Project Specialist – Supplier Management (Remote)

About the role

The ideal Project Specialist leads with a unique blend of strategic, project management, and problem-solving skills, takes ownership, and moves with speed to deliver value to our customer. This individual is motivated, results-oriented, and committed to supporting the Nordstrom Made vendor lifecycle, while also supporting data integrity and reporting needs for the Responsible Sourcing team and beyond. This individual is data driven, collaborative, and a problem solver focused on continuously improving the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Supports the approval process and onboarding of new suppliers
• Supports the vendor lifecycle and record maintenance of Nordstrom Made’s supply base
• Supports all regulatory and legal requirements and reporting, maintaining practices to minimize risk to Nordstrom and exercise due diligence
• Supports the collection, maintenance, and synthesis of large data sets
• Manages the onboarding vendor pipeline to meet dated milestones
• Supports vendor communication, newsletter outreach, supplier site and general guidance
• Supports cross functional and corporate department priorities, goals, and strategies to exceed company and division objectives
• Supports ad hoc reporting needs related to Nordstrom Made vendor Matrix
• Detail Oriented and strategically minded support and review of large data sets

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Related experience in apparel, footwear, accessories supply chain/Manufacturing
• Demonstrated ability to gather data to report status and make decisions
• Ability to quickly learn other applications as necessary
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Pay

• California: $52,20