Ind demand Planner

**About Lowe’s**

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where 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 and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts.

**About Lowe’s India**: At Lowe's India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowe's. Our 4000+ associates work across technology, analytics, business operations, finance & accounting, product management, and shared services. We leverage new technologies and find innovative methods to ensure that Lowe's has a competitive edge in the market.

To know more about Lowe's India, visit Lowes.co.in

**About the Team**

The Demand Planning team creates and maintains accurate item/location level forecast models for a group of product categories**. R**esponsible for achieving desired forecast accuracy metrics, supporting sales and profit goals while achieving inventory productivity and in-stock goals.

To know more about Lowe's India, visit Lowes.co.in

**I. Job Summary**:
The Demand Planner creates and maintains accurate item/location level forecast models for a group of product categories. Incorporating business intelligence, historical performance, and insights gathered from merchants, suppliers, marketing, planning & replenishment, and other sources into the demand forecast. The Demand Planners is responsible for achieving desired forecast accuracy metrics, supporting sales and profit goals while achieving inventory productivity and in-stock goals.

**II. Roles & Responsibilities**:
**Core Responsibilities**:

- Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for

multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
- Responsible for implementing item/store level forecasts based on industry trends and demand

patterns for a group of product categories
- Partner with cross-functional teams for new items that support product lifecycle milestones
- Ensures forecast accuracy metrics are achieved
- Propose and implement changes to improve demand forecast accuracy
- Regularly maintain forecast algorithms to support
- Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management
- Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies
- Conduct monthly forecast maintenance
- Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner

**III. Years of Experience**

Overall 3+ years of Experience
- 3 years of experience in Supply chain Management or Inventory Management - 2+ years’ experience demand planning
- 2+ years’ experience reporting and data analytics

**IV. Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)**

Required Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Related Field - MBA or master’s degree in Supply Chain

**V. Skill Set Required**

**Primary Skills (must have)**
- Experience in Data mining and visualization tool such as PowerBI, SQL, MS Access and Excel
- Experienced in Blue Yonder Demand Planning
- Experience in building analytical models, proficient in mathematical and Statistical analysis
- Experience in or knowledge of Demand Planning, Financial Forecasting with use of modeling

and simulation tools
- Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical

documents for presentation to management
- Demonstrated experience in mining data from multiple systems via database analysis tools
- Ability to manage and manipulate large data sets for use in analytical tools
- Excellent problem-solving and time management skills
- 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._