What you will do
•Develop and drive a Merchandising strategy that meets or exceeds financial goals, including sales, gross margin dollar, and inventory turn, for assigned segment of business and multiple product groups; responsible for portion of P&L
•Creates and inspires short-term strategies and tactics that support long-term strategies
•Defines key capabilities in delivering strategy and manages execution
•Analyze performance to inform future strategies; recognize and react to business/trends
•Responsible for leading, inspiring and developing a team
•Maintain strong, effective relationships with Vendors (senior leadership and core teams)
•Lead efforts that instill best practices and provide support to assigned segment of business
•The DMM will have responsibility for leading a larger segment of the business, having multiple merchant direct reports, and responsibility for the performance of multiple product groups.
••Leads both direct and indirect reports and is responsible for making hiring decisions, performance management, coaching, and terminations. Responsible for providing feedback and accountability to support functions and with vendors.
Maintain strong, effective relationships with vendors to drive innovation and product development
•This position manages/supervises people
Required Qualifications:
•Bachelor's Degree
•11-15 Years Years relevant experience
•8-10 Years Experience in retail, operations or home improvement business environment
•5-7 Years Supervisory experience
•5-7 Years Experience in Merchandising
•3-5 Years Experience leading direct reports
•3-5 Years leading a distributed workforce
•3-5 Years Experience in product merchandising
•1-2 Years Experience working closely with senior leadership (VP and above)
•Experience working in a company with revenues in excess of $100 Million
•Demonstrated experience in retail buying
•Experience leading a team of five or more direct reports
Preferred Qualifications:
•P&L responsibility
•Omni Channel Experience
•Cross-functional experience
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. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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.