Program Analyst – Merchandising Resets

Job Description

Deployment Planning Analyst | Lowe’s Companies

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Lowe’s Companies, located at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina, a space designed for collaboration and well-being. Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company operating over 1,750 stores. This position is pivotal to overseeing all merchandising resets and managing critical packet information for Lowe’s stores, handling projects from straightforward to large and complex. Your impact will ensure these programs meet the needs of Merchandising, Merchandising Operations, and Field Support teams, driving both project support and operational efficiency.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Mooresville, North Carolina, USA

• Team: Works cross-functionally with Merchandising Operations, Store Operations, and Merchandising.
• Mission: To oversee and ensure the efficient planning, communication, and execution of all merchandising resets and corporate projects for Lowe’s stores.
• Tech Stack: Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Instruction Development: Develop and provide comprehensive instructions to Store Operations for merchandising product resets and corporate projects, precisely translating merchant intent into clear, actionable execution plans for the field.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate extensively with Merchandising Operations, Store Operations, and Merchandising teams to ensure project details and service expectations are consistently applied across all activities, effectively connecting field and merchant perspectives.
• Data Utilization & Management: Expertly utilize and manage extensive data sets, including store lists, labor capacity, budgets, and inventory, to ensure key stakeholders and deployment teams are fully prepared and informed.
• Labor & Scope Estimation: Supply detailed estimates of labor, scheduling of labor, and comprehensive scopes of work to the deployment team and other analysts, facilitating informed resource allocation and project planning.
• Execution Review & Improvement: Systematically review communications with the Labor Source team before, during, and after resets to identify potential miscommunications, misunderstandings, and other risks, developing and implementing mitigation and resolution plans to significantly enhance future project execution.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Planning, Retailing, or a related field; equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement may be considered.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in Merchandising, Project Planning, Retail Stores, or a Consulting environment; includes 1 year of experience in process development, strategy development, or project management; demonstrated experience working with project teams and cross-functionally; experience in data management and utilization (e.g., in Excel).
• Skills: Proven proficiency in communication and professional writing.
• Bonus: Experience working with 3rd party vendors; familiarity with planogramming, space management, and/or technical writing; experience with continuous improvement methodology (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean).