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Canadian Tire Store Development Planner in Toronto, Ontario
What you’ll do
The Store Development Planner plays a key role in evolving the Canadian Tire Retail Store Network. The Development Planner works with partners in Real Estate and Construction to influence the physical nature of Canadian Tire Retail’s capital build projects, to ensure it enables key operational and strategic initiatives, as well as a world class shopping experience.
Using AutoCAD to design the initial retail and warehouse floor plans to suit prototypical designed buildings, non-prototypical designed buildings and potential opportunities for space.
Designing the initial Auto Service physical space using market analysis, liaising with Operations and analyzing current and future performance metrics of the store
Providing architectural recommendations to Real Estate & Construction and architects on building decisions for any element that does not fit current retail strategy
Communicating and handoff to the cross functional teams in the form of first draft plans with initial Warehouse drawings, Retail drawings, Service Centre design, Garden Centre design, and information package of decisions made on the project to that point in time
Hand-off of complete drawings with input from Cross Function Teams to Architect and Construction for the purpose of the creation of the Tender Set Drawings
Complete full review of Tender and Construction Drawings to ensure all physical aspects of the store have been incorporated into the drawings.
Investigating process analysis & improvement
What you bring
To be successful in this role, you will have progressive retail and/or architectural experience and demonstrated professionalism and leadership. You are highly motivated with commitment and passion to achieve results. Our best Store Development Planners have the ability to adapt to changing work situations and demonstrate proven project management capability. The business is looking for someone who has:
Exceptionally strong AutoCAD skills
5 years experience in the store planning field
Strong working knowledge of architectural drawings and the ability to interpret and make recommendations
Strong analytical ability and negotiation skills
Exceptionally strong priority setting and time management skills
Ability to deal with ambiguity
Knowledge of Canadian Tire Retail is an asset.
Hybrid
At Canadian Tire we work flexibility embracing ‘Hybrid’ whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes. Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs. Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone
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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.