Director of Beauty

About the role

The Director of Beauty owns the end-to-end strategic vision for Beauty brands partnering with Pattern, setting the direction for planning, forecasting, and inventory strategy that the wider Beauty organization executes against. This full‑time hybrid role (60% in‑office each week) is based in Lehi, Utah.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for end-to-end planning, forecasting, and inventory optimization across high-profile beauty brands, overseeing Associate Directors and Managers who execute against it
• Own category intake strategy at a portfolio level — OTB, ordering, and excess management — ensuring optimum inventory health and in-stock performance while controlling capital usage across the business
• Translate forecast deviations and their future implications into decisive action, setting the mitigation approach the wider team builds plans around
• Shape segmented assortment strategy using quantitative market analysis, informing how the business prioritizes categories and partners
• Own brand partner relationships at the executive level, leading high-stakes discussions on Buy Strategy, Sell In/Sell Out forecasts, and Supply Chain optimization, and serving as the ultimate point of escalation
• Set the trading lever strategy (swap and return negotiations, EOL MD management, promotional planning) that the team executes to hit revenue and margin targets
• Own annual, quarterly, and weekly budget setting in partnership with Finance and Brand Growth leadership
• Lead the onboarding strategy for new partners, ensuring data-led forecasting and buying strategies set brands up for long-term success
• Drive operational excellence at scale — sponsoring innovation projects and team initiatives that improve inventory productivity and margin across the org
• Represent Beauty brands to senior leadership and the executive team, presenting in Inventory Health Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and Assortment Reviews
• Build, develop, and lead a team of Associate Directors and Managers, setting goals and growing talent within the Beauty organization

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or a related field