The primary purpose of Sourcing Process & Analytics Lead role is to drive execution of projects in one or more of process/systems, data and market intel verticals. The individual is expected to work in conjunction with enterprise strategic sourcing category leaders & teams, business teams, legal and finance in executing projects. This position is required to add value to enterprise strategic sourcing (ESS) by owning and delivering specific streams within process, data and market intel. The individual is responsible for overseeing end to end project execution, ensure quality of deliverables and meet timelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owns specific dashboards – category, supplier, regional, etc. Ensure dashboards are refreshed on time and delivered to respective stakeholders

• Connects with key stakeholders to improve existing dashboards, add/edit metrics, and improve visualization of dashboards

• Analyzes data and rates associated with historical/current spend for baseline development. Coordinates with the business and finance when discrepancies are identified

• Own and support the creation of new dashboards

• Supports data analysis across all categories – both reactive and proactive

• Supports RFP analytics across categories including bid data analysis, scenario building, and recommendations on awards

• Supports TCO modeling in sourcing projects using existing tools and without tools

• Supports execution of key transformative projects identified and deliver on time

• Responsible for key metrics reporting

• Supports Advanced Analytics modeling and build using SQL, R, Python, and others as applicable

• Increases accuracy of data

• Supports with vendor financials, information security group (ISG) analysis, and environmental social and governance (ESG) data analysis

• Supports both proactive and reactive market intel reports across categories within ESS

• Delivers category-specific market and supplier intel through secondary research as required on an ongoing basis / project-based, and requirement-based

• Ensures quality of deliverables and strict turnaround times for supplier intel and category intel

• Supports other research including price forecast, key indicators in the market, risk assessment, market conditions for entry, benchmarking, competitive assessment, and cost breakdown analysis (TCO)

• Refreshes key market metrics in regular intervals (monthly/quarterly/daily) as required for executives and category directors

• Provide inputs and collaborate with the analytics team to develop metrics based on market inputs and help forecast/predict risk

• Updates enterprise strategic sourcing (ESS) team with key movements in the market

• Owns and executes sub-stream of process improvement projects

• Owns and delivers projects from start to completion

• Follows up with stakeholders and communicate key changes

• Supports implementation of technology roadmap

• Supports mapping of current state and future state of processes involving enterprise strategic sourcing (ESS)

• Helps reduce turnaround time of processes within S2C

• Supports catalog implementation as required

• Supports assessment of existing procurement systems to identify fit, and gaps and come up with a technology roadmap that is in line with business requirements and ensures simplicity

• Creates SOPs as required for processes delivered and supported

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Business, Engineering, Science, or related field and 3-5 Years Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree

• 3 years of business experience

• Data Analysis, Excel, and PPT knowledge

• Experience in PowerBI

• Prior experience with coding in SQL, R, Python for advanced analytics

• Better than intermediate level in Microsoft Office (Access, Outlook, Excel & Word), Macro

• Financial analytical modeling, collation, and representation skills

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

• Exposure to indirect categories and industry research

• Exposure to the source to contract process and technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to procurement tools and ERP - Coupa, Oracle, Microsoft

• Sourcing experience

• Cost optimization tool experience

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 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 and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

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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.