Director of Beauty at Pattern, Lehi, UT

Director of Beauty at Pattern in Lehi, UT. Full-time. Apply with swipeandhired.

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 66 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email [email protected].

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

The Director of Ecommerce is responsible for leading all aspects of Pattern’s go-to-market strategies, with a primary focus on Amazon 1st Party (Vendor Central) marketplace management. Core responsibilities include overseeing partner relationships, managing joint business plans with Amazon, negotiating vendor agreements, resolving escalations, and setting the strategic direction for our 1P ecommerce initiatives. In addition, the role will guide the integration of SaaS solutions and Outcomes as a Service into marketplace strategies, working closely with Product and Technology teams to deliver scalable results. These duties extend across Amazon and select strategic marketplaces, including Walmart.com, Target.com, and others. This is a full time role that works a hybrid schedule (three days in office each week) base in our beautiful Lehi, Utah office.

What is a day in the life of a Director of Ecommerce?
Set the strategic direction for end-to-end planning, forecasting, and inventory optimization across high-profile beauty brands, overseeing Associate Directors and Managers who execute against it

Own category intake strategy at a portfolio level — OTB, ordering, and excess management — ensuring optimum inventory health and in-stock performance while controlling capital usage across the business

Translate forecast deviations and their future implications into decisive action, setting the mitigation approach the wider team builds plans around

Shape segmented assortment strategy using quantitative market analysis, informing how the business prioritizes categories and partners

Own brand partner relationships at the executive level, leading high-stakes discussions on Buy Strategy, Sell In/Sell Out forecasts, and Supply Chain optimization, and serving as the ultimate point of escalation

Set the trading lever strategy (swap and return negotiations, EOL MD management, promotional planning) that the team executes to hit revenue and margin targets

Own annual, quarterly, and weekly budget setting in partnership with Finance and Brand Growth leadership

Lead the onboarding strategy for new partners, ensuring data-led forecasting and buying strategies set brands up for long-term success

Drive operational excellence at scale — sponsoring innovation projects and team initiatives that improve inventory productivity and margin across the org

Represent Beauty brands to senior leadership and the executive team, presenting in Inventory Health Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and Assortment Reviews

Build, develop, and lead a team of Associate Directors and Managers, setting goals and growing talent within the the Beauty organization

What will I need to thrive in this role?
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or a related field

Significant experience leading merchandising, buying, or inventory planning functions within the Beauty category

Proven track record owning P&L-level outcomes tied to inventory, margin, and revenue

Outstanding analytical and data management skills, with the ability to translate data into executive-level decisions

Strong track record building and scaling high-performing teams

Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and executive audiences

High ethical standards

What does high performance look like?
You set clear direction and hold your team accountable to follow through on all assignments in a timely manner

You give 100% to all tasks and projects you own

You actively drive group collaboration across Beauty, Finance, and Brand Growth

You take full ownership of the categories and partners under your remit and follow through to completion

You are detail-oriented and organized, even while operating at a strategic level

What is my potential for career growth?

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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:

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.