The Category Business Analyst, Party City plays an important role in helping Canadians celebrate life’s meaningful moments. Supporting one of Canadian Tire’s most creative, trend-driven businesses, you will help bring relevant and inspiring party assortments to life across stores and digital channels.
As a key member of the Party City buying team, you will support the Category Business Manager in planning, developing, and executing customer-focused assortments. You will work across analytics, product development, vendor management, and retail execution to help ensure our products are commercially strong, visually impactful, and delivered accurately and on time.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing creativity with analytics, thrives in a fast-moving environment, and is excited to build a career in merchandising and category management.
Analyze sales, margin, inventory, market, and customer data to identify category risks, opportunities, and recommended actions
Support assortment planning and line reviews by preparing analysis, product comparisons, presentations, and recommendations
Coordinate key category milestones and deliverables, ensuring timelines, decisions, and approvals remain on track
Support product development from initial concept through final execution, including samples, artwork, packaging, costing, and product information
Partner with vendors to follow up on submissions, samples, timelines, product details, and outstanding actions
Monitor emerging party, colour, design, licensed, social, and celebration trends to help identify new opportunities
Support seasonal and occasion-based planning across key celebrations, ensuring assortments are relevant, cohesive, and customer-focused
Maintain accurate SKU, vendor, pricing, product, and promotional information across internal systems and reporting tools
Review product samples, packaging, artwork, and digital content to help ensure brand consistency and product accuracy
Support promotional, in-store, and digital execution by collaborating with marketing, operations, supply chain, eCommerce, and other cross-functional partners
Track category performance and clearly communicate key wins, risks, and opportunities to support timely decision-making
Help create compelling product stories by connecting customer insights and trends with thoughtful assortment and presentation choices
Manage multiple priorities in a highly deadlin