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We are looking for an Associate Director of Inventory Management, Apparel who will own inventory strategy, forecasting standards, and performance for the Apparel category. This role operates as the category authority for apparel inventory across e-commerce channels, with responsibility for driving inventory health, forecasting rigor, and technology enablement.
This role works very closely with Brand Management and Marketplace Operations teams to ensure inventory decisions support assortment strategy, channel execution, and customer experience. While this role may not initially have direct reports, it requires strong dotted-line leadership and influence across Inventory Managers, Planning, Brand Management, and Supply Chain / Operations partners in both the US and UK. The role also partners with Product and Technology teams to shape apparel-specific analytical tools and inventory capabilities. Success is measured through category-level KPIs including inventory turns, instock rates, weeks of supply, forecast accuracy, and sustained inventory profitability.
This is a full-time role and will work a hybrid schedule in Lehi, Utah.
What is a day in the life of an Associate Director of Inventory Management - Apparel
- Own and define inventory planning and forecasting strategy for the Apparel category across regions
- Set category-level inventory targets, planning frameworks, and decision guardrails
- Act as the primary escalation and decision authority for complex apparel inventory challenges
- Influence Inventory Managers and planners through dotted-line leadership across the US and UK
- Lead category-level inventory reviews focused on risk, opportunity, and performance
- Partner closely with Brand Management to align inventory strategy with assortment, launch timing, and brand priorities
- Collaborate with Marketplace Operations to ensure inventory plans support channel execution, instock performance, and operational constraints
- Drive standardization of apparel-specific inventory planning practices, including lifecycle, seasonality, and replenishment models
- Influence Product and Technology teams to develop apparel-focused analytics, forecasting tools, and inventory technology solutions
- Translate inventory, marketplace, and brand needs into clear requirements for data, systems, and automation initiatives
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes and tooling
What will I need to thrive in this role?
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, analytics, or a related field
- 8–12 years of experience in inventory management, demand planning, or supply chain planning within apparel or softlines retail
- Strong understanding of apparel-specific inventory dynamics, including seasonality, size curves, lifecycle planning, and markdown risk
- Deep expertise in forecasting, inventory math, and retail inventory KPIs
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with Brand Management and Marketplace Operations teams
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
- Experience working with Product or Technology teams on analytics or planning tools
- Strong communication skills and executive presence across global teams
- Ability to balance strategic ownership with hands-on problem-solving
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?
- You will develop strong skills in inventory strategy, demand planning, category-level execution, and cross-functional supply chain leadership, while building relationships with department leaders and brand and category partners. These skills and relationships can enable continued growth and advancement within the company. We are committed to developing our talent and providing meaningful opportunities for career progression.
What is the team like?
- The inventory organization is analytical, collaborative, and performance-driven. Apparel inventory requires tight alignment across Inventory Management, Brand Management, Marketplace Operations, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Product, and Technology. As Associate Director, you will act as a category leader and connector across these teams, influencing outcomes through expertise, judgment, and strategic leadership. You will report into global inventory leadership and support teams across the US and UK.
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 industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. 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.
Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
