Analyst, Merch Data Governance

Canadian Tire Corporation; Front of Yonge; Hybrid; CAD 39,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discounts

Learning Academy (Triangle Learning)

Profit Sharing

Retirement and savings programs

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (CTC) is seeking an Analyst, Merch Data Governance for a 12-month contract in Toronto. You will own data quality, lifecycle and taxonomy for merchandising data, tracing issues to source and delivering fixes through analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

You will leverage SQL, Power Platform and AI tools to automate processes, strengthen governance and partner with IT for durable data solutions. Hybrid work four days in-office.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, master data, merchandising operations, business analysis or a related field.
• Proven end-to-end problem ownership, from analysis and recommendation through implementation.
• Strong SQL skills and comfort with databases, data platforms, integrations and data models.
• Strong analytical skills, including data reconciliation, lineage tracing and issue diagnosis.
• Experience with automation, low-code and AI tools, including Power Platform, Access and Microsoft Copilot; Python exposure is an asset.
• Experience writing requirements or user stories and leading UAT with technology teams.
• Understanding of retail product data, lifecycle, attributes and taxonomy.
• Clear communication and confidence influencing peers and leaders with solution-focused recommendations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities independently through change and ambiguity.
• Experience with master data, PIM, ERP or retail merchandising platforms is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Own data governance and product data quality across merchandising systems.
• Trace data across systems and partner with IT to deliver lasting fixes.
• Improve data flows through controls, validation and exception management.
• Bridge business and technology by translating needs into requirements and leading UAT.
• Automate and modernize data platforms using SQL, Power Platform and AI tools.

Skills

Data governance

Master data

Merchandising operations

Business analysis

SQL

Data reconciliation

Automation / AI tools

Power Platform

UAT leadership

PIM / ERP knowledge

Tools

Power Platform

Access

Microsoft Copilot

Python

Job description

What You’ll Do:

In this 12-month contract, as the Analyst, Merch Data Governance, you will own business problems in merchandising data – not just the tasks behind them. You will take accountability for the accuracy, flow and governance of product data across our merchandising systems, find out why issues happen, and deliver lasting fixes through analysis, technology and cross-functional partnership. It is a role for a problem-solver with a strong technical inclination who wants to shape how data works across the business. Own data outcomes – take accountability for product data quality, lifecycle, attributes and taxonomy, closing gaps before they affect the business. Solve problems at the source – trace data across systems, assess impact and partner with IT to deliver lasting fixes. Strengthen data flows – improve recurring processes and integrations through effective controls, validation and exception management. Bridge business and technology – translate needs into requirements, support solution design, lead UAT and communicate clear recommendations. Automate and modernize – use SQL, Power Platform, workflow, and AI tools to reduce manual effort, improve governance and support modern product data platforms.

What You Bring:

• Experience in data governance, master data, merchandising operations, business analysis or a related field.


• Proven end-to-end problem ownership, from analysis and recommendation through implementation.


• Strong SQL skills and comfort with databases, data platforms, integrations and data models.


• Strong analytical skills, including data reconciliation, lineage tracing and issue diagnosis.


• Experience with automation, low-code and AI tools, including Power Platform, Access and Microsoft Copilot; Python exposure is an asset.


• Experience writing requirements or user stories and leading UAT with technology teams.


• Understanding of retail product data, lifecycle, attributes and taxonomy.


• Clear communication and confidence influencing peers and leaders with solution-focused recommendations.


• Ability to manage competing priorities independently through change and ambiguity.


• Experience with master data, PIM, ERP or retail merchandising platforms is an asset.

Why this role:

Ownership – you will own business problems and their outcomes, not just the tasks. Influence – you will shape requirements, standards and priorities with business and technology partners. Real modernization work – you will help design the data platforms and processes the business will rely on next.

Location:

Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid: In-office 4 days a week)

Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Broadband Salary Range: $28/hr – $45/hr

Our typical hiring range is between $28/hr and $36/hr. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role‑specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 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.

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.

We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment. If you’re ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here.