Job Description

About Lowe\'s

Lowe\'s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE\xc2\xae 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.

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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.

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About the Team

The Store Planning team is responsible for the design of new stores, re-merch stores and strategic projects. Impact Enhancing customer experience through enterprise initiatives like Tool Rental, Self-checkout etc.

Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this role is to create store specific floor plans to support major corporate initiatives. Floor plans are developed based on an evaluation of each store\'s existing condition compared to the approved scope of work. Store specific scope development should include an implementation of the corporate approved scope items, new store merchandising philosophies, and chain-wide resets. Store Planners are responsible for evaluating the scope against productivity metrics to drive maximum ROI and customer experience. The position works closely with Store Operations, Engineering & Construction, Real-estate, Visual Space Planning, and Store Environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Core Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scope of work plans for major remerchandising projects, resets and new store projects.
• Develop model layouts when scope of work spans multiple selling departments and stores.
• Thorough understanding of rack, fixture and display requirements; as well as ensure compatibility between planogram placement and facility characteristics along with ADA Requirements (aisle widths/wall penetrations/columns)
• Thorough understanding of store design criteria for each prototype format; operational condition, divisional space allocations, and facility characteristics. Knowledge of existing store formats should also include identifications of significant shifts in merchandising initiatives.
• Thorough understanding of how to apply target space allocations to existing conditions, through reallocation of bays. Ability to develop target space allocations based on financials space allocation methodology.
• Create effective receiving and storage layouts that allow efficient flow of merchandise from dock doors to the sales floor while maintaining sufficient staging and storage space.
• Create layouts for check stands, returns desks, customer service area, contractor sales area, and receiving/storage areas for major remerchandising projects that reflect project scope of work.
• Develop unbiased store designs based on space allocation criteria and design intent.
• Distribute new and remerchandise store plans internally at each stage of the plan development process (electrical, proof room, fixture ordering, and rack set).

Years of Experience

• 1+ Years Retail design experience

Education Qualification & Certifications:

• BSC- Interiors OR B.E- Civil Good to have - B.Arch.

Skill Set Required
Primary Skills (must have)

• Retail design experience preferred (local or Global)
• High proficiency in AutoCAD or MicroStation and Microsoft Office
• Good communication skills - ability to comprehend, articulate and seamlessly communicate locally and globally.

Job Category

IND-Merchandising

Employment type

Full time

Job Classification

In-Office

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