Sr Analyst-Vendor Cost Strategy - Cost Optimization

elf-leadership and change agility, as well as the ability to influence and interact with various s of the organization.

What You Will Do

• Facilitates the financial forecasting and planning processes with functional partners and business units that result in quarterly forecast updates, annual plans, and long-range plans (2-3 years)

• Collaborate across the business to provide root cause analysis and actionable insights based on financial and non-financial data to functional partners and business units.

• Communicates financial and non-financial analysis and insights to leaders by preparing analyses through leveraging multiple data sources; identifying complete, consistent, and actionable insights & recommendations; translating insights into clear, understandable themes

• Develops business cases for key initiatives and major programs by creating robust financial models, tied to a program's (or initiative's) strategic narrative; identifying risks to the organization and engaging the business owner in risk mitigation and trade-off conversations; identifying and measuring key trigger points (metrics) that will provide business insight into an initiative's success (leading and final indicators)

• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area; leveraging an understanding of policies, data, and resources to support projects or initiatives; collaborating cross-functionally to solve business problems; identifying, recommending, and implementing ways to address improvement opportunities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field and 3-5 Years experience in finance or analytical role with a public company, public accounting, or related

• Experience in structuring and writing formal documents, developing and delivering group presentations, project planning, and/or cross-functional collaboration

• Experience with financial forecasting or analytic modeling

Preferred Skills/Education

• Previous experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Corporate Accounting

About Lowe's

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) 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 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.