Production Planner - (Hybrid, Seattle)

Nordstrom • Seattle, WA

3d • $69,000 - $110,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

NOTE: This position is located at Nordstrom's downtown Seattle headquarters and follows a hybrid work model, with four days in the office and one remote workday each week. We don’t just sell cutting‑edge fashion and accessories — we create them. Our talented fashion design team, the Nordstrom Product Group (NPG), develops, designs, produces, and sources all Nordstrom‑brand products. From traditional to trendy, this team shapes the styles and looks our customers love. And now, we have an exciting opportunity to join this team. As a Production Planner for Nordstrom Product Group (NPG), you will facilitate production management for private label from order commitment through in store. You will maintain updated process documents tied to Order Writing, Order Validation, PO Management, and Work in Progress. The ideal candidate will be motivated, with strong time management skills, detail-oriented accuracy, and curiosity to identify efficiencies and problem-solving. The individual will engage with external suppliers overseas and internal partners of merchandisers, product managers, and product developers, merch analysts and multiple supply chain teams to support on time delivery and quality customer service to internal and external teams.

Requirements

• BS or BA degree, or equivalent work experience in related field
• 1+ year of experience in high-volume retail purchase order management
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 - Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet (primarily excel navigation, formulas, and pivot tables)
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Oracle or SAP system (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Manage issuing and maintaining purchase order data from commitment to shipment, ensuring PO accurately reflects multiple business channel requirements.
• Research and adjust purchase orders to meet business needs
• Monitors Work in Progress (WIP) activities from order placement to shipment.
• Manage calendar milestones for the category supported
• Manage internal and external change requests for purchase orders, providing guidance and solutions to maintain delivery
• Track final garments for on-time delivery, manage exceptions and issue resolution
• Management of ongoing styles including repetitive commitment of units to Suppliers over multiple deliveries
• Partner with compliance and/or transportation to ensure manufacturer adheres to corporate compliance policy.
• Partner with accounts payable to research and reconcile purchase order and invoice cost discrepancies
• Building and nurturing relationships with suppliers through both verbal and written communications
• Maintain external on-boarding documents for existing and new suppliers

Benefits

• Medical/Vision, Dental
• Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
• 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level