Manager Finance - Inventory Optimization (Hybrid- Seattle, WA)

About the role

Nordstrom is seeking a results-oriented, highly curious, and driven People Manager to join our Inventory Finance team. This experienced leader will bring strong financial modeling and critical thinking skills, demonstrate effective communication through regular business partnership, and lead a team focused on returns, inbound integrity, and shrink.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of finance analysts supporting returns, inbound, and shrink workstreams, building a culture of intellectual curiosity, ownership, and high performance
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders, working cross-functionally to track, re-design and improve economic outcomes
• Build and maintain financial models, KPI scorecards, and reporting frameworks that surface actionable insights for leaders across Finance, Operations, and Merchandising
• Proactively identify process improvements and drive more efficient, accurate financial reporting across your team’s domain
• Perform and direct ad hoc analyses, presenting findings and recommendations to senior leaders across Operations

Requirements

• 7+ years of related finance experience, with at least 2 years in a people management role; retail or supply chain industry experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field
• Deep passion for working on behalf of customers, with an understanding of how supply chain efficiency directly drives customer experience
• Strong analytical, modeling, and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data to back assumptions, recommendations, and drive action
• Experience managing team performance and outcomes through KPIs, scorecards, and structured development conversations
• Strengths in problem solving, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities across a high-volume portfolio
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives
• Proven ability to lead a team through ambiguity and deliver results with high standards in a fast-changing environment
• A collaborative, owner mindset — someone who holds themselves and their team accountable and is ultimately focused on outcomes

Qualifications

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• KPI Scorecards
• Reporting Frameworks
• Process Improvement
• Ad Hoc Analysis
• Strategic Thought Partnering
• Team Leadership

Benefits

• 401k
• Medical/Vision/Dental/Life/Disability Insurance Options
• Paid Time Off Accruals
• Holidays

Pay

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. $110,500.00 - $183,000.00 Annual

Location

This role is Hybrid – downtown Seattle, WA and does require you to be in office 4 days per week

Legal Notices

Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Nordstrom does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.