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James Prescott

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Senior Vice President, Global Sourcing & Product Integrity at Canadian Tire Corporation
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

James Prescott is the Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing & Product Integrity at Canadian Tire Corporation. He leads an integrated global function to deliver high-quality, compliant, and responsibly sourced products. He holds executive education credentials from Kellogg and the University of Torontos Rotman School of Management.

Demonstrating a commitment to community, James was recently appointed as a Board Member for the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade for the 2024-25 term. Before his corporate career, he was an entrepreneur who successfully sold his wholesale sporting goods business in 2014.

Unique fact: James has over 25 years of experience conducting business across North America, Asia, and Europe, giving him a deep understanding of global supply chains.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President, Global Sourcing & Product Integrity
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Global Sourcing
Leads the global sourcing and merchandise procurement strategy for Canadian Tire Corporation, overseeing billions in annual direct-source purchases from a network of over 2000 global vendors.
Supply Chain Resilience
His role focuses on balancing cost, risk, agility, and sustainability across the value chain to ensure resilient and efficient product delivery for a major national retailer.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Senior Vice President, Global Sourcing & Product Integrity
Canadian Tire Corporation
2-2022 - 3-2026
Vice President, Global Sourcing & Merchandise Procurement
Canadian Tire Corporation
10-2019 - 2-2022
Vice President of Product Development
Canadian Tire Corporation
7-2014 - 10-2019
Associate Vice President, Consumer Brands
Canadian Tire Corporation
4-2003 - 12-2018
Vice President & Business Partner
The Infinity Sports Group Ltd
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Education
2018 - 2018
Executive Education
Kellogg Executive Education
2018 - 2018
Executive Leadership studies
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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