Matthew Bankirer

Lead the design, capacity, and optimization of Lowe’s current and future Supply Chain networks to deliver customer-centered fulfillment infrastructure and product flow solutions. Ensure the supply chain has the capacity to support Lowe’s business needs while maximizing efficiency of the networks.

Serves as the Chief of Staff and primary liaison for assigned Executive and is responsible for providing direction, guidance and driving the delivery of functional business plans that are aligned with and in support of Lowe’s U.S. Strategy and Integrated Business Plan. • Coordinates the creation of functional business strategies and plans • Oversees the needs of the assigned business area and ensures that plans are in place to design, build, deliver and realize capabilities needed to support functional business plans. • Identifies and coordinates project management, process design, process improvement and associated monitoring methods for efforts. • Serves as a key partner to shared service functions, including, but not limited to: HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Risk, International, Administration, and Business Development. • Additional focus on U.S.business unit portfolio management and health and coordination of the quarterly Executive State of the Business report out

Through use of credibility and influence, responsible for driving progress in strategic initiatives and business model releases by consulting with and advising sponsors and executives. Primary program manager to ensure the successful delivery and realization of a business model release including all cross-functional resource management, candid and direct status reporting to sponsors, and ongoing measurement of realization. Lead and manage links and interdependencies within and across strategic initiatives, diagnosing delivery risks and ensured candid reporting in the delivery of initiatives and business model releases. Point person for coordinating all change management actions within an assigned business model release and initiatives

Developed and maintained the Lowe's Supply Chain Operating Model and Roadmap. Ensured the Lowe’s Supply Chains tight integration between Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution’s processes and applications, as well as integration between planning processes and line execution. Led Supply Chain’s annual strategic planning process and coordinate its output with other key organizations, including Store Operations, Merchandising, Finance and Business Development.

Led Supply Chain’s annual strategic planning process and coordinate its output with other key organizations, including Store Operations, Merchandising, Finance and Business Development Led annual development and maintenance of Distribution Center Network and Service Area Planning Key point of contact in negotiations with state and local authorities during acquisition of distribution center properties. Developed, maintained, and tracked Distribution Capital Planning and Budgeting

Led the development and execution of a standard process to review and update distribution center standard specifications in a collaborative effort between key stake holders including Distribution Operations, Transportation, and Engineering and Construction. Coordination of activities across many functional areas (multiple Supply Chain organizations, Finance, IT, Investor Relations, Real Estate, Business Development etc.) on multiple projects. Created and managed project plans for the on time and under budget start up of two 1.5 million square foot distribution centers within six months of each other. Led the creation of tools and processes to manage Distribution Capital Plans including the annual creation of plans worth $150-200 million. Also led the ongoing monitoring and forecasting of the plans.