Senior Manager Business Management, Inventory - HYBRID (Seattle,WA)

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-cutting strategic initiatives and provide thought leadership.
• Create materials to drive decision making and alignment on strategic initiatives in both PowerPoint and Word narratives.
• Take on key business questions and drive to recommendations and execution.
• Analyze or build models to interpret data and drive to action, including the creation of materials to drive cross-functional leadership teams to make decisions.
• Accountability for tracking overall goals and KPIs for Inventory and leading the Inventory Portfolio governance process.
• Develop data and measurement standards, define consistent measurement efforts that align to business outcomes, and work with leaders to communicate progress.
• Drive internal communications strategy, events and initiatives.
• Work with key partners such as HR, Internal Communications and business peers to deliver a communications plan with a heavy focus on strategic vision, priorities, change management, and employee engagement.
• Lead and support various change leadership initiatives.
• Participate as a valued member of the Inventory leadership team and provide input to key strategic decisions.
• Assess current meetings and decision making forums and provide recommendations for increasing effectiveness and the appropriate sequence/cadence.
• Ensure preparation and agendas for Inventory meetings are understood so that meetings are highly productive and follow up/accountability measures are in place.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of related experience (e.g., strategy consulting, program management, merchandising/inventory/supply chain/operations).
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated success in formulating strategy and guiding implementation.
• Effective at driving complex multi-stakeholder processes and cross-team programs to desired results while managing risk.
• Effective at driving complex multi-stakeholder processes and cross-team programs to desired results while managing risk.
• Experience in data analytics and financial modeling is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools.
• Ability to create effective relationships, influence and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels.

Qualifications

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Benefits

• Medical/Vision
• Dental
• Retail and Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
• Performance-based incentives/bonuses

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment.

For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: 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.

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