Associate Vice President, Supply Chain Technology – Transportation & Order Management – Canadian Tire

Title of the Job: Associate Vice President, Supply Chain Technology – Transportation & Order Management

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: What you’ll doReporting to the Vice President, Supply Chain Technology, the Associate Vice President, Supply Chain Technology will lead our Transportation & Order Management platform team. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing the IT strategy to support and enhance our supply chain capabilities and operations. This role requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and excellent communication skills. You will be responsible for managing and growing our team to achieve our organizational goals. You will be expected to create a culture of trust, respect, and open communication, where team members feel empowered to take ownership and drive their growth. You will provide guidance and support to the team, encouraging innovation, and embracing change to achieve success. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a passion for driving growth and success.

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of supply chain technology projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with project objectives and addressing concerns or issues as they arise.
• Work closely with external vendors and internal vendor management teams to negotiate and manage contracts and ensure seamless integration of their services into our ecosystem.
• Demonstrate strong technical expertise in relevant industry technologies and tools, identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Lead, mentor, and build the team to deliver world-class supply chain technology solutions prioritizing the development of systems resiliency, stability, performance, and security.
• Act as a subject mater expert for our Transportation and Order Management IT platforms.
• Develop and manage a budget, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and cost-effective solutions.

What you bring

• 10+ years’ of relevant experience in Supply Chain and Information Technology with at least 3+ years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management systems, ERP systems, and emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain.
• Proven experience and knowledge of Public Cloud, DevOps and CI/CD pipeline tools.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and develop long-term plans, while also being able to manage and execute on short-term goals.
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and project management skills, including developing effective cross-organizational and vendor relationships.
• Top candidates will be curious, customer-focused, and have the demonstrated ability to formulate data-driven decisions that lead to results.

HybridWe 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 UsCanadian 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 BelongingWe 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.AccommodationsWe 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.

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