Collateral Production Analyst

Lowe's Companies, Inc.•Mooresville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

3 Years vendor management experience
3 years of collateral and supply chain experience
2 Years procurement experience
1 year of experience with PeopleSoft software
1 year of statistical modeling experience
CIRM PMBOK Training or certification

Responsibilities

Procurement and deployment of non-retail items (fixtures, graphics and displays) for execution of merchandising resets.
Forecasting non-retail item production quantities based on project scope knowledge and data input from internal teams such as Visual Floor Planning, Planogram, and Merchandising.
Ensuring all internal and external partners have the necessary resources and information on a given project.
Guiding external partners on company protocols (e.g., RFP Process, Project Authorization Request Process, Project Communications).
Providing cost information for non-retail items to project teams to inform program budget.
Using project management techniques to establish work plans that are aligned with execution timelines.
Monitoring deadlines to ensure all relevant information is provided to internal business partners and collateral supply chain partners.
Managing accuracy and timeliness of work for both internal teams and vendors.
Partnering with 3rd party vendors to maximize transportation savings and improve ease of store execution.
Participating in project meetings, providing inputs and status of project deliverables.
Providing analytical reports such as vendor scorecards, spend analysis, and operational dashboards, to highlight project performance and provide insights to the leadership team.
Acting as a point of contact for all non-retail item issues coming from merchandising and stores.
Training and mentoring peers and new hires.