Collateral Production Analyst

Lowe's Home Centers•Mooresville, NC

12d

About The Position

Your Impact The primary purpose of this role is to coordinate project resources involved in non-retail item supply chain in order to ensure consistent and clear project execution across all Lowe's stores. This includes responsibility for the procurement and deployment of non-retail item collateral (NRI): signage, fixtures and product displays for execution of in-store projects and responsibility for the management of collateral replenishment strategy and inventory maintenance to support non-retail item lifecycle post-reset execution. What You Will Do As a collateral production analyst, you’ll be responsible for the procurement and deployment of non-retail items (fixtures, graphics and displays) for execution of merchandising resets. You will forecast non-retail item production quantities based on project scope knowledge and data input from internal teams such as Visual Floor Planning, Planogram, and Merchandising. You will ensure all internal and external partners have the necessary resources and information on a given project. You will guide external partners on company protocols. E.g. RFP Process, Project Authorization Request Process, Project Communications. You will provide cost information for non-retail items to project teams to inform program budget. You will use project management techniques to establish work plans that are aligned with execution timelines. You will monitor deadlines to ensure all relevant information is provided to internal business partners and collateral supply chain partners. You will manage accuracy and timeliness of work, for both our internal teams and the vendors You will partner with 3rd party vendors in order to maximize transportation savings and improve ease of store execution. You will participate in project meetings, providing inputs and status of project deliverables You will provide analytical reports such as vendor scorecards, spend analysis and operational dashboards, to highlight project performance and provide insights to the leadership team. You will act as a point of contact for all non-retail item issues coming from merchandising and stores. You will train and mentor peers and new hires.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree business or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
2 Years experience in print management, supply chain, store operations or service related field
1 Year project management experience
1 Year experience working cross-functionally within a matrixed organization

Nice To Haves

3 Years vendor management experience
3 Years collateral and supply chain experience
2 Years procurement experience – moved from MQ to PQ
1 Year experience with PeopleSoft software
1 Year Statistical modeling experience
CIRM PMBOK training or certification

Responsibilities

coordinate project resources involved in non-retail item supply chain
procurement and deployment of non-retail item collateral (NRI): signage, fixtures and product displays for execution of in-store projects
management of collateral replenishment strategy and inventory maintenance to support non-retail item lifecycle post-reset execution
forecast non-retail item production quantities based on project scope knowledge and data input from internal teams such as Visual Floor Planning, Planogram, and Merchandising
ensure all internal and external partners have the necessary resources and information on a given project
guide external partners on company protocols. E.g. RFP Process, Project Authorization Request Process, Project Communications
provide cost information for non-retail items to project teams to inform program budget
use project management techniques to establish work plans that are aligned with execution timelines
monitor deadlines to ensure all relevant information is provided to internal business partners and collateral supply chain partners
manage accuracy and timeliness of work, for both our internal teams and the vendors
partner with 3rd party vendors in order to maximize transportation savings and improve ease of store execution
participate in project meetings, providing inputs and status of project deliverables
provide analytical reports such as vendor scorecards, spend analysis and operational dashboards, to highlight project performance and provide insights to the leadership team
act as a point of contact for all non-retail item issues coming from merchandising and stores
train and mentor peers and new hires