IND-Senior Analyst - Network Forecasting

About Lowe’s (India)

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

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.

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
• Communicate rationale behind Forecast plans to Field Operations Team.
• 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

Years of Experience

Overall 6+ years of Experience

• 4+ years’ of experience in Supply chain Management
• 3+ years’ experience in Project Management
• 2+ years’ experience in optimization principals, modeling, and tools
• 1+ years’ experience of S&OP/S&OE

Education Qualification & Certifications

Required Minimum Qualifications:

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

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Experience in data mining tools – SQL
• Experience in visualization tools – Excel, PowerBI
• Experience in analytical & automation tools – VBA, R/Python
• Prior experience in building reports to provide visibility to business
• Experience in building analytical models, proficient in mathematical and Statistical analysis
• 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

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Experience in MS Access
• JDA Demand & Fulfillment experience
• Experience in or knowledge of Supply Chain Planning and Optimization through use of modeling and simulation tools

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.