Manager, PRO & Services, FDS&A

About Lowe s

Lowes 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 Lowes operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowes 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 Lowes India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowes. 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 Lowes has a competitive edge in the market.

Your responsibilities will include:

The Manager, PRO & Services should have knowledge and hands on experience in the following areas:

• Manage and lead a team of associates, providing guidance and mentorship, and ensuring they deliver high-quality financial analyses and reporting.

• Analyze, track and report business performance across all stores, using financial models, dashboards, reports and scorecards to inform key stakeholders.

• Identify and capitalize on expense productivity opportunities to optimize PRO & Services operations.

• Measure impact of new initiatives that get rolled out to stores often, by performing pre vs post analyses.

• Measure the impact of several calendarized promo events on sales and margins.

• Proactively identify and address challenges, providing strategic solutions to improve financial performance and efficiency through strong thought leadership.

• Ensure that the team is well-versed in financial acumen, PRO & Services retail concepts, and best practices in the industry.

• Drive the build of scorecards that compare stores expense performance.

• Identify opportunities to drive operational efficiencies in the team via automation and clear system and data roadblocks for team members by liaising with Tech teams.

• Cross collab with other teams in Stores Finance and FDS&A to ensure sharing of learnings about initiatives and business performance and identify synergies.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with various stakeholders in the SSCM to elevate areas of work, while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Lead talent recruitment, assessments, and retention efforts within the team, ensuring a motivated and skilled workforce.

Qualifications & Qualities:

• Education: CA, MBA (Finance), or post-graduate degree in Finance.

• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in leadership roles in Financial Planning & Analysis or Analytics.

• Retail Acumen: Strong financial acumen, particularly in the retail sector, with a deep understanding of retail operations and key performance indicators.

• Influencing Skills: Exceptional ability to influence and align cross-functional teams to achieve common goals.

• Project Management: Proven experience in project management, coordination, planning, and facilitating cross-functional initiatives.

• Communication: Superior communication skills with the ability to effectively manage relationships with upward and downward stakeholders, teams and peers.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL and experience in data visualization using PowerBI is an added advantage.

Lowes 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.