Sourcing And Procurement Analytics - Lead

Innovate in Bengaluru

This position is based at our on-site office in Bengaluru. Lowes offers an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site gym and clinic, and other perks to enhance your work experience. 

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 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, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com

Lowe’s India, the Global Capability Center of Lowe’s Companies Inc., is a hub for driving our technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy. Based in Bengaluru with over 4,500 associates, it powers innovations across omnichannel retail, AI/ML, enterprise architecture, supply chain, and customer experience. From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform, Lowe’s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability. For more information, visit Lowes India

About The Team

Enterprise Strategic Sourcing (ESS) is responsible for managing all Indirect categories within Lowe’s collaborating with all business functions, legal, IT and Finance. The Analytics, Market Intel and Process (AMP) team within ESS is responsible for all indirect spend data (>$10B), all procurement processes, systems, policies as well as external market data and insights. The AMP team forms a core part of category management within ESS/Lowe’s ensuring value is brought in across projects through valuable insights.

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this role is to drive execution of projects in the Analytics vertical within Enterprise Strategic Sourcing (ESS). The individual is expected to work in conjunction with ESS teams (category managers, sourcing managers, etc), business teams, legal and finance in executing projects. The individual is responsible for overseeing end to end project execution, ensure quality of deliverables and meet timelines. The projects would be focused on sourcing and procurement.

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

• Support and lead execution of key transformative projects identified and deliver on time – comparing different data sets including contract data, spend data, invoice data, PO data, etc.
• Own specific dashboards – category, supplier, regional, etc. Ensure dashboards are refreshed on time and delivered to respective stakeholders
• Constantly connect with key stakeholders to improve existing dashboards, add/edit metrics and improve visualization of dashboards
• Analyze data and rates associated to historical/current spend for baseline development. Coordinate with the business and finance when discrepancies are identified
• Support data quality improvement projects
• Own / support creation of new dashboards
• Support data analysis across all categories – both reactive and proactive
• Responsible for key metrics reporting
• Support RFP analytics across categories including bid data analysis, scenario building and recommendations on awards
• Support TCO modeling in sourcing projects using existing tools and without tools
• Support Advanced Analytics modelling and build using SQL, R, Python, others as applicable
• Increase accuracy of data
• Collaborate with Market intel team as required
  
  

Years Of Experience

• Min 5 years of business experience or bachelors degree
  
  

Education Qualification & Certifications

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree
  
  

Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (must have)

• Data Analysis, Excel and PPT Knowledge
• Excellent analytical skills - must have worked with large data, reports, dashboards and metrics
• Experience in PowerBI
• Exposure to Indirect categories in any Industry
• Exposure to sourcing / procurement spend analytics is a must
• Better than intermediate level in Microsoft Office (Access, Outlook, Excel, Word), Macro
• Must be proficient in communicating with stakeholders globally. Prior Experience with global stakeholders preferred.
• Financial Analytical Modeling, collation, and representation skills
• Collaboration & communication skills
  
  

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Sourcing experience
• Prior experience with coding in SQL, R, Python for advanced analytics preferred
• Cost optimization tool experience
  
  

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, 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 state or local law. Lowe’s wishes to maintain appropriate standards and integrity in meeting the requirements of the Information Technology Act’s privacy provisions.

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.

Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.

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