Associate Product Manager, Product Information Management & Vendor Data Onboarding at Canadian Tire Corporation | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Rezi

Associate Product Manager, Product Information Management & Vendor Data Onboarding at Canadian Tire Corporation

Associate Product Manager, Product Information Management & Vendor Data Onboarding

Canadian Tire Corporation · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

5 days ago

Associate Product Manager, Product Information Management & Vendor Data Onboarding

Canadian Tire Corporation · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

5 days ago
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About the Role

Support the Product Manager, Product Information Management in enabling and continuously improving Product 2.0 capabilities to accelerate product introduction, enhance data quality, and reduce friction for internal teams and vendors. This role focuses on PIM, vendor data onboarding, and related integrations, translating business needs into requirements and supporting backlog execution.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Product Manager, Product Information Management in delivering and continuously improving the Product 2.0 PIM and vendor data onboarding roadmap.
  • Translate business, vendor, merchandising, product data, and operational needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process improvements.
  • Support the configuration, enablement, testing, and adoption of PIM and vendor onboarding capabilities.
  • Partner with business stakeholders, IT/delivery teams, and vendors to clarify requirements, resolve defects, support integrations, and improve end-to-end product data flows.
  • Analyze current-state pain points, vendor friction, manual handoffs, and data quality issues; recommend practical improvements.
  • Support Agile delivery activities including backlog refinement, sprint planning, story elaboration, UAT coordination, release readiness, launch support, and post-launch optimization.
  • Work with teams across merchandising, vendor support, eCommerce, product content, data governance, and technology to support change management, training materials, communications, and adoption.
  • Help monitor product onboarding performance, vendor onboarding progress, data quality outcomes, operational issues, and process KPIs; use insights to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Support integrations and data flows between PIM, vendor central, and other downstream systems.
  • Triage and support resolution of business and operational issues related to PIM, vendor onboarding, product data, syndication, and integrations.
  • Stay current on retail product data, PIM, syndication, vendor onboarding, and AI/automation capabilities, bringing forward ideas that improve product data quality, vendor experience, and speed-to-market.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, digital operations, product data, vendor onboarding, eCommerce, merchandising technology, or a related business product role.
  • Experience working with retail product data, product onboarding, vendor data, item setup, product taxonomy, category-specific attributes, or digital product content processes.
  • Strong ability to write clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and business rules.
  • Comfortable working in Agile delivery environments and supporting backlog refinement, sprint execution, testing, release readiness, and post-launch improvements.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to investigate data issues, process gaps, vendor friction, and integration defects, then recommend pragmatic solutions.
  • Ability to build trusted relationships with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to balance strategic context with tactical execution.
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn complex product data, retail, vendor onboarding, and integration processes quickly.
  • A genuine interest in retail, digital commerce, product data quality, vendor experience, and how better product information improves customer experiences.

Skills

  • Product Information Management (PIM)
  • Vendor Data Onboarding
  • Syndigo PIM
  • Syndigo Vendor Central
  • Rithum
  • MDM
  • PCM
  • Data Syndication
  • Product Taxonomy
  • Category-specific attributes
  • Digital product content
  • Agile methodologies
  • Business analysis
  • Requirements gathering
  • User stories
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Process flows
  • Business rules
  • Data quality analysis
  • Integration support
  • Change management
  • Training development
  • Stakeholder communication
  • AI/Automation capabilities

Location

  • Canada

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Associate

Education Level

  • University education in business, commerce, technology, data management, or a related field is preferred.
  • SAFe, Agile, Product Owner, Product Management, Business Analysis, or data management certification is an asset.

Salary/Compensations

  • Broadband Salary Range: $64,000 – $106,000.
  • Our typical hiring range is between $64,000 and $90,000.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
  • Performance incentives
  • Continuing Education Programs
  • Other perks to support your well-being
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Product discounts
  • Store discounts
  • Supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
  • Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
  • Retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
  • Mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
  • Total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees

About the Company

  • Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies.
  • With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 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.

Equal Opportunity

  • 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.
  • 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.