Corporate Merchandising Analyst – Omni – Decor

Corporate Merchandising Analyst – Omni – Decor

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics or related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Drives the planning, preparations and execution of key business activities in partnership with the Merchant/Online Merchant; inclusive of developing & organizing product insights, performance metrics and presentations (i.e. Vendor Forum, Shark Tank, RVP Walks, Product Line Reviews).
• Proactively review and analyze store & online category performance and provide recommendations to improve product profitability & optimization.
• Creates and provides reporting based on data, metrics and analysis to make a recommendation as requested by the merchant to gain insights on product or category performance both in-store and online.
• Support Merchant in Product Line Reviews by compiling financial targets and partnering with internal teams in the successful execution of the line review.
• Provide reporting and recommendations on inventory by analyzing and identifying opportunities to drive the inventory health of the business.
• Supports the Merchant to prepare for vendor negotiations and partner in on-going support of the negotiation process.
• Develop and maintain a strong partnership and act as a point of contact for the merchants, vendors, stores, online business and all internal support communities.
• Collaborate with the internal teams on new item set-up and maintenance, assist with new vendor setup and maintenance.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of product data within Lowe’s designated software systems to ensure all product costs, vendor agreements and stocking information is accurate.
• Conduct content reviews to ensure new assortments, planograms, item descriptions and product specifications are correct for both in-store and online; partnering with appropriate support teams to ensure protocols & standards are followed.
• Partner with cross-functional teams in resolving vendor or product concerns communicated by stakeholders (ex – online purchase orders, Executive Customer Support issues or in-store product concerns).
• Ensure promotional activity for category is accurate and aligns to agreed upon strategy and timelines.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all Lowe’s policies and procedures as well as industry standards and compliance needs for assigned product areas.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.