Lowe’s India Looking for Analyst Network Flow – Supply chain at Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India Full Time

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where 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 and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts.

For more information, visit Lowes.com.

About Lowe’s India: At Lowe’s India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowe’s. Our 4000+ associates work across technology, analytics, business operations, finance & accounting, product management, and shared services. We leverage new technologies and find innovative methods to ensure that Lowe’s has a competitive edge in the market.

To know more about Lowe’s India, visit Lowes.co.in

About the team

Network Flow team is focused on developing & maintaining a flow forecast for Lowe’s Distribution Centers, including model development and solving for impacts on the Lowe’s Supply Chain.

I. Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this role will be to analyze and communicate insights related to how the forecasted flow of product will impact the inventory levels compared to the capacities of the supply chain network. This role will collaborate with various stakeholders to gather inputs which inform and enhances the forecast.

II. Roles & Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist in the report creation and analysis to assess how both short and long-term volume forecasts may impact storage and product flow capacities for one node
• Support the integration of volume flows into the weekly/monthly/yearly capacity and network forecasting processes
• Create and use analytics to assist in the establishment, monitoring, and communication of inventory targets assigned to merchandising product divisions
• Assist the Supply Chain Optimization team with combining and comparing proposed product flow plans to the established flow plans and their relation to capacity
• Perform root cause analysis of current sales and product velocity shifts to determine how they may impact upcoming storage forecasts and capacities
• Analyze, predict, and monitor how the Inventory and Replenishment Planning groups activities will affect future inventory and product flow
• Work with the Flow Forecasting analysts to ensure clear and concise communications through email and direct communications for both strategic and tactical consumption to the appropriate stakeholder groups
• Conduct Ad-Hoc analysis using existing data sources and reports to provide any additional actionable insights as they may be needed

III. Years of Experience

Overall 3+ years of Experience

• 3+ years of experience in Supply chain Management
• 1+ years experience of S&OP/S&OE

IV. Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Related Field

V. Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Experience in Data mining and visualitzation tool such as PowerBI, SQL, VBA and Excel
• Proficient in retail math & supply chain costs
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and accurate
• Working knowledge of Merchandising decision-making tools for Suppliers, Items and Sourcing to include Financial determinations
• Familiar with Inventory Management, Planning, Forecasting, and Transportation processes and systems
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents for presentation to management
• Excellent problem solving skills

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Experience in MS Access, R, Python
• Prior analytical experience
• JDA Demand & Fulfillment experience