Jobs at Lowes
Lowe's is a home improvement company that was founded in 1946 and sells items such as appliances, tools, paint, hardware and flooring. There are more than 1,700 Lowe's stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico, employing 210,000 workers in a variety of positions. Lowe's offers comprehensive health insurance, income protection, retirement packages and specialized training programs.
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Store Jobs
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Store positions at Lowe's include store management, customer service, sales specialists and loss prevention. Store management is divided into administrative, sales, operations and human resources jobs. Administrative managers oversee areas such as the return desk and cash office. Sales managers supervise sales specialists, and human resources oversees all aspects of recruitment, hiring and training. Sales specialist positions in Lowe's are divided in categories such as exteriors, installed sales, building materials, commercial sales, nursery, outdoor power equipment and sales floor. Loss prevention jobs include loss prevention and safety managers, and loss prevention and safety specialists. Workers in these jobs protect store inventory by investigating losses and help maintain proper safety standards.
Corporate
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Corporate jobs at Lowe's include business development, corporate affairs, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, legal, marketing, merchandising, real estate and engineering. Jobs in business development are strategic planning managers, research managers and engagement managers. Strategic planning managers develop methods to increase Lowe's competitive advantage, while research managers conduct research into consumer, global and domestic markets. Finance and accounting jobs include corporate accountants, international accountants, product accountants, financial planners and internal auditors. Corporate accountants oversee monthly balance sheets and provide income statement analysis. International accountants oversee Lowe's international financial operations, and financial planners analyze investment decisions and evaluate business performance.
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Distribution
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Distribution jobs at Lowe's involve the shipment of products from distribution centers to retail stores. There are two main jobs in this area: distribution management and team member. Maintenance managers supervise equipment, grounds, vehicles and operating systems for Lowe's distribution centers. Their job is to ensure that all the machinery and processes required for optimal efficiency are handled correctly. Transportation managers oversee the delivery and arrival of shipments, and operations managers ensure that productivity goals are being met at the distribution centers. The physical act of loading and unloading shipments and deliveries is the job of a team member at a distribution center. Prospective team members must have the ability to lift 70 pounds and be willing to work any of the three 8-hour shifts in a 24-hour facility.
Training Program
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Lowe's provides all new employees with a 90-day New Employee Training Program which helps new workers become familiar with the culture and principles of the Lowe's brand. In the first week, new hires meet with supervisors and other members of their team for orientation. Within the three-month training period, employees meet the CEO of Lowe's and a senior executive from a local store and undergo a store visit experience that gives them first-hand experience interacting with customers. The last step of the training program is the executive follow-up session, which gives employees another chance to meet with a Lowe's executive to ask questions and rate their training experience.
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