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Lowe's · Summer 2027
Strategic Sourcing Intern: a project built for this posting
A 10-week summer internship at Lowe's corporate office in Mooresville on the strategic sourcing team, with hands-on projects tied to how the retailer buys from suppliers. It is aimed at students graduating in December 2027 or May 2028.
- Company
- Lowe's
- Posting title
- Strategic Sourcing Intern - Undergrad Internship - Summer 2027
- Location
- Mooresville, NC
- Season
- Summer 2027
- Majors named
- Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Economics
Checked open on the employer's careers site on 2026-10-21. Read the full posting ↗
What this role is really testing
The project
Retail Category Sourcing Analysis & Supplier Comparison Dashboard
A polished Excel workbook that benchmarks three competing suppliers for a single retail product category using publicly available data, scored across cost, lead time, sustainability, and risk criteria, then summarizes the recommendation in a one-page PowerPoint slide built for a Lowe's merchandising meeting. This maps directly to the role because it replicates the exact supplier evaluation and presentation workflow the intern would do on day one.
- Pick one mid-size Lowe's product category (e.g., power drills, outdoor lighting, or work gloves) and research three real or realistic fictional suppliers using public sources such as company websites, Thomasnet, or trade publications. In Excel, build a structured comparison table with columns for unit cost estimate, minimum order quantity, lead time (days), country of origin, sustainability certification (yes/no), and one key risk factor. Below the table, add a weighted-score section where each criterion has an editable weight (weights sum to 100%) and each supplier receives a 1–5 rating, producing a total score, this lets a recruiter change weights and watch scores update instantly.
- On a second Excel sheet, build a simple total-cost-of-ownership model: take the unit cost, add a freight cost estimate (flat assumption is fine), multiply by an annual volume assumption, and calculate projected savings if the top-scoring supplier is chosen over the current baseline. Add a small bar chart comparing the three suppliers' total annual costs. Label every assumption clearly in a shaded 'Assumptions' box so a reviewer can see your thinking without asking questions.
- Create a single PowerPoint slide titled 'Supplier Recommendation: [Category Name]' structured as an executive briefing, one sentence on the business objective, a three-column visual summary of the suppliers pulled from your Excel data, a highlighted winner box with two supporting bullet points (cost saving % and sustainability advantage), and a one-line 'Recommended Next Step' such as 'Request RFQ from Supplier A by [date].' Keep it to one slide, use Lowe's brand colors (blue and red), and make sure a recruiter can read and understand it in 30 seconds.
Free account. Provieo walks you through it and turns it into a page with a link you can put on your application. This posting comes with you.
Questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No. For roles like this one, Provieo builds the project as a live case-study page: slides, tables and findings you fill in. You bring the thinking.
Where did this project come from?
Provieo read the Lowe's posting and generated it on 2026-10-21. If you paste the same posting yourself you may get a different project, so two applicants don't show up with the same one.
Is Provieo connected to Lowe's?
No. This is an independent project idea based on a public posting. It does not guarantee an interview.