What you’ll do The Associate Vice President (AVP) of Automotive Operations will be a key leader within the Canadian Tire organization, responsible for overseeing corporate support for the automotive operations team at Canadian Tire. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills to drive operational excellence, enhance customer experience, and ensure the profitability and growth of the automotive sector. Strong collaboration with our key Dealer partners is a key driver to success in this portfolio requiring a demonstrated ability to work towards common goals and outcomes. Key Responsibilities · Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement strategic plans to drive growth and profitability in the automotive operations division. · Operational Excellence: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the automotive operations team, ensuring efficient processes and practices are in place. · Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of automotive professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. · Customer Experience: Enhance the customer experience by ensuring high standards of service and satisfaction in all automotive service areas. · Financial Management: Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial performance metrics, ensuring the automotive division meets or exceeds financial targets. · Vendor Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with vendors, suppliers, and partners to ensure quality products and services. · Innovation and Improvement: Identify and implement new technologies, processes, and practices to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the customer experience. · Compliance and Safety: Ensure all automotive operations comply with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements, with a strong focus on safety. · Market Analysis: Conduct market research and analysis to stay ahead of industry trends and identify new opportunities for growth and improvement. What you bring · Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Automotive Management, or a related field. An MBA or equivalent advanced degree is preferred. · Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in automotive operations, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role. · Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead, inspire, and manage a large team. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. · Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans and drive large-scale operational initiatives. · Financial Acumen: Strong financial management skills, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. · Customer Focus: Deep understanding of customer needs and a commitment to delivering exceptional service. · Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization. · Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of implementing effective solutions. · Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities. · Industry Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the automotive industry, including trends, technologies, and best practices. Hybrid At Canadian Tire we work flexibility embracing ‘Hybrid’ whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes. Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs. Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone. #LI-FM1 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. We are 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 excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast. We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them. From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer can. We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment. If you’re ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here, so apply today.
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Dieppe, NB
Full Time