What you'll doThe Product Development team’s mandate is to help build the equity of Canadian Tire, Sport Chek, and Sport Experts Retail Brands by improving the design and experience associated with our private-label branded offerings. The Principal Product Developer role is responsible for contributing to the processes and capabilities that help deliver a consistent, authentic, and customer-driven product experience through our Woods, Outbound, Huntshield, Yukon Gear, and Mckinley brands.The Principal Product Developer is part of a highly motivated team of designers and engineers that share an appreciation and passion for outdoor adventure. You are inspired by innovative design and recognize that style, performance, quality, and value, are all part of the winning equation to creating successful products. Guided by consumer centric insights and through collaboration with cross functional partners, you will help formulate product assortment strategies and contribute from storytelling to stakeholders, concept creation, and from technical package generation to sample review- for categories such as Backpacks, Lighting, Tents, Sleeping Bags and Camp Accessories.Communicate product concepts through sketches, photorealistic renderings, and technical specifications packages, ensure the product delivers on-brand.Contribute as a member of the product development team in creating innovative and value-driven products that meet our customers’ needs and market trends.Develop and implement product strategies consistent with company vision.Conduct market research to identify new opportunities and improvements for existing products suitable for our target customers across multiple banners.Proactively ensure that the entire product lifecycle from planning to execution and post-launch analysis runs smoothly.Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including Brand, Merchandising, Quality, and our Pacific Rim Office to ensure timely and successful product launches.Communicate to manufacturing partners and ensure they deliver to the design intent and quality expectations that your technical specifications have set forth.Ensure your projects are engineered to meet or exceed cost targets and financial objectives.Gather post-launch feedback for continuous improvement.Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.What you bringProactive interest in the outdoors, related equipment and our customers. Experience in the Outdoor Sporting Goods industry is an important asset.Undergraduate degree in Industrial Design, Engineering, or a related field.Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a product development role.Strong expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop), with additional experience in 3D modeling.Familiarity with common manufacturing techniques including cut-and-sew, screen printing, embroidery, injection and compression molding, high frequency welding, etc.Proactive and passionate approach to driving fresh, innovative thinking from product concept to final execution.The ability to keep ego in check, while collaborating with our dynamic cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.Strong presentation and speaking skills – able to present and sell to all levels of the organization as well as the customer, communicating a clear and inspiring vision.The ability to precisely communicate and negotiate time frames verbally and in writing.Demonstrated collaboration, interpersonal influence, and teamwork skills (maintains effective communication and working relationships).Result orientated while exhibiting great energy and resourcefulness.Self-starter who brings passion, enthusiasm and focus to each project.Exceptional project planning, organizational and time management skills and a high level of initiative and attention to detail.Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking.Team player – you like working with people and people like working with you; you do what needs to be done to strive for a common goal.Able to manage to deadlines, be flexible with change, drive to timely resolution.Ability to travel domestically and internationally to trade shows for market research, and to various manufacturing partners to participate in onsite engineering builds.#LI-NV1About 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 BelongingWe 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.AccommodationsWe 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.
