Canadian Tire Corporation

Analyst, Automotive Data

Toronto, ON Full time

The Analyst, Automotive Data’s primary role is to work directly with the Automotive Category Business Management team to ensure the integrity, business value and overall comprehensiveness of catalogue data provided by our merchandise vendors, third‑party electronic catalogue providers (Epicor/WHI) and web applications, ensuring it meets defined business strategies and objectives. They will also be the primary point of investigation and resolution for Canadian Tire Retail stores regarding any identified application fitment discrepancies with the Epicor electronic catalogue and web applications.

What you'll do:

  • Perform gap analyses between competitors’ application fitment catalogues on measures such as content and Canadian vehicle coverage.

  • Analyze current and former vendors’ catalogue content to identify coverage differences and collaborate with vendors to reconcile these differences and omissions.

  • Update the internal database to reflect reconciled outcomes.

  • Ensure newly introduced lines and corporate SKUs are appropriately catalogued in Epicor.

  • Assign new products to appropriate categories and add them to database with new product numbers.

  • Define, develop, and manage line‑appropriate catalogue coverage targets and requirements.

  • Maintain vendor relationships and contact vendors when errors, omissions, performance, or configuration issues occur.

  • Research, investigate, and resolve inquiries from CBM team members, Canadian Tire Retail, and PartSource store personnel related to catalogue performance and configuration.

  • Analyze and validate vendor catalogue content and timeliness within Epicor to ensure alignment with business strategies and objectives.

  • Ensure product attribute content is complete and correct within Epicor; work with CBM teams and vendors to address any gaps or omissions.

  • Work with CBM teams to define and maintain effective related‑parts groupings within Epicor.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve system issues (errors, omissions, performance, configuration) across Epicor, WHI, and related web applications; liaise with vendors and internal teams as needed.

  • Produce reporting and analyses to measure catalogue health, coverage, and performance.

What you bring:

  • Post‑secondary education with an emphasis on Data Analytics or Data Science or related discipline.
  • Proficient in SQL, Python or R, MS Access, and Excel.
  • Experience extracting and querying data‑warehouse information.
  • Experience with Power BI, Azure Synapse, or Databricks is considered an asset.
  • Proven experience in data analysis, visualization, and reporting.
  • Ability to conduct research using various mediums (internet, catalogues, and software).
  • Automotive aftermarket industry and parts knowledge.
  • Familiarity with vendor catalogue structures (Epicor/WHI).
  • Understanding of Auto Care Association (ACA) catalogue standards (ACES).
  • Understanding of category‑merchandising principles, processes, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of Canadian Tire Retail and/or PartSource store operations is considered an asset.
  • Strong time-management skills with a proven ability to prioritize and multi‑task.
  • Team player with excellent collaboration, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

  • Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs

  • Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs

  • Other perks to support your well-being

  • Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $44,000 and $73,000. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

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.