Forecasting Analyst (Evergreen)

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Forecast Analyst, where your analytical skills will drive sales, inventory, and shipment plans. You will leverage historical data and market insights to create accurate product forecasts, ensuring the company meets its financial targets. Collaborating with a dynamic team, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the company's financial health while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company that values innovation and inclusion, making life better for Canadians every day.

Benefits

Store discounts

Supported learning through Triangle Learning Academy

Profit sharing

Retirement and savings programs

Mental health benefits ($5,000/year)

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in relevant fields is required.
• Experience in Forecasting, Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create product-level forecasts for various activities.
• Monitor demand variances and formulate corrective actions.
• Manage short and long-term aggregate forecasts.

Skills

Forecasting

Data Analysis

Excel (Intermediate/Advanced)

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Commerce, Math, or Engineering

Tools

JDA Software

Job description

Please note that your application will be considered for the current and future hiring opportunities within this job posting.

What you’ll do

The Forecast Analyst plays a critical role in achieving our Sales, Inventory, and Shipment plans for the assigned business category within Canadian Tire’s assortment. The analyst leverages a wealth of historical data, product knowledge, market, and competitive data to construct the product-level forecast for both consumer and dealer (store) demand.

Join our team for an opportunity at the core of our business where you will support driving the company's financial health and ultimately equip Canadians for all the jobs and joys of life in Canada.

1. Creating a product level forecast for regular, promotional, and seasonal activities using JDA Software and other leading-edge in-house tools.

2. Monitoring demand variances to forecast and formulate corrective actions to ensure organization targets are being met.

3. Managing short and long term aggregate forecast in accordance with financial targets.

4. Working closely with fellow Category team members including Category Business Managers in Merchandising, Category Business Planners, Marketing Promotional Planners, Replenishment Analyst, and Forecasting Manager.

5. Success in this role is measured by continuous improvement in reduction of Forecast Error/Bias and improvement in Store Service Level.

What you bring

1. An undergraduate degree, preferably in Business, Economics, Commerce, Math, or Engineering.

2. Experience in Forecasting, Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail is considered an asset.

3. Background using Excel at an intermediate or advanced level using analytics to turn data into recommendations and actionable insights.

4. Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders cross-functionally, influencing and building strong relationships.

5. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Hybrid

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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. 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. 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.