Supply Chain Planning Analyst – Canadian Tire – Mississauga, ON

Canadian Tire Corporation has a full-time Supply Chain Planning Analyst position open at its Mississauga, ON office, with a hiring range of $53,000 to $70,000 annually. The role sits within the Operations Planning Center (OPC), which is CTC’s supply chain planning hub, and specifically within the Capacity and Production Planning team.

Day to day, you’ll develop long- and short-term capacity plans, communicate and coordinate those plans with integrated partners, and lead large-scale process improvement initiatives from start to finish. You’ll also produce business intelligence, build reports and queries, and manage relationships with supply chain partners across the corporation.

About the Role: Supply Chain Planning Analyst

The OPC works with Associate Stores, Suppliers, Forecasting and Replenishment, DC and Transportation Execution Teams, Third Party Providers, and Carriers to plan efficient product flow across CTC’s network. As a Supply Chain Planning Analyst, you’ll contribute to and lead capacity planning efforts, providing recommendations to partners on matters such as capacity relief, OMSL targets, and DC productivity.

You’ll manage competing and changing objectives across both short- and long-term goals while keeping stakeholder expectations on track. Part of the work involves anticipating operational risks and communicating recommendations to management before issues escalate. Cross-functional coordination with DCs, Transportation, Forecasting and Replenishment, and Ordering Operations teams is a regular part of the position.

Benefits and Salary

The typical hiring range for this role is $53,000 to $70,000 per year, with the final salary determined by experience, internal equity, industry benchmarks, and role-specific requirements. Canadian Tire also offers a store discount, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, retirement and savings programs for eligible employees, and an enhanced flex benefits program that includes $5,000 per year in mental health benefits for benefits-eligible employees and their families. Learning support is available through the Triangle Learning Academy.

Responsibilities

The analyst role covers both planning and communication work. You’ll build and maintain capacity plans, develop the tools and reports that support those plans, and take a leadership role in driving process improvements from concept through rollout. Strong cross-functional coordination with supply chain partners is expected throughout.

• Develop capacity plans for both long- and short-term horizons, and lead weekly communication and coordination efforts to achieve those plans within the specialized business discipline.
• Provide business intelligence to Supply Chain partners across the corporation, investigating options and making recommendations to meet organizational goals such as capacity relief, OMSL targets, and DC productivity.
• Build and maintain planning processes, tools, and reporting that support organizational goals across the Capacity and Production Planning environment.
• Enhance technical processes, queries, and reports within the Capacity and Production Planning environment, with impact on cross-functional teams including DCs, Transportation, Forecasting and Replenishment, and Ordering Operations.
• Strengthen relationships with Supply Chain partners to maintain smooth and consistent communications.
• Lead large-scale process improvement initiatives from induction through implementation, coordinating system and process investigation, design, build, documentation, testing, rollout, and organizational change management.
• Prioritize competing objectives to support both short- and long-term goals while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Mitigate operational risks by proactively anticipating issues and barriers, and communicating recommendations to management to address them.

Requirements / Skills

The posting identifies several preferred qualifications alongside hard technical skills. An undergraduate degree and at least two years of relevant experience are preferred but not stated as mandatory conditions of employment. Several technical tools and system applications are listed, with some marked as assets.

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Business, or a similar discipline (preferred).
• Two or more years in a logistics or supply chain related capacity (preferred).
• Thorough understanding of the principles of Logistics, Distribution, and Forecasting and Replenishment.
• Strong PC skills including MS Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI, and Co-pilot.
• Exceptional analytical, planning, and organizational skills, with a proven track record of managing to strict deadlines.
• Ability to identify and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders at varied levels, combined with strong project management skills.
• Ability to work with detailed data to create business information.
• Knowledge of JDA F&R, PPA, AOM, IMS, PAL, and other OPC Applications is an asset.

How to Apply

To apply, visit the official job posting using the link below. Have your resume up to date and ready to submit through Canadian Tire’s Workday careers portal.

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