The Director- Inventory Planning & Replenishment serves as the accountable owner for end-to-end development, coordination, planning, and communication of all merchandise planning and logistics/supply chain related strategies (supporting sales and inventory productivity) for Lowe's Pro Supply.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaises with Merchants, Branch Operations Leadership, and Sales leadership on all merchant planning activities , including annual plans, in season Open-to-Buy, purchase plans, allocation and productivity of inventory investments while supporting sales, margin and turn objectives.
- Leads and guides the development financial plans inclusive of sub-division and product group plans that support company sales, turn, and margin objectives; Leads analytics and re-forecasting based on current trend and historical data.
- Leads and develop sales, margin, and inventory strategies to effectively support corporate strategies, resets, promotions, and all related sales/market share driving initiatives. Including managing the OTB through demand forecasting, inventory management, receipt flow, turn, and exit strategies
- Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, and developing employees.
- Accomplishes results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and evaluating performance of team members.
- Leads analysis of historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by division/sub-division/product group/vendor; then partners with Leadership to align financial and product opportunities.
- Develops and leads effective inventory allocation and flow strategies that support the overall Merchandising productivity and in stock goals.
- Directs the execution of all seasonal and item exit strategies and oversees the evaluation of results of program execution.
- Oversees the evaluation of results of program execution, status of plan execution, and feedback assessment from vendors, facilities, transportation, etc. to trouble-shoot for problems impacting ability to meet the designated in-store target dates.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 10 years of experience in Business, Finance, or Supply Chain/Logistics.
- 5+ years’ leadership experience with direct report responsibility.
- Demonstrated experience working closely with leadership (Sr. Director and above).
- Demonstrated experience in sourcing and vendor management.
- Ability to travel up to 25 percent of the time.
- Candidate should reside around the Mooresville, NC or be open to relocation. This is an in-office role.
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.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience.
