Associate Inventory Manager

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

Analyze and update short-term demand forecasts and place weekly orders for assigned brands

Build and maintain 3, 6, and 9 month ordering plans with support from senior managers

Prepare monthly demand, sales, and receipt forecasts and review them internally before sharing externally

Align with brand management on agreed-upon ordering strategies and execution

Identify forecast deviations and recommend corrective actions with guidance

Participate in brand calls and independently lead portions of discussions as confidence grows

What will I need to thrive in this role?

Bachelor’s degree

0–2 years of supply/demand planning, buying, or analytical experience

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables

Exposure to ERP systems and inventory workflows

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage recurring forecasting cycles

Understanding of basic retail KPIs

Developing 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 builds the technical and analytical foundation needed to advance into an Inventory Manager role. You will deepen your forecasting skills, brand relationship management, and operational decision-making while receiving regular feedback and mentorship.

What is the team like?

This team is collaborative and execution-focused. Associate Inventory Managers work closely with Inventory Managers and senior team members on shared goals and improvement initiatives. You will report into an Associate Director of Inventory Management, with increasing autonomy over time.

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