Associate Analyst - Inventory Management

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe’s India, the Global Capability Center of Lowe’s Companies Inc., is a hub for driving our technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy. Based in Bengaluru with over 4,500 associates, it powers innovations across omnichannel retail, AI/ML, enterprise architecture, supply chain, and customer experience. From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform, Lowe’s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability. For more information, visit Lowes India

About The Team

Inventory Replenishment team is responsible for executing inventory replenishment processes, performing data analysis and generating business reporting to ensure inventory flows smoothly within the network while maintaining the business KPIs like In-Stock, Processing Speed, Operaional Efficiency, etc. as per business agreement.

Job Summary

This role will be aligned to one Business Area and responsible for executing Inventory Management processes and contributes to the operational and strategic priorities to drive IR KPI improvements (In-stock% and TSPM%) which in turn drives improved sales and return on investment. This role requires to build good understanding of fulfillment systems and operational execution and also contributes to process improvement projects to support senior team members. Proactively participates and supports initiatives to manage key performance metrics, including root-cause analysis and solution recommendations to ensures order flow meets designated capacity constrains throughout the supply chain. Executes IR system and process exceptions exceptions such as no sourcing, failed load out of bounds, no cost, unit of measure, etc. by following SOPs and identifies improvement opportunities to become SME for the low complexity operational processes once attains steady state.

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

• Supports regular execution of inventory flow processes and operational reports to manage and maintain Inventory KPIs
• Executes Inventory Replenishment and Planning strategies to aid more value to business
• Executes and supports Inventory and Replenishment priorities like inventory troubleshooting and root cause analysis, purchase order management, trend analysis, key performance metrics monitoring to help manage inventory flows within capacity constraints
• Extract data, reporting and analysis to generate business insights
• Help and support Sr Analyst with data and information to complete assigned task
  
  

Years Of Experience

1-2 years of Inventory Management or Supply Chain operations experience required

Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering Or
• MBA or master’s degree in Supply Chain preferred
  
  

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Strong analytical skills
• Sense of urgency, critical thinking
• Understanding of retail distribution network
• Experience in Data mining and visualization tool such as SQL, MS Access, VBA and Excel
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents for presentation to management
  
  

Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.