Sr Analyst-Digital Category Optimization
About The Position
The Sr Analyst, Digital Category Optimization conducts internal and external research and benchmarking, analyzes customer information and other relevant data, and provides insights and recommendations for the assigned area. The role tracks, analyzes, and reports key performance metrics to assess progress against strategic and financial objectives, then creates and executes action plans to address opportunities. The Sr Analyst leads projects, serves as a subject matter expert for an assigned business unit, and helps coach and develop less experienced analysts. This position is based at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, finance, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of the education requirement, if applicable.
- 4–5 years of relevant experience.
- 2–4 years of experience in eCommerce, omnichannel merchandising or marketing, and/or brand or product management.
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of experience using data analytics tools.
Responsibilities
- Provide insights, competitive intelligence, and data-driven recommendations to the manager of the assigned area.
- Lead projects by analyzing factors affecting business opportunities and creating and implementing insights-based action plans.
- Communicate project plans with partner teams to ensure alignment.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and point of contact for merchandising and product teams in the assigned business unit.
- Meet with and present to online and core merchants, delivering insights to guide strategies, tactics, activities, and category initiative prioritization.
- Maintain awareness of best practices within Lowe’s, among competitors, and across the retail industry; work with the manager to introduce and disseminate best practices.
- Analyze potential opportunities to inform divisional strategy development.
- Work on problems of diverse scope and prioritize opportunities across multiple projects.
- Represent the digital-channel customer through cross-functional partnerships across the organization for assigned categories.
- Execute plans based on identified business opportunities to close competitive gaps or exceed customer expectations in a segment of the online business.
- Track, analyze, and report key performance metrics against strategic and financial objectives.
- Help coach and develop less experienced analysts.
Benefits
- 401k with up to 4.25% match
- Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)
- Tuition-Free Education
- 10-week Maternity/Parental Leave
- 10% Associate Discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
