Lowe's Strengthens Investment in Technology Infrastructure, Sets Plans to Hire up to 300 IT Professionals
-- Lowe's launches nationwide search for new IT staff --
MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today announced plans to hire up to
300 information technology professionals, including 150 new positions.
The new hires will join the team of over 1,000 full-time IT
professionals currently dedicated to strengthening Lowe's technology
infrastructure and developing new platforms that will better serve
Lowe's customers and employees.
Positions are now open across all IT professions, including business
analysis, engineering, communications network, ecommerce, application
development, program management and project management. Lowe's will
search across the country to fill the positions that will be based at
Lowe's corporate headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., located just 30
miles outside of Charlotte, N.C., a major business and cultural center
in the Southeast. Interested candidates may view open positions and
apply at www.Lowes.com/careers.
Lowe's investment in its technology infrastructure comes as the company
continues to develop a technology portfolio that can seamlessly support
the operations of more than 1,750 stores nationwide, create
user-friendly processes and applications on Lowes.com, ensure secure
data sharing and storage, and prepare for future platforms that will
help Lowe's better serve its customers.
"The walls of our stores have expanded as our customers and employees
rely on technology to plan and execute their home improvement needs,"
said Mike Brown, Lowe's chief information officer. "Lowe's is looking
for the most knowledgeable and talented IT professionals to help us meet
our goal of supporting an industry-leading technology infrastructure
that provides the best platforms and tools to exceed our customers'
expectations and create a first-class work environment for our
employees."
With fiscal year 2010 sales of $48.8 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is
a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 15 million
customers a week at more than 1,750 home improvement stores in the
United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in
Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement
retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Source: Lowe's Companies, Inc.