Product Development Student - Fall 2023 (4 Months)

Our Commitment to Students

At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. We believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits, and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.

What You'll Do

The Product Development Coordinator Student will support the Product Managers, Product Developers, and cross-functional teams, through all stages of development, ensuring all product is meeting our consumers needs. This role will assist in the communication to our design, technical development, and merchandising teams, as well as daily communication with our overseas vendors and Internal Sourcing Teams.

• Regular follow up on incoming production samples, material, and trim development
• Visit stores on a regular basis to review final in store products, product knowledge and competitive market analysis
• Work with Product Manager and Product Developers through Merch Sell in and Production
• Maintaining sample library; receiving samples into PLM, filing samples according to season and sample stage
• Communicating sample handoff to Technical Development Teams for Protos, SMS, Size Set, Pre-Production and Production
• Assist in managing material and trim color requests and approvals for all development stages

What You Bring

• A portfolio considered a strong asset
• Equivalent industry training, certifications, or related business experience an asset
• Working towards a Diploma or Degree in Fashion Marketing, Apparel Design, Business Administration, Product Development or a relevant discipline
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Past experience in retail an asset

Hybrid

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.

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.