Category Business Analyst - Party City

Canadian Tire; Toronto; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Tire's Party City division in Toronto, ON seeks a Category Business Analyst to join the buying team. This role blends retail analytics, product development, and trend-driven merchandising to drive smart assortment decisions.

You'll work with the Category Business Manager on assortment planning, line reviews, vendor management, and omnichannel execution, turning data into actionable insights that influence product stories and ranges.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Business, Commerce, Marketing, Retail Management, Data Analytics, or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data into insights and recommendations.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with data reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales, margin, inventory, market, and customer data to identify category risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Support assortment planning and line reviews by preparing analysis, product comparisons, presentations, and recommendations.
• Coordinate key category milestones and deliverables with timelines, decisions, and approvals.
• Support product development from concept through execution, including samples, artwork, packaging, costing, and information.
• Partner with vendors to follow up on submissions, samples, timelines, product details, and outstanding actions.
• Monitor emerging trends in party, colour, design, licensed, and social areas to identify opportunities.
• Maintain SKU, vendor, pricing, and promotional data across systems and reports.
• Review product samples, packaging, artwork, and digital content for brand consistency.
• Support promotional, in-store, and digital execution with marketing, operations, supply chain, and eCommerce teams.
• Track category performance and communicate wins, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical ability

Excel skills

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Business/Commerce/Marketing degree

Job description

Canadian Tire's Party City division is looking for a Category Business Analyst to join its buying team in Toronto, Ontario. This is a full-time role at the intersection of retail analytics, product development, and trend-driven merchandising — and it's a genuinely interesting one if you're drawn to the creativity of party and celebration products alongside the rigour of data and category management.

Working closely with the Category Business Manager, you'll support everything from assortment planning and line reviews to vendor management and omnichannel execution. If you're someone who can read a spreadsheet in the morning and review packaging artwork in the afternoon without missing a beat, this role is built for you.

About the Role: Category Business Analyst – Party City

This position supports one of Canadian Tire's most creative and fast-moving businesses. Day-to-day, you'll be digging into sales, margin, inventory, and customer data to surface risks and opportunities across the category. You'll prepare analysis and product comparisons for line reviews, track category milestones, and help coordinate decisions across internal teams and external vendors. The role spans the full retail cycle — from product ideation and development through to in-store and digital execution.

Beyond the numbers, there's a creative dimension to this work. You'll be monitoring emerging party, colour, design, licensed, and social trends to help identify what's next for the assortment. You'll review samples, packaging, and digital content for brand consistency, and help build the product stories that connect customer insights with thoughtful assortment choices. Cross-functional collaboration is central to the role — you'll work alongside marketing, supply chain, operations, and eCommerce partners regularly.

Benefits and Salary

Canadian Tire offers a salary range of $53,000 to $70,000 CAD annually for this role, with final compensation dependent on experience, skills, and other factors. The total rewards package includes comprehensive benefits and retirement programs, performance incentives, continuing education programs, career growth opportunities, and product discounts. Employees also have access to mental health benefits of $5,000 per year, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and other well-being supports through an enhanced flex benefits program.

Job Details

Job Type: Full-Time

Company: Canadian Tire

Location: Toronto, ON

Requisition ID: JR165436

Date Posted: September 11, 2026

Pay: $53,000 – $70,000 CAD annually

Responsibilities

The Category Business Analyst role covers a wide range of responsibilities across analytics, product, vendor relations, and execution. On any given day you might be pulling together a performance report, reviewing samples for an upcoming seasonal line, or coordinating timelines with a supplier — the breadth of the work is a real strength of this position.

• Analyze sales, margin, inventory, market, and customer data to identify category risks, opportunities, and recommended actions
• Support assortment planning and line reviews by preparing analysis, product comparisons, presentations, and recommendations
• Coordinate key category milestones and deliverables, keeping timelines, decisions, and approvals on track
• Support product development from initial concept through final execution, including samples, artwork, packaging, costing, and product information
• Partner with vendors to follow up on submissions, samples, timelines, product details, and outstanding actions
• Monitor emerging party, colour, design, licensed, social, and celebration trends to help identify new category opportunities
• Maintain accurate SKU, vendor, pricing, and promotional information across internal systems and reporting tools
• Review product samples, packaging, artwork, and digital content to ensure brand consistency and product accuracy
• Support promotional, in-store, and digital execution by collaborating with marketing, operations, supply chain, and eCommerce partners
• Track category performance and communicate key wins, risks, and opportunities to support timely decision-making

Requirements / Skills

Canadian Tire is looking for someone who combines strong analytical ability with a genuine curiosity about trends, customers, and retail product. The team welcomes new graduates as well as candidates with prior retail or merchandising experience — what matters most is the right mix of skills, mindset, and attention to detail.

• Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Business, Commerce, Marketing, Retail Management, Data Analytics, or a related field; retail, merchandising, or analytical experience is an asset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into clear insights and practical recommendations
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data, reporting tools, and detailed product information
• Excellent organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with product data, pricing, artwork, samples, and executional requirements
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for vendors, peers, and senior stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong working relationships across multiple teams
• Interest in style, colour, design, social trends, and emerging celebration occasions