26 Jan
Canadian Tire Corporation
Toronto
What you'll do
The Product Development (Indoor Cooking) team's mandate is to help build the equity of CTR's Retail Brands by improving the design and experience associated with our private label products.
The Product Development Consultant role is to support the Product Development Manager in building processes and capabilities that help deliver a consistent, authentic, and customer-driven product experience through our retail brands
Design and develop products for key categories from concept to execution.
Lead and execute on the design and development deliverables.
Under the guidance of the Product Development Manager,
creates design and technical specification for sourcing packages including any relevant product sketches and dimension details, colour, material and pattern detail, and packaging, etc. to ensure a consistent look and quality that follow our visual brand language.
Ensure and enforce that product being launched adhere to Visual Brand Language guidelines.
Ensure that projects and outputs are delivered on time.
Execute basic model making (ie proof of concepts/ 3D printed prototypes) as needed.
Provides subject matter expertise to assist the merchandising team by providing guidance on new technology, product design, and manufacturing considerations.
Actively participate in product design research exercises (customer visits, interviews, analysis, synthesis, storyboarding and prototyping)Contributes to product recommendations by completing comp shops, and presents findings to the PD Manager and relevant business partners
Work closely with the cross-functional teams at key touch points to execute the design work
Travel (Domestic and International) when appropriate, to participate in onsite engineering and manufacturing builds, trade shows, tooling and design reviews.
Integrates with Global Sourcing, our Pacific Rim Office, and Line Review teams to ensure a tight integration of the Product Development processes with the line review processes.
What you bring
Undergraduate degree in Industrial Design and 3+ years of experience in product design and development.
Proven portfolio of form and design development work.
Experience in the development of style guides, mood boards, colour development and trends.
Strong familiarity with manufacturing processes that is typically found in products within this category (Injection Molding, Machining, 3D Printing etc.)Minimum 2 years of experience developing products in any of the following product industries -Home appliances, electronics, cookware, hand tools, kitchen tools, bakeware, power tools or toys.A passion for cooking, baking and/or BBQing.
Understanding of the retail industry and product planning in retail communicated via experience working for a retailer or developing products keeping in mind the retail channel.
Skilled in 3D modeling tools such as Solidworks and design tools such as Adobe CS etc.
Hands-on ability to create product and packaging mock-ups, physically build and dissemble product samples to analyze and problem solve.
Creative, driven by the possibilities ahead and are passionate about design, style, and lifestyle & home trends
Ability to work well cross-functionally; demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence and negotiate with colleagues.
Outstanding communicator able to clearly translate strategy into design specs or direction..
Experience in understanding consumer/market needs in the development of technical product requirements
Experience with usability testing, ethnographic research, and product development tools
Customer focused and action oriented
Highly organized and detail oriented, able to tackle multiple projects with varying scope and project teams.
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-FM1About 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 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.
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