Associate Project Manager, Capital Projects

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With world-class Owned Brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to be there for Canadians from coast-to-coast. We are relentlessly focused on innovating at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on the best talent to drive the company forward. It is an especially exciting time to join Canadian Tire and its group of companies.

The Supply Chain Projects team works on strategic initiatives across all banners within the Canadian Tire Supply Chain, providing our stakeholders with innovative solutions. We are looking for an Associate Project Manager to support the development of a PMO office with a focus on annual capital planning, capital budgeting, forecasting, resource tracking and portfolio reporting across all Supply Chain and IT.

To help define where and how we work, CTC has introduced Hybrid Workplace Personas. While each role fits into a different persona category, this may evolve as employees progress in their career or business needs change. The Associate Project Manager position is categorized as a Connector, which means that the incumbent will be working with a variety of colleagues and partners to achieve business outcomes that require a mixed use of virtual and CTC campus presence.

What you’ll do

• Support the development of annual capital plans and budgets across all SC portfolio’s
• Lead specific elements of budgeting and forecast management for large capital initiatives
• Generate monthly financial reporting for the portfolio of supply chain projects that will be presented to Senior Management
• Consult with project managers and key business stakeholders to reconcile actual cost vs plan
• Create a portfolio health check reporting package to summarize scope, schedule, budget, and resources for all in-flight and un-started projects
• Support the maintenance of a 5 year Supply Chain Projects Roadmap and development of governance processes (including the development of an intake and prioritization process)
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain and IT to manage changes to resource plans across multiple projects
• Provide coaching and guidance to the Supply Chain Business teams on budgeting, forecasting and time keeping activities
• Partner with Supply Chain and the Enterprise PMO to identify and implement improvements to the enterprise capital management and governance processes

What you bring

• University degree (in Accounting/ Finance is an asset)
• 4-5 years’ experience with annual capital planning, budgeting & forecasting for large capital initiatives
• 3 years’ experience with portfolio resource capacity planning, demand management and reporting
• Financial acumen as it relates to project/program/portfolio budgeting and forecasting
• Experience developing portfolio reporting in a PMO environment
• Experience supporting the establishment of a PMO
• Advanced competencies in collaboration, communication, team building, stakeholder engagement and analytics are required to perform this role.
• Results oriented with strong business acumen and analytical skills
• Data analysis skills with the ability to manipulate large amounts of data into effective reports and dashboards that will allow project leads and senior leaders to make informed decisions
• Expert working knowledge of Excel and advanced skills in other Microsoft office applications such as Power BI
• System savvy: experience in payroll, timekeeping (i.e., Planview) systems and People Soft are considered an asset

About Canadian Tire Corporation

As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It’s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart – these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. To learn more follow us on LinkedIn.

CTC is committed to the fight against COVID-19 and being there for Canadians. In support of this, we have adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy to protect the health and well-being of our employees. Employees will be required either to be fully vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing in order to access the workplace until further notice.