Coordinator, Sport Partnership

Canadian Tire; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and services company in Toronto is seeking a Coordinator for Sports Partnerships. This role involves supporting partner relations, event execution, and budget tracking. Ideal candidates are recent grads with marketing or sports management education and experience in event management. The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, with a passion for sport. Join a collaborative team to help promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Store discounts

Mental health benefits

Retirement and savings programs

Qualifications

• Passionate about sport from grassroots to high performance.
• Bilingual (French and English) is an asset.
• Retail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide activation support including tracking asset usage and preparing reports.
• Track KPIs and update databases and budget trackers.
• Manage project requests and track progress.

Skills

Marketing knowledge

Event management

Strong communication skills

Ability to prioritize

Education

Degree in Marketing/Events/Sports Management/Business/Sponsorship

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

What you\'ll do

If you are looking to grow with a dynamic and collaborative team, work with top sport properties, marketing partners, athletes, and help break down barriers to sport, you probably belong here with us. The Coordinator, Sports Partnerships will support the team on a variety of initiatives across our family of companies including partner relations, contractual asset fulfillment and tracking, activation programming, event execution and reporting, administrative support, and budget tracking.

• Provide activation support as required (build work-back plans, track asset usage, facilitate content development, track expenses, prepare briefs and wrap reports)

• Track KPI’s, including updating databases, budget trackers, and weekly event lists

• Update project plans, manage project requests, and track progress including budget, timelines and deliverables

• Support the day-to-day execution of strategic partners by being the information hub for strategy, planning and administration for the Partnership team

What you bring

• A recent grad with previous transferrable work experience and/or education in Marketing/Events/Sports Management/Business/Sponsorship

• Experience in retail, brand management, sport property, athlete management and/or games experience (i.e. Olympics) an asset

• Passionate about sport from grassroots to high performance

• Ability to balance multiple priorities, prioritize and deliver programs and tactics on time and on budget in an ambiguous, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment

• Comfortable working in a cross-functional team across multiple banners

• Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel

• Exceptional writing and presentation skills

• Bilingual an asset but not required (French and English) – speaking, reading, writing

• Retail experience an asset

• Sport marketing/partnership experience an asset

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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.