Senior Platform Specialist

What You’ll Do:

• Lead planning and execution of store build project initiative including project milestones, retail technology deployment and installation, and operational readiness.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk logs, procurement timelines, and communication documentation.

• Coordinate with the business stakeholders, IT groups, and vendors to ensure alignment on timelines, requirements, and deliverables.

• Conduct site readiness checks to confirm infrastructure, hardware placement, and network readiness.

• Oversee installation, configuration, and testing of store technology, including hardware, software, POS systems, and network components.

• Coordinate and validate all technology deliveries to ensure equipment is onsite ahead of installation deadlines.

• Support after-hours or overnight deployments as necessary.

• Manage the ordering process for store technology, equipment, and services from approved vendors.

• Create, submit, and track purchase orders to ensure timely delivery aligned with construction and deployment timelines.

• Work closely with vendors to verify order details, delivery accuracy, lead times, and installation requirements.

• Maintain detailed documentation on order status, delivery schedules, and procurement dependencies.

• Resolve discrepancies in deliveries, damaged goods, or incorrect shipments by coordinating with vendors and supply chain teams.

• Process vendor invoices by verifying pricing, receipt of goods/services, and compliance with contract terms before submission for payment.

• Follow up on outstanding invoices and ensure timely reconciliation with finance teams.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with vendor partners to support smooth store openings and issue resolution.

• Ensure operational procedures, support documentation, and escalation paths are ready before store launch.

• Lead cutover planning and support go‑live activities, ensuring smooth transition to steady‑state operations.

What You Bring:

• 7–10 years of experience working across full technology lifecycles, including planning, deployment, support and maintenance

• Strong understanding of network, server, and desktop administration fundamentals, including installation, upgrades, configuration, and troubleshooting.

• Knowledge of processes and resources required for analytical and technical problem‑solving.

• Strong familiarity with retail applications, POS systems, and store operations processes.

• Good understanding of hardware components, network infrastructure, and technical environments.

• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with knowledge of common business analysis practices.

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools, systems, and processes, and to share knowledge effectively with team members.

• Strong commitment to developing and maintaining high‑quality documentation.

• Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs

• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs

• Other perks to support your well-being

• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $64,000 and $106,000 Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. 

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

About Us

Canadian 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.