Sr Mgr-Merchandising Initiatives

Merchandising Initiatives Sr Manager

The Merchandising Initiatives Sr Manager represents the merchant organization across the total company as an expert and is responsible for identifying, initiating, and developing programs and capabilities that will improve category sales, operations, and productivity. This role manages large scale and small scale programs and projects that drive product sales, growth, profitability, and service. The Merchandising Initiatives Sr Manager is responsible for building out initiatives and projects, managing timelines, and leveraging cross functional partners, vendor partners, and store operators to execute on those plans. Additional activities including the development, organization and implementation of merchant processes and operations, sales and service tactics, identifying potential market opportunities, developing relationships with key stakeholders and monitoring customer and competitor activity and industry trends. Solid foundation of the merchant business, the customer, internal key stakeholders and how to get work done through others, as well as understanding basic financial metrics will be important in this role. Activities include developing plans to deliver on 3-year growth goals, managing and prioritizing projects and initiatives in the Merchandising Business Areas and/or Divisions, evaluating viability of projects and plans to scale them, and developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal partners, key stakeholders, vendors, and suppliers to successfully execute key initiatives.

What You Will Do

• In partnership with the MVP and DMM, plans and prioritizes initiatives that will support merchandising strategies and initiatives that drive profitable business growth; Defines key areas of improvement needed to service customers and sales channels, identifies necessary enhancements (both stores and online) needed to service our customers.
• Partners with leadership to roadmap and support implementation of enhancements to drive our Strategy and gain market share.
• Manages cross-functional teams across the enterprise- services, merchandising, training, process management, data analytics, marketing, supply chain, LPS, operations and Learning & Development to create process documentation, growth plans and program tactics then executes across the chain and within LPS branches as applicable.
• Works with Merchants, Support Teams, Services, Pricing, Stores, Marketing to develop programs and execute events successfully across channels and stores.
• Maintain an understanding of the retail industry and the competitive landscape.
• Manages and maintains close relationships with merchandising teams, supply chain/IRP, Store Operations, Pro Services team and key vendors to ensure alignment and execution of initiatives.
• Develops processes, tactical program elements and project timelines that support the overall Merchandising strategy. Manages reporting and analytical insights of all projects to make recommendations on what's working and what's not and makes recommendations and pivots within the business to ensure KPIs are being met.
• Communicates with key suppliers and stakeholders while helping build out the strategies and initiatives; at times, may require direct customer engagement.
• Effectively communicates with store operations leadership at Store, Market, Regional and Corporate to drive collaboration and support for merchandising initiatives.
• Responsible for monitoring trends, competitors, new product categories and innovation in the category space to ensure Lowe's stays in front of the marketplace.
• Supports a feedback loop through which store leadership communicates to the corporate office to ensure alignment on strategies, initiatives, and operational plans.

Required Qualifications

• in Business, Finance, Merchandising, Marketing, Project Management or related Field or experience in lieu of degree
• 8-10 Years Merchandising or Retail experience
• 5-7 Years Operations, Vendor Management, Category Management or Project Management experience
• 3-5 Years Leadership experience with direct or indirect teams

Preferred Skills/Education

• 1-2 Years Supervisory experience managing project portfolios
• 1-2 Years Experience leading multiple project workstreams
• Lean Six Sigma Certification-IASSC

About Lowe's

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. 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 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.