Campus Recruiting - Deployment Planning Analyst Intern

Lowe’s Summer Internship Program Overview

Lowe's 2022 Summer Internship Program offers a challenging, project-based opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to enhance their understanding of the retail business world through valuable, hands-on experience with a FORTUNE ® 50 company. The internship will provide broad learning, experience, organizational knowledge, and business acumen. We are looking for:

• students driven by potential

• dynamic individuals who are as inspiring as they are capable of being inspired

• sharp minds eager to take on new challenges and able to recognize and embrace new opportunities

• great collaborators who understand the power of "we"

• people who push the boundaries of what's possible

The summer internship program begins with orientation on May 31st and concludes on August 5th. All internships are paid opportunities. This role has potential for conversion into a full-time position for those that successfully complete their internship and required education. And qualified interns will be eligible for Lowe's housing benefit.

Areas of Learning

The primary purpose of this role is to oversee all resets and packet information for Lowe's stores and works on small to large and complex services/project to meet the needs of Merchandising, Merchandising Operations, and Field Support teams. This includes responsibility for gathering and analyzing service/project specific information and communicating with the appropriate service/project execution resource. This role is responsible for not only program and project support, but also for the execution and operational efficiency of these programs and projects.

Intern will work with Store Support Center (SSC) and Field stakeholders to assess the currently available project status, employee capacity and readiness data to gain an understanding of gaps, critical KPIs, and planning and execution measures. Primary data source used will be Workfront Project Planning software. Additional data sources will be SSC Employees, RetailGIS Smart Project and SmartMap suite of tools (previous experience with these software tools is not required). Once the assessment is complete, primary deliverables will be dashboards and scorecards that Program Managers, Project Managers, Deployment Analysts use to understand, communicate and provide visibility to current health, capacity and execution readiness.

Education and/or Experience:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Workforce Management, Engineering, Communications, General Business or related field with an expected graduation date of December 2022 or May 2023

• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required

• Proficient in MS Office Programs (specifically Word, Excel, and Power Point)

• Experience with Microsoft Power BI, Python, Jupyter Notebook, or SAS will be helpful

• Strong collaborative, problem solving, analytical, communication skills, along with financial and business acumen are required

• Relevant internship and retail experience is a plus, as is experience in a leadership position at work or within a campus organization

About Lowe’s:

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE ® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 20 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe’s and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 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. For more information, visit Lowes.com .

About Lowe’s in the Community:

As a FORTUNE ® 50 home improvement company, Lowe’s is committed to creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts through nonprofit partnerships. Across every community we serve, Lowe’s associates donate their time and expertise through the Lowe’s Heroes volunteer program. For the latest news, visit Newsroom.Lowes.com or follow @LowesMedia on Twitter.

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.