Analyst MLM

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

Job Summary:

The Merchandising Logistics Management (MLM) Analyst will be aligned to one Business Area and is responsible for improving inbound flow from suppliers to Lowe's distribution centers and stores based on complex analytics that impacts channel selection, inventory placement decisions, supplier ship-point optimization, freight mode selection, freight ownership that is informed by merchant and replenishment business parameters and service expectations.  This will also include direct ownership of the Prepaid-to-Collect conversion program.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Supply Chain Planning, Network Optimization, Transportation and DC Ops teams to execute improvements to inbound flow for targeted product areas, supplier programs, and replenishment strategies.
• Evaluate Inventory depth and flow timing of freight
• Support reset activity, seasonal build entry/exit, promotions by executing PLR packets
• Identifying and mitigate business risks and opportunities
• Anticipating changes in business trends and takes initiative to solve
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional business meetings
• Extract data, reporting and analysis to generate business insights
• Executes channel and flow strategies to aid more value to business
• Define optimal case pack quantities to reduce excess inventory

Years of Experience

Overall 3+ years of Experience

• 3+ years of experience in Supply chain Management
• 3+ years' experience of project management

Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Related Field

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents for presentation to management
• 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 

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Experience in Data mining and visualization tool such as Power BI, SQL, MS Access and Excel

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.