Sr Analyst-Merchandising Support

The Merchandising Support Senior Analyst role works in one of the functional areas of Merchandising Support to facilitate the operational strategy and serve as subject matter expert of the merchandising organization. The primary purpose of this role is to lead, assess, support/design and implement the merchandising organization's operational strategy. Responsibilities of the senior analyst include serving as a merchandising subject matter expert, advanced consulting to the business, addressing challenges, executing process and projects, and initiating process improvements that drive merchandising productivity and efficiency within their functional area. Key functional areas within the merchandising support organization include operational support, communications, capacity management, and reporting. What You Will Do Writes in multiple voices and styles understanding impact of communications and messaging to key stakeholders. Responsible for the delivery of formal and consistent messaging to internal and external stakeholders. Responsible for the timely and efficient execution of the merch support strategy via leading processes and projects, creating and maintaining of best practices, and designing of tools and techniques. Reviews and evaluates key processes and performance to identify areas of inefficiency or ineffectiveness and develops recommendations, processes and actions to improve. Owns relationships and collaboration with stakeholders to collect their feedback regarding job tasks, obstacles, opportunities, best practices and ideas. Facilitate alignment with key stakeholders to maintain a thorough understanding of the work, partners, and support needed across the merchandising organization. Build and utilize qualitative data and quantitative analytics to infer insights, inform business partners, drive action and evaluate performance. May direct the work of junior team members on specific projects, provide feedback on tasks and help facilitate communication. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree In Business, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Communications or related field; or equivalent combination of education and related experience. and 3-5 Years Experience in merchandising, retail, merchandising support, store operations or related field. 1-2 Years Experience in either communications, public relations, project management, business operations, labor productivity, engineering, quality, data analytics, statistics, or operations reporting Intermediate Microsoft suite skills: Power BI, Excel, Word, Etc. Experience leveraging business insights to develop and lead business solutions that drive results Experience in management of overlapping, complex and cross-functional events and projects Experience optimizing processes to reduce drive productivity, simplicity efficiency and overall satisfaction Preferred Skills/Education Corporate experience in a large organization, preferably retail Understanding of merchandising & store operations Advanced Microsoft suite skills: Power BI, Excel, Word, Etc. Experience communicating with intent to influence decisions and drive business results Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) 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. 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.

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