IND-Senior Analyst Supply Chain

At Lowe's India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our nearly $90 billion home improvement business at Lowe's. Our 3100+ associates work across technology, analytics, business operations, finance & accounting, product management, and shared services. We leverage new technologies and find innovative ways to ensure Lowe's has a strong competitive edge in the market. Lowe’s India is certified as a Great Place to Work by the Great to Place to Work Institute, India, and has been recognized as one of Economic Times Best Brands for 2020.

Our Technology team supports E-commerce, Mobile, IT & Cloud Infrastructure, and Corporate Systems at Lowe's India, enabling various functions such as supply chain, merchandising, distribution, corporate services, etc. The Data & Analytics teams help make data-driven decisions in merchandising, store operations, finance, and supply chain. The Business Services team builds business services capabilities across Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, Store Operations, Enterprise Item Content, and Private Brands. The Finance and Accounting team manages Transaction Accounting, Customer and Inventory Accounting, Margin and Cost Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Business Finance support, Tax and Enterprise Strategic Sourcing for the U.S. and Canada business. The Product Management team builds and manages tech products and solutions for our stores and online channels. And Lastly, our Shared Services team empowers other groups to do their job well. To know more about Lowe’s India, visit www.lowes.co.in

Core Responsibilities

• Assist in the report creation and analysis to assess how both short and long-term volume forecasts may impact storage and product flow capacities for one node
• Support the integration of volume flows into the weekly/monthly/yearly capacity and network forecasting processes
• Create and use analytics to assist in the establishment, monitoring, and communication of inventory targets assigned to merchandising product divisions
• Assist the Supply Chain Optimization team with combining and comparing proposed product flow plans to the established flow plans and their relation to capacity
• Perform root cause analysis of current sales and product velocity shifts to determine how they may impact upcoming storage forecasts and capacities
• Analyze, predict, and monitor how the Inventory and Replenishment Planning groups activities will affect future inventory and product flow
• Work with the Flow Forecasting analysts to ensure clear and concise communications through email and direct communications for both strategic and tactical consumption to the appropriate stakeholder groups
• Conduct Ad-Hoc analysis using existing data sources and reports to provide any additional actionable insights as they may be needed
  
  

Years Of Experience

• Overall 6+ years of Experience
• 4+ years’ of experience in Supply chain Management
• 3+ years’ experience in Project Management
• 2+ years’ experience in optimization principals, modeling, and tools
• 1+ years’ experience of S&OP/S&OE
  
  

Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Related Field
  
  

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Experience in data mining tools – SQL
• Experience in visualization tools – Excel, PowerBI
• Experience in analytical & automation tools – VBA, R/Python
• Prior experience in building reports to provide visibility to business
• Experience in building analytical models, proficient in mathematical and Statistical analysis
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and accurate
• Working knowledge of Merchandising decision-making tools for Suppliers, Items and Sourcing to include Financial determinations
• Familiar with Inventory Management, Planning, Forecasting, and Transportation processes and systems
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents for presentation to management
  
  

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Experience in MS Access
• JDA Demand & Fulfillment experience
• Experience in or knowledge of Supply Chain Planning and Optimization through use of modeling and simulation tools
  
  

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.