What you’ll do Outdoor Recreation is a cornerstone business for Canadian Tire. For well over 10 years, we have been supporting a “Pro Shop” program in Hunting & Fishing, which provides and enhanced & elevated assortment to over 300 participating stores across Canada. In the Spring of 2025, this program will be expanded into the Camping & Marine space to develop a complete solution for the avid outdoor customer across all key lines of business. The Manager, ProShop, reports directly to the AVP, Outdoor Recreation and is responsible for building the overall ProShop program. They will develop and manage project plans, meet deliverable deadlines, coordinate the activities of multiple stakeholders across the organization towards achievement of project milestones, and lead integrated process designs and re-designs across Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain and the Dealer stores. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional leaders representing Merchandising, Planning & Strategy, Network Performance, Store Support, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, and IT. Reporting directly to the Pro Shop Manager is a Pro Shop Consultant who will support across all elements of the program + Lead meetings to develop the future state vision and design of future-state processes for current categories and future opportunities + Manage Pro Shop Concept, facilitating working committee meetings for launch of net-new Pro Shops and refresh of existing Pro Shops + Financial accountability for ProShop performance and preparation and management of financial plan and budgets for the project + Developing strong working relationships with vendors, key stakeholders, dealers and store staff, project sponsors, and external partners + Manage and evolve the use of Vendor Field Team and streamline processes to improve in-store execution, performance, and measurement – defining KPI’s and processes + Improve regionality, lead initiatives, and be SME with Network Performance and Store Planning teams to execute store specific assortment tools and provide guidance on Pro Shop stores including education and training of the tools + Streamline processes for supporting Pro Shop (i.e. floorplan, planograms and fixtures, licensing, event support, grand openings, and communication) and understand impact annual events have on store performance and customer engagement + Improve on and maintain up-to-date communication and tools for existing stores to leverage to improve in-store experience and community engagement through ProShop Hub page + Support Hunting business through the creation of Firearms SKUs and the implementation, communication, and training driven by any firearm policy/legislation changes + Ongoing analysis of competitive landscape including data collection, perspectives, and recommendations for relative market opportunities + Open to leading Playing division initiatives What you bring + 4-6 years in merchandise/project management/store operations experience and/or progressive growth in a relevant cross functional role + Must have good working knowledge of outdoor category including Hunting and Fishing + Previously developed vendor relationships and worked successfully with vendors on targeted marketing and merchandising initiatives. + The ideal candidate will also have facilitated workshops and process design sessions with employees at all levels, and have demonstrated leadership driving team success on a number of major projects and initiatives. + Demonstrated ability to develop and execute business plans and initiatives that will achieve financial performance and operational targets + Strong business acumen skills; demonstrated expertise of retail marketing, consumer trends, and project management + Absolute commitment to delivering consumer-focused initiatives; possess superior innovation management skills + Strong people management skills with demonstrated ability to develop others + Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills; regularly influences and persuades key stakeholders + Post-secondary education or equivalent experience Hybrid At Canadian Tire 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. #LI-UH1 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.