Associate Inventory Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a day in the life of an Associate Inventory Manager?

• Analyze & update short term demand forecasts and place weekly orders for 7-12 brands a week

• Develop 3, 6, and 9 month ordering plans for your brands

• Provide and analyze monthly demand sales, and receipts forecasts to brands after discussing brand management

• Align with brand management on ordering strategies implemented by the inventory management team

• Think critically about deviations from forecast & the implications. Offers solutions on how to correct for deviations

• Lead brand calls to talk through forecasts, ordering forecasts, and can offer solutions to brand supply chain issues

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree

• Supply/demand planning experience and/or buying experience

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including pivot tables

• Operational strategy and experience in ERP systems

• An ability to be very organized with balancing your calendar against recurring forecasting needs

• Knowledge of retail KPIs

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

What does high performance look like?

• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given

• You actively comment and participate in group collaborations

• You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion

• You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner

• You are flexible and can prioritize and pivot based on the business needs

What is my potential for career growth?

• This role will provide a solid foundation for supply chain and other operation and logistics-based careers. You will learn holistic forecasting, demand sales, retail inventory planning, and brand relationship building skills that transfer across several industries. You’ll have many opportunities for mentorship and networking and will provide you with valuable experience to grow your career.

What is the team like?

• This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.  You will be reporting into an Associate Director of Inventory Management, meeting with them on a regular basis.

Sounds great! What is the company Culture?

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers: A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.

• Data Fanatics: A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.

• Partner Obsessed: An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.

• Team of Doers: Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team

• Video interview with a hiring manager

• Onsite/video interview with another member of the team

• Professional reference checks

• Executive review

• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about educational and professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples

• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team

• Focus on mentioning how you would make a difference at Pattern

• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the eCommerce accelerator industry! We are a company full of talented industry experts that evolves quickly and often, we set big goals and work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern family. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include

• Unlimited PTO

• Paid Holidays

• Onsite Fitness Center

• Company Paid Life Insurance

• Casual Dress Code

• Competitive Pay

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

• 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred.