Strategic Merchandising & Assortment Planner

Lowe's; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowe’s Corporate in Mooresville, NC is seeking an Assortment Planner to act as the category analyst for line reviews and run the business. You will provide analytical insights, support localization, and optimize product assortments under the Merchandising Assortment Planning Manager.

This role partners across finance, supply chain, and pricing to drive strategy. The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision making, and contributing to regional sales growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Statistics, Finance or related field or equivalent years of experience.
• 3+ years merchandising, assortment planning, or finance experience.
• 3+ years in a large retail organization with cross-functional project delivery.
• 1 year in assortment/merchandising planning and store clustering.
• Experience with assortment planning software (SAS, JDA, Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Assist with line reviews to develop assortment strategies aligned with business goals.
• Prepare milestones and ensure deadlines for the line review process.
• Support localization and assortment optimization for regional sales.
• Create a Stocking Matrix to optimize inventory and profitability.
• Identify white space opportunities and drive new product initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment on merchandising strategy.
• Develop customer decision trees to analyze behavior and improve assortment.
• Identify landscape and gaps to guide product expansion.
• Surface growth opportunities for in-store and online channels.
• Advise partners on assortment planning optimization tools and actions.

Skills

Merchandising

Assortment planning

Finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Statistics/Finance or related field

Tools

SAS

JDA

Oracle

Job description

Lowe’s Corporate in Mooresville, NC is seeking an Assortment Planner to act as the category analyst for line reviews and run the business. You will provide analytical insights, support localization, and optimize product assortments under the Merchandising Assortment Planning Manager.

This role partners across finance, supply chain, and pricing to drive strategy. The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision making, and contributing to regional sales growth.