Lowe's Companies, Inc. · 1 day ago
Merchandise Assortment Planning Portfolio Manager
Mooresville, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expLowe's Companies, Inc. is a leading retail organization based in Mooresville, North Carolina. They are seeking a Merchandise Assortment Planning Portfolio Manager who will be responsible for managing the PLR/BR process and providing insights for effective assortment planning and category management to drive optimal sales performance.
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Responsibilities
PLR/BR process owner for identified area, delivers all aspects of the end-to-end planning process including Pre-coordination session, assortment kickoff meeting, cluster strategy review, supplier planning sessions, calibration sessions w/ cross functional teams (e.g. Finance, Inventory, Pricing, Field Merchandising) and leadership review meetings including final assortment publication
Responsible for insights ensuring optimal Assortment Planning & Category Management best practices delivering on all commitments and ownership of the PLR & BR line reviews
Responsible for Assortment Planner day to day management to ensure team is optimizing assortments, identifying gaps including finalization of product detail cost/retail/case pack/supplier, etc
Continue providing recommendations & upgrade opportunities for Assortment Optimization tools ensuring they are effectively supporting the PLR/BR process
Ensures enterprise portfolio objectives are being achieved in Role of the Category, Localization, Pro Growth, Private Brands and Assortment/Space Productivity
Acts as Category Management expert, coach & consultant to the business helping define customer path to purchase decisions leading Merchants through the evaluation and determination of store clustering and assortment selection (e.g. shop, drop, keep)
Owns teaching and delivering configuration of the store stocking matrix with approved cluster strategy and product performance information. Ensures team is performing necessary updates and overrides of item recommendations as needed ensuring accuracy and seamless transitions to support team members
Train, mentor and when necessary, integrate Assortment Planning tool results with product knowledge, merchandising programs, and customer needs to provide practical recommendations and deep analytical insight to others
Collaborates regularly with cross functional team members & Merchants to interpret AO recommendations for current items and to develop assortment plans for new items
Actively shares relevant information with various business areas of Lowe’s (e.g., Visual Space Planning, GFO, Pro, Field Merchandising and Logistics) to ensure Merchandising’s vision and strategies are effectively implemented
Lead category management conversations with Merchandising, advising them on appropriate consumer decision trees and attributes for store clustering and assortment planning
Lead others in linking Assortment Planning tool results to the overall end to end PLR/BR business process
Provides necessary guidance when necessary to team cross functional members and Merchant teams for execution of the Product Line Review
Assist with presentations, as needed, to all s of corporate management
Provides status reporting on all PLR activities & accomplishments
Qualification
Required
5 years comparable experience
5 years experience with assortment and/or merchandising planning (e.g. categories, products, processes, etc.)
3 years experience executing on project plans in a cross-functional environment
Experience working for a large retail organization, preferably in Merchandising Buying, Merchandise Planning, or Assortment Planning
Preferred
Bachelor's degree Business, Retail Management, Finance or related field
5 years of experience in Merchandise Buying, Merchandise Financial Planning and/or Assortment Planning related work experience
5 years experience working in a retail environment
3 years Experience with retail assortment store clustering
3 years Experience with Assortment Planning Software (e.g. SAS, JDA, Oracle, etc)
Benefits
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Company
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 20 million customers a week in the United States.
10001+ employees
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