Senior Consultant, Circular Material Innovations

About the role

The Circular Material Innovations (CMI) team is part of Product Stewardship at Canadian Tire. The team manages packaging data, regulatory reporting, and waste diversion programs (e.g., tires, packaging, IC&I waste) across Canada. It also identifies and delivers circular business and operational opportunities. The team is tasked with improving data quality and infrastructure, and identifying tangible opportunities to reduce cost, risk, and environmental impact. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate strategically identifies opportunities, collaborations, and improvements - and can deliver them. They are comfortable moving between analysis, project delivery, and stakeholder coordination, and can take a problem from idea through to execution. They are organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while keeping track of timelines, risks, and outcomes. 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 compani

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification and delivery of circularity and sustainability initiatives, including packaging improvements, material reduction, and diversion programs.
• Manage vendor assessments and pilot programs end-to-end, including scoping, execution, tracking results, and recommending scale-up or adjustments.
• Be accountable for planning and delivering projects, including timelines, stakeholder coordination, issue resolution, and overall execution.
• Ensure programs meet federal and provincial regulatory requirements by working closely with internal teams, Producer Responsibility Organizations, and external partners.
• Inform the analysis of program performance (costs, volumes, diversion rates) and use insights to identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and present business cases and recommendations, clearly outlining costs, savings, risks, and trade-offs for decision-making.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder communication, including preparing updates, documenting decisions, and maintaining alignment across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in project management and/or operational roles - experience in circularity, material management, sustainability, retail or regulatory environments will be considered an asset.
• Strong project management skills, with experience delivering initiatives from planning through execution.
• Comfort working with data and building analysis that direct business decisions - familiarity with data analysis/management tools like Knime, Azure and Microsoft Access considered an asset.
• Experience managing relationships across cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines with strong organization and follow-through.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including preparing materials for leadership audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly in data, reporting, and compliance-related work.
• This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.
• We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

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