Design & Production Lead - Fabrication & Multi-Store Delivery

Nordstrom Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision

Retirement benefits

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Design and Production Manager to coordinate the design engineering and production pipeline for Store Environment across four regional shops.

You will translate design intent into fabrication-ready specifications and guide environmental designers to align with production schedules. The role involves managing design engineers, setting priorities, and partnering with senior leadership to ensure timely delivery and fabrication feasibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, design, project management, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in production management, design engineering, or project management, ideally within retail environments or physical production.
• Demonstrated experience managing people and coordinating cross-functional design and production work.
• Strong project-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and sequence work across multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders.
• Comfort operating in a matrixed structure, including guiding day-to-day work for team members who do not formally report to this role.
• Working knowledge of fabrication methods, materials, and engineering feasibility considerations for retail environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner across design, production, and store operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and formally manage design engineers, including performance management and career development.
• Guide day-to-day work assignments, priorities, and first-line feedback for environmental designers in partnership with the Senior Director, who retains formal reporting authority.
• Own production feasibility, engineering specifications, and fabrication readiness across design and production projects.
• Oversee production delivery across four regional shops, assigning office-based engineers to shop work as priorities require.
• Keep design projects on schedule and aligned with production timelines, escalating creative-direction conflicts to the Senior Director as needed.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for engineering constraints and material or fabrication decisions.
• Partner with the Regional Production Shop Manager, Senior Manager of Graphic Design & Signage, and Senior Manager of Beauty Design to align project timelines and shared resources.
• Own workflows, tools, and processes that support efficient engineering execution and design-project tracking.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering/design/project management

Tools

Fabrication methods

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Design and Production Manager to coordinate the design engineering and production pipeline for Store Environment across four regional shops.

You will translate design intent into fabrication-ready specifications and guide environmental designers to align with production schedules. The role involves managing design engineers, setting priorities, and partnering with senior leadership to ensure timely delivery and fabrication feasibility.