Analyst-Merchandising
About The Position
Based at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina, the Analyst-Merchandising role partners with Merchants to execute omnichannel product decisions and provides analytical and strategic support for product category strategy. The role reviews categories, analyzes performance, and recommends ways to grow sales and margins. It also serves as a liaison among suppliers, stores, and internal support teams, and assists with onboarding vendors and setting up items while ensuring cost and stocking information is accurate. The analyst supports planning and execution of business activities, prepares product insights and performance materials, and provides reporting and recommendations on category performance, profitability, optimization, and inventory health. The role also supports product line reviews and vendor negotiations; maintains product data; reviews assortment, planogram, and product content; helps resolve vendor and product concerns; and ensures promotional activity aligns with category strategy and timelines.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in retail or merchandising.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Plan, prepare, and execute key business activities with the Merchant or Online Merchant, including organizing product insights, performance metrics, and presentations for Vendor Forums, Shark Tank, RVP Walks, and Product Line Reviews.
- Review and analyze store and online category performance and recommend ways to improve product profitability and optimization.
- Create reporting based on data, metrics, and analysis, and provide recommendations to help Merchants understand product or category performance in-store and online.
- Support Product Line Reviews by compiling financial targets and partnering with internal teams to execute the reviews successfully.
- Analyze inventory, identify opportunities, and provide recommendations to improve inventory health.
- Support the Merchant in preparing for vendor negotiations and provide ongoing support throughout the negotiation process.
- Develop and maintain partnerships and serve as a point of contact for Merchants, vendors, stores, the online business, and internal support communities.
- Collaborate with internal teams on new item setup and maintenance, and assist with new vendor setup and maintenance.
- Maintain accurate product data in Lowe’s designated software systems, including product costs, vendor agreements, and stocking information.
- Review new assortments, planograms, item descriptions, and product specifications for accuracy across in-store and online channels, partnering with support teams to follow protocols and standards.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve vendor or product concerns raised by stakeholders, including online purchase orders, Executive Customer Support issues, and in-store product concerns.
- Ensure category promotional activity is accurate and aligned with the agreed strategy and timelines.
- Maintain working knowledge of Lowe’s policies and procedures, industry standards, and compliance needs for assigned product areas.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
