Manager, Enterprise Triangle Partnerships

Manager, Enterprise Triangle Partnerships Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation’s rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Triangle Rewards remains a centerpiece of our retail strategy, and a curated group of everyday needs partnerships will expand Triangle’s reach, distribute more Canadian Tire Money, and give consumers even more reasons to shop.

Reporting to the AVP, Partnerships Design & Operations, the Manager, Enterprise Triangle Partnerships is a high-performing and results-oriented leader accountable for portfolio strategy, implementation program management, and portfolio reporting across CTC’s roster of Triangle loyalty partners, including RBC, West Jet, Petro-Canada and Tim Hortons.

Working closely with business leaders across Canadian Tire and external partners, this role serves as the central point of coordination for strategy, planning, forecasting, measurement and reporting across the portfolio of partnerships. The successful candidate for this position bring the right blend of both financial and strategic acumen and is comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.

• Own the Triangle Partnerships portfolio strategy, including annual and multi-year planning, forecasting, target setting and the budget submission process in partnership with various internal stakeholder groups
• Lead the measurement and reporting of results across the portfolio of partnerships. Work closely with the Data and Analytics teams to ensure tools, dashboards and data are being served up in usable and impactful formats
• Analyse customer/member data to derive meaningful insights that support customer engagement initiatives through partnerships
• Develop executive ready reporting, analysis and commentary for both internal and external (partner facing) senior audiences
• Collaborate with Corporate Development on new partner discussions; serve as the loyalty SME for value proposition design and business casing
• Supporting the day to day operations of each of the Partnerships (and the Relationship Managers who lead them) with data/results analysis, target setting and forecasting
• Prepare and deliver materials that facilitate executive decision-making across a wide variety of internal and external executive forums
• Lead, coach and develop two direct reports (Senior Consultants), setting priorities and building capability across the team

We are looking for high performing individuals who are:

• Agile and innovative, able to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity where there is no “blueprint”
• Outcome focused critical thinkers who can analyze, visualize and communicate to drive strategic thinking and decision making
• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills who build relationships easily across stakeholder groups

• Bachelor of Commerce, Business Administration or a related degree is preferred
• A minimum of 6-8 years of experience working as part of a high-calibre team with proven success planning and producing deliverables for complex strategic initiatives
• A mix of financial acumen, strategy and business casing experience, including building and navigating complex financial models
• Demonstrated ability to impact, influence and build credibility and trust with colleagues and senior-level decision makers
• Experience building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, with a client service orientation
• Proven ability to guide others in a cross-functional team environment; people leadership experience is considered an asset
• High proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, and comfort working with customer/member data to derive insight
• Retail and/or loyalty industry and operational…