprise goals.
- Assisting in preparing materials and insights for monthly performance meetings led by the CCO.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
- Performance incentives
- Continuing Education Programs
- Other perks to support your well-being
- Career growth opportunities
- product discounts
- store discounts
- supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
- Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
- retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
- mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
- total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
