Job Description

Innovate in Bengaluru

This position is based at our on-site office in Bengaluru. Lowe's offers an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site gym and clinic, and other perks to enhance your work experience. 

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s 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. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com

Lowe’s India, the Global Capability Center of Lowe’s Companies Inc., is a hub for driving our technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy. Based in Bengaluru with over 4,500 associates, it powers innovations across omnichannel retail, AI/ML, enterprise architecture, supply chain, and customer experience. From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform, Lowe’s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability. For more information, visit Lowes India

About the Team

The Merchandising Analysts team partners with U.S. Merchants to enable data-driven category decisions that drive sales, margin, inventory productivity, and omni-channel execution excellence. The team serves as the analytical engine supporting category strategy, product line reviews, vendor negotiations, inventory optimization, product setup governance, and cross-functional issue resolution across stores and online.

This team is a critical bridge between Merchandising, Inventory Planning, Supply Chain, Stores, Online, Finance, and Vendor partners to ensure accurate execution of product, cost, promotional, and stocking strategies.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

Category & Business Insights

• Understanding of assigned divisions/categories and provide insights to support assortment strategy.
• Provide regular reporting and insights to support Merchants on sales growth, margin expansion, inventory productivity, and category optimization.
• Analyze category, vendor, and item performance to identify risks and opportunities and provide actionable insights to merchants
• Prepare presentations and supporting analysis for merchants and vendors to support strategic planning, vendor negotiations, and execution of merchandising initiatives.

Vendor and Cross Functional Stakeholder Management

• Support Merchants in identifying and onboarding products/vendors for promotions, ensuring offers are competitive, funded, and execution ready.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve vendor or product-related issues impacting availability or performance, including tracking and closure of tickets.
• Ensure governance and integrity of freight analysis, product and vendor data, including attributes, cost, promotional deals, and vendor agreements.
• Handle relatively complex categories, vendor scenarios, and promotional setups with minimal guidance.

Operational Excellence

• Work with teams and vendors to prioritize initiatives that maximize business impact.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards to track category performance, productivity, and execution quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and turnaround times.

Years of Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of experience retail / merchandising

Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate/Bachelor's Degree - in business, marketing, finance, statistics or related field (B.com / BBM / MBA / Retail Operations Management)

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Experience in retail / merchandising
• Experience working with merchants, vendors, e-commerce vendor and item lifecycle management, pricing / promotion management, category management.
• Understanding of retail financials (sales, margin, inventory productivity, vendor economics)
• Proficient in - Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to understand data, analyze and generate meaningful insights from the same
• Good communication and presentation skills, experience working with global stakeholders
• Strong project and process management skills
• Ability to drive operational excellence
• A positive attitude and extreme attention to detail

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Advanced Excel, SQL, Power Query, Power BI, Data visualization

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.