Field PROvider Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.; Port Reading (NJ); On-site; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) Retirement plan with company 1

Education support programs

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts and benefits platform

Job summary

The Field Provider Manager (FPM) at Lowe’s drives the installed services operating model across assigned markets in New Jersey. You will manage Independent Service Providers to meet capacity, quality, and customer experience standards, using business reviews, audits, and action plans to close performance gaps.

You will partner with store teams and regional operations to ensure readiness, staffing, and compliance, while delivering reliable labor capacity and sustained improvement for Lowe’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in installation services, field operations, or provider management.
• Experience managing independent service providers and striving for customer-experience goals.
• Ability to monitor metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Willingness to travel within assigned markets.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships with Independent Service Providers across assigned markets.
• Serve as the primary field contact for provider execution, capacity, and performance.
• Conduct structured business reviews using insights and local data.
• Document action plans, owners, timelines, and follow up to ensure completion.
• Perform jobsite inspections, service audits, coaching, corrective actions, and escalations.
• Validate provider staffing plans and readiness to support demand targets.
• Identify and resolve local capacity shortfalls through action plans and escalations.
• Support onboarding readiness for new providers, including licensing and training.
• Collaborate with Store-based PRO Services Field Managers and SSC teams to resolve issues.
• Share field insights with National Installation Merchant and Provider Experience teams.
• Ensure provider technology adoption and data accuracy for performance tracking.

Skills

Customer service

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Field operations

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Related field

Job description

Your Impact

The Field Provider Manager (FPM) drives execution of the Installed Services provider operating model across assigned markets. This role manages Independent Service Provider (ISP) performance to ensure capacity, quality, compliance, and customer experience standards are met. The FPM uses business reviews, jobsite inspections, service audits, corrective action plans, and provider engagement to improve execution and resolve performance gaps. This role also validates local provider readiness and capacity to support demand targets. The FPM partners with National Installation Merchants, Services Operations, Provider Experience, and Store teams to resolve issues and share field insights. Success is measured by provider KPI attainment, reliable labor capacity, compliance adherence, improved customer outcomes, and sustained performance improvement.

What You Will Do

• Manage day-to-day relationships with Independent Service Providers across assigned markets.
• Serve as the primary field point of contact for provider execution, capacity, and performance.
• Conduct structured business reviews using CBR insights and local performance data.
• Document action plans, owners, timelines, and follow up to ensure completion.
• Perform jobsite inspections, service audits, coaching, corrective actions, and escalations when standards are not met.
• Validate provider staffing plans, schedules, and readiness to support demand and capacity targets.
• Identify and resolve local capacity shortfalls through provider action plans and appropriate escalations.
• Support onboarding readiness for new or expanded providers, including licensing, training, system access, and operational readiness validation.
• Partner with Store-based PRO Services Field Managers and SSC teams to resolve provider-related customer issues and execution barriers.
• Share structured field insights with the National Installation Merchant and Provider Experience teams, including root causes, trends, competitive insights, and recommendations.
• Ensure provider technology adoption and data accuracy to support performance tracking and forecasting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Business or Related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 7+ years of experience in installation services, home improvement, field operations, provider management, or a related industry.
• 7+ years of experience managing third-party service providers, contractors, vendors, or Independent Service Providers.
• Experience working directly with Independent Service Providers to deliver customer experience and operational performance goals.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor performance metrics, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions.
• Experience conducting business reviews, field audits, inspections, or operational performance reviews.
• Strong customer service, issue resolution, and cross‑functional partnership skills.
• Working knowledge of licensing, compliance, safety, quality, and operational readiness requirements.
• Ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into action plans.
• Ability to travel within assigned markets as needed.

Preferred Skills/Education

• Financial acumen, including ability to understand capacity, productivity, performance trends, and business review metrics.
• Experience supporting provider onboarding, technology adoption, or compliance management.
• Active applicable Trade or Business License (e.g. General Contractor license, Lead Paint Certification)

Pay Range: $98,900.00 - $165,100.00 annually

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.

Associate Benefits (https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/joining-our-team)

• Working at one of the largest retail companies has its perks. We offer exceptional benefits and wellness programs for eligible full‑time and part‑time associates, tailored for many different lifestyles. Our benefits range from health, vision and dental insurance to paid vacation, tuition assistance and parental and family‑building benefits. Plus, we offer learning and development opportunities to help our associates grow their skills and achieve their goals.
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Life and Disability insurance
• Paid time off based on role, tenure, and locality, including vacation, holidays, sick and volunteer time
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 401(k) Retirement account with company match
• Employee Assistance Program with concierge, work/life services and no‑cost counseling for all kinds of needs
• Education support programs, including tuition assistance and trade skills scholarships
• Business Travel Accident insurance
• Maternity and Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Lowe's Associate Discount and broad discount platform
• Other discretionary benefits (based on eligibility) include annual bonuses, enrollment in Lowe's Employee Stock Purchase Plan and/or deferred compensation plan, and grant awards

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Lowe’s is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. 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.