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Lowe’s Summer Internship Program Overview

Lowe's 2025 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 is possible

The summer internship program begins with orientation on May 27th and concludes on August 1st . All internships are paid opportunities. This role has potential for conversion into the full-time Merchandising Analyst for those that successfully complete the internship and required education. And qualified interns will be eligible for Lowe's housing benefit.

Merchandising Analyst Internship

• Drives the planning, preparations and execution of key business activities in partnership with the Merchant/Online Merchant; inclusive of developing & organizing product insights, performance metrics and presentations (i.e. Vendor Forum, Shark Tank, RVP Walks, Product Line Reviews).

• Proactively review and analyze store & online category performance and provide recommendations to improve product profitability & optimization.

• Creates and provides reporting based on data, metrics and analysis to make a recommendation as requested by the merchant to gain insights on product or category performance both in-store and online.

• Support Merchant in Product Line Reviews by compiling financial targets and partnering with internal teams in the successful execution of the line review.

• Provide reporting and recommendations on inventory by analyzing and identifying opportunities to drive the inventory health of the business.

• Supports the Merchant to prepare for vendor negotiations and partner in on-going support of the negotiation process.

• Develop and maintain a strong partnership and act as a point of contact for the merchants, vendors, stores, online business and all internal support communities.

• Collaborate with the internal teams on new item set-up and maintenance, assist with new vendor setup and maintenance.

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of product data within Lowe’s designated software systems to ensure all product costs, vendor agreements and stocking information is accurate.

• Conduct content reviews to ensure new assortments, planograms, item descriptions and product specifications are correct for both in-store and online; partnering with appropriate support teams to ensure protocols & standards are followed.

• Partner with cross-functional teams in resolving vendor or product concerns communicated by stakeholders (ex - online purchase orders, Executive Customer Support issues or in-store product concerns).

• Ensure promotional activity for category is accurate and aligns to agreed upon strategy and timelines.

• Maintains a working knowledge of all Lowe’s policies and procedures as well as industry standards and compliance needs for assigned product areas.

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, Retail or related field with an expected graduation date of December 2025, May 2026, or May 2027

• 3.0 or above GPA

• One year of retail experience

• Strong communication skills, both written and oral

• Ability to be organized and capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)

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.

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.