The Role
Leads distribution center network and process improvements focused on cost reduction, service enhancement, productivity, and operational performance. Analyzes operational data, develops business cases and financial models, evaluates material-handling technologies, coordinates vendors and stakeholders, and manages cross-functional engineering projects from planning through implementation. Ensures projects meet financial and operational goals while minimizing disruption to site operations.
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Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers. 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.
- Works with operations management teams to lead implementation of network changes in the operations to reach desired cost reduction and service improvements
- Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects.
- Gathers and analyzes data and elements of existing DC network to develop solutions to operational issues and provide recommendations to improve operations.
- Manages distribution center processes by applying industry technologies, equipment, and material handling solutions; partnering with key vendors to explore industry best practices; collaborating with site operations to gain project support and operational insight, and presenting project ideas and designs for leadership approval
- Develop business case analyses and financial models to support requirements and designs of project solutions.
- Executes engineering projects by implementing project scopes, plans and timelines; collecting data for project performance tracking to ensure projects are meeting financial goals; and engaging operations management to ensure operational needs are being met while minimizing operational impact.
- Manage and lead the life cycle of multiple cross functional project tasks while effectively influencing and communicating with internal and external business partners.
- Other tasks as needed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree Industrial Engineering or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
- 3 years Experience in retail distribution with an emphasis on a productivity and performance-based culture
- Experience in time and motion studies, working with engineered labor standards development or implementation
- Experience working with a warehouse management system; presenting complex data
- Experience in project management; business case development and capital justification; change management
- Experience in innovating new processes and adapting new technology in a supply chain setting
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree Industrial Engineering or related field
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers. 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of education where applicable
- At least 3 years of experience in retail distribution with a productivity- and performance-based focus
- Experience conducting time and motion studies
- Experience developing or implementing engineered labor standards
- Experience working with a warehouse management system
- Experience presenting complex data
- Experience in project management
- Experience developing business cases and capital justifications
- Experience with change management
- Experience innovating processes and adopting technology in a supply chain setting
- Master's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field
Lowe’s Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 4.25%—with early eligibility and immediate vesting—is repeatedly highlighted, including access for regular part-time associates. Feedback suggests this makes retirement benefits a notable strength of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount allows associates to buy company stock on favorable terms. Feedback suggests this ownership opportunity meaningfully supplements base compensation.
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Parental & Family Support — Eligible full-time associates can receive up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and 4 weeks of paid parental leave, with adoption assistance and some fertility-related coverage also noted. Descriptions emphasize these as core elements of the family-support offering.
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The Company
What We Do
It’s curious to think of innovation and stability co-existing. But we pair a 100-year track record of success with a hunger to do things differently. Everyone is in the work — tackling complex problems where your impact can build back or build up the communities we serve. We fill our halls with curious minds from all walks of life. Our differences make us stronger, which is why our leaders build cultures of recognition and inclusion. You are heard, and your curiosities are celebrated and championed here.
Why Work With Us
We have built a space where the curious can move freely. Up in title, up in skills, to the side with teams, or back to try something completely new. We help you find your path — because when you win, we all win.
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Lowe’s Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
2 days a week
