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What you’ll do

Are you prepared to be part of a team that has an impact on retail trade in Canada?

Initiating and adapting to change is essential to our success. The complexity and speed at which the retail industry has evolved have increased exponentially over the past few years and we are determined to become the leader. To do this, we focus on innovation at all levels of the company by investing in new technologies and products, and on the best talent to propel the Company into the future. This is a particularly exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of businesses.

The franchise division buyer creates a relationship of trust and credibility with franchisees, other related services and suppliers to establish a partnership that will contribute to the success of the stores and FGL Sports.  They will manage primary product categories in collaboration with the purchasing manager to meet their objectives.

• Offer purchasing recommendations that meet the needs of each of the franchisee network banners. Preselect advertised styles of different banners, determine purchasing budgets by categories and stores, preregister quantities by advertised models

• Negotiate various policies of mutual understanding with our suppliers, based on the category volume

• Prepare and coordinate the selection committees for the various banners to establish the advertising program

• Prepare and coordinate presentations for franchisees

• Establish price and competition guidelines for each category

• Visit the stores of our franchisees as well as those of our competitors to keep abreast of market trends

• Search for and purchase promotional items for our different franchised banners

• Manage inventory, markups and markdowns of the warehouse’s various categories

• Work to create catalogues and various flyers in collaboration with the POP Hotline

• Provide customer service to our franchise stores as well as our suppliers

• Demonstrate leadership and contribute to the management and development of an analyst

What you bring

• Minimum of five years of experience in sporting goods retail or equivalent.

• Minimum of three years of experience in retail, preferably sports retail.

• University or college degree in administration

• Very good knowledge of the sporting goods retail market

• Strong negotiation skills with sports industry suppliers as well as our franchisees

• Good knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook in a Windows environment

• Bilingualism is essential (spoken and written French and English)

• Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to establish priorities effectively and work as a team under pressure

• Ability to travel

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About Us

Part of the Canadian Tire family is Sports Experts.  Your Sports Experts!  Built on more than 50 years tradition on customer focus, Sports Experts is headquartered in Laval, Quebec. Sports Experts is proud to promote a wide selection of sports equipment, clothing and footwear of renowned and exclusive brands.  By joining Sports Experts you will appreciate to work with an experienced team that will welcome you. We are the destination to Stay fit. Live well.

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.